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d8dyj TIL the X's often seen on moonshine bottles in old cartoons, etc. represent the amount of runnings, or how many times it was distilled.
7rkAp TIL The “XXX” signifies how many times the moonshine batch had been run through the still. Three X’s indicated that it had been run through three times and that the shine was pure alcohol.
6k6m TIL the X’s that you often see on the sides old moonshine jugs in cartoons and popular media actually signified how many times that particular batch had gone through the still, being that the basic pot-stills of yesteryear required you to distill the mash several times.