The most common name was speakeasy, but they were also called blind pigs and blind tigers.
A "Speak Easy" This was a result of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition of Liquor)
A speakeasy was an establishment that surreptitiously sold alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition.
A: To carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally. B: to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally
A: To carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally. B: to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally
alcohol.
A bootlegger.
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
bootlegging
Bootleggers
Illicit means the same thing as illegal. Illicit alcohol is alcohol on which taxes have not been paid or that was manufactured illegally.
They were called 'bootleggers'.
In the early 20th century, the big issue of the day was liquor. Progressives wanted the Prohibition of alcohol, while immigrants wanted saloons to stay open so they could get drinks.