Answer:

hootch

Answer	Crossword Clue
HOOTCH	Booze
HOOTCH	Moonshine
HOOTCH	Bathtub gin

HOOTCH	The sauce
HOOTCH	Still-produced stuff
HOOTCH	Hot booze
HOOTCH	Hot booze (Var.)
HOOTCH	One spelling for illicit booze
HOOTCH	Still product: var.