When you think of Prohibition, you think of speakeasies, gangsters, and bootleggers. Not all bootleggers were alike and one of them, William McCoy, operated by a strict standards that made him a 'good' bootlegger. He never cheated his customers or suppliers and he never diluted his alcohol. When buying from William McCoy, you could count on getting the real thing; the real 'McCoy.'
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://historyhereandnowhhn.com/2020/06/22/the-unadulterated-mccoy-rum-running-on-the-eastern-seaboard/