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Edmonton Alberta Moonshiners Going Strong Who knew we have an awesome family-run craft distillery right in our own backyard When Shayna Hansen brought in now husband Kris Sustrik to the family fold, she took him to meet Grandma — in the family moonshine shed. By the end of the visit Sustrik was passed out on the floor. Beguiled by Hansen and surviving his first taste of moonshine, it wasn’t long before the two formed Hansen Distillery. Hansen’s family has been making moonshine for four generations now. Starting in the American badlands then moving to the Alberta midlands, the art of making moonshine in the family was passed on from great grandparents to grandparents to parents to children. Hansen has fond memories of her time growing up with Grandma in the moonshine shed and considers her unique family “hobby” a blessing. ▶
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