Moonshiners Make 140 Proof Absinthe Deep In The Louisiana Bayou | Moonshiners
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 16. 12. 2021
- Richard and Craig are trying to replicate their popular white absinthe for a satisfied client, but will all their investment be worth it in the end?
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let's admire these brothers in there craft, they way they talk about it, detailing it all and the colors, even admitting and a bad batch and not selling it even if it was scripted. It's art for them
Love this! These men made my day ! Thanks for sharing your adventures fellas !!
They are craftsmen.
If they won't drink it, they sure as Hell ain't gonna sell it.
Love it!
It's fake.
Wonder who taught em this trade...
Im rooting for these guys. they take pride in their work and they actually WANT to deliver the best possible product for their customer, not just get their money
Dude... try 140 absinthe. These guys are making literal garbage. This is what's thrown out at distilleries.
@@-.-Monster Oh I have. I know a thing or two about alcohol and I woul still prefer to drink with these guys, their product. thn go to a distillery and get get 140 proof... you just dont get it.
@@-.-Monster Sometimes you are looking for a particular taste that canât be created by a distillery even though technically itâs âinferiorâ. Anyway isnât real absinthe still banned?
@@-.-Monster real "Wormwood Absinthe" with thujone is not a controlled substance but its sale in bars and liquor stores is banned.
And these guys are using wormwood. So no - you never had absinthe. You had a cheap substitute.
@@RazorsharpLT no, gay weed dad 69, I've had the real deal many times.
If these guys had their own show, Iâd watch every week.
AMC's Proofing Good.
Good quality moonshine is crazy stuff. I once had a sip of some 120 proof that was Apple Pie flavored. Tasted like I was drinking a pie, ZERO alcohol taste and smooth as silk
dam now im wishing i could get some moonshine
That's a damn lie đ nothing 120 proof has 0 alcohol taste unless you're an alcoholic
@@DolphinSMG Seriously. That shit burns the hair out of your nose its so strong. Yeah right a 60% ethanol fluid has zero alcohol taste.
@@DolphinSMG They're definitely an alcoholic if it goes down like "silk". I love alcohol as much as the next guy but 120 proof aint going down like juice
Heâs not wrong shit will have you off your ass before you even know it. Not hard to drink
Not gonna lie, Iâd really like to see a series with just these two. They are really awesome!! Could watch âem for hours!
Frr
foshow
So basically something like Duck Dynasty :D
@Thomas, I couldn't agree more đ
@@Jonslondon Aww, Dusty Scrolls and the pic to go with it is too cute. âș
Wow. These guys aren't moonshiners, they're artisans. You can see their dedication to, and appreciation of their craft.
That's how proper moonshine is done in the 21st century
Yeah and William Leonard Picard was an lsd artisan. Too bad it doesnt make it legal
Pretty sure moonshiner and artisan of moonshining are the same thing.
@@sephiroth3535 it shouldnt be so hard to get legal..then agian if it was easy to many people might get ahead..and they cant be having that..same as why drugs are illegal and u have to wear a seat belt..its all scam to keep people sheep
That's true but 140 proof is... Well it's not that impressive.
Itâs so good to see brothers collaborating on a business that should never have been illegal in the first place. My favorite flavor is apple pie moonshine. Got it from a guy who cooked it in his garage in Sarasota. đ
It's illegal because people can actually go blind from bad moonshine, and even die.
@@trashcontent4851 I know
I doubt this is actually illegal, theyâre literally making a tv show about it. They probably have the permits to do it
@@TheRandomhobo123 these guys go to cocaine/ drug farms regularly lol
@@TheRandomhobo123 It was extremely dangerous to make and it causes health problems/blindness if its too potent. It can literally explode and take out your whole house
this is a work of art for real. you can tell these gentlemen take real pride in their work, and they absolutely should
I like how they said we screwed up, let's fix it and do it right instead of trying to sell the garbage to someone else. Makes for good tv
@slick Rick are you a cop? no ? stfu
@slick Rick ya stfu slick rick they make shit, anyone anywhere can do its all about responsibility. Its not your fault if someone irresponsible gets ahold of it. Just like guns.
@slick Rick law and morality are not the same, do not base your morals off of what is legal as opposed to what is right
@slick Rick moonshine is only illegal because it is tax free, not because it is wrong
@slick Rick haha đ you really think they would be able to be on TV like this if what they were doing was illegal? This is clearly staged or they have permits etcâŠ
Man, these two deserve a TV series.
Deliberate irony?
Say that again, but real slow this time.
Nah they donât ruining peoples lives over this crap is wrong
@@healthy6312 Ruining peoples lives? People decide to drink this shit themselves. Theyâre not forcing anyone to drink it and alcohol is commercially available almost everywhere in the world LOL. My grandpa was drinking moonshine up until he was 80 years old my boy.
because theyre black?
I'm impressed with you guys making absinthe. A lot more complicated than shine.
All the gothic lore of Louisiana brewed into the absinthe makes it that much more special.
Very impressed with how professional and meticulous these two are. I'm not a drinker, but I can appreciate artisans when I see them. Good stuff.
It's scripted
@Jamaican Juice... Of course it is, its on a big name TV channel. But theres nothing fake about it at all. This is what they do. This is official
There is nothing professional about what i just saw.
@@DerAykac how do you think normal spirits are made?
@@floppycopy1284 lmao fr. Dumb mfers just forget about time before the industrial revolution. Like there wasnât a time when people were making everything outside and with their hands. @staubsaugore Talking about âprofessionalâ whoâs to say whatâs professional and whatâs not? No one, itâs just societal standards that sheepâs follow.
No drama, no playing around and getting results. Well done gentlemen.
My man here thinks the whole different taste plot isn't just some dramatization in action lmao
this is ten times better than moonshiners... I need more shows with these guys. I love the honesty when the flavor goes south, and he is a born storyteller!
Completely agree with most other comments - I literally checked the comments to see if anyone else was giving these Louisiana brewmasters the appreciation and respect they deserve! Lol they're so professional and dedicated for being "Moonshiners".
Give these men their own show please. This is pure genius.
They probably wouldn't like that, last thing you need is a snitch calling the cops
@RealSweetKid you do understand that these guys more than likely have a license to produce liquor. Pretty much everything on moonshiners is perfectly legal.
@@Brandon-yq1tm Iâll bet you think professional wrestling is real combat, too.
@@MaNtIcHoRaOfficial What? You need to file tax papers, the guys on this show arenât going to do all that and pay their taxes.
@@rustyshacklefordrefined5756 its literally a reenactment why would you agree to do something illegal to have a tv station put it on national tv for you to get busted. On top of that the network would be aiding and would be liable as well.
This guy is a damn genius! Being able to tweak the recipe on the fly like that just by taste?! And they came up with this new 'mash', all on their own? Game changers right here BOY!
@@rushilrajganesh6636 these two deserve their own show! W all the way!
Some corporate pricks will watch this and copy it, probably become rich. Same shit different products.
@@longstrobe2547 naw even is corprate did they recipe it aint gonne be like there it wont have the same flavor and stuff plus they prolly got sceret ingredients only they know
@@klydejohnson7520 dude McDonald's straw was designed to make the pop taste better. These guys are hobos compared to what food companies do with chemistry to make food products.
@@historyZZ lmao McDonaldâs straw is only wider nothing to do with chemicals
I'm curious if when they upscaled the herb mix they measured by volume rather than weight. I mean could be any number of things: if any of the herbs dried out before being measured, humidity at the time of measuring, etc. Upscaling really highlights any tiny errors that go unnoticed between smaller batches.
Excellent work, guys. Good on you for remaking the product and taking pride in your work.
âThatâs a rookie mistake, I ainât no rookieâ bruh I felt that in my heart đ
I can only imagine what it mustâve been like learning this craft and passing it down through the generations. Like I bet his grandpa took him out when he was young and goes âweâre gonna make a treat todayâ đ
funny thing is, Richard mentioned that nobody in his family made distileds, his grandpa only made wine (which is a very very different process). So really, these men are the start of their own dynasty.
@@cagneybillingsley2165 wdym?
@@cagneybillingsley2165 Bro low key just let out his racist side in the CZcams comments.
@@G-Lew high key
Moonshine has always been in jungle since back then. That's why you always hear the story about them and the feds.
Anyway I used to drink Moonshine because it get me drunk so fast and hard. But not enough that I don't get drunk and past out. It's a creeper yet you can control the amount.
I would love to see a full on series with these guys just making different types of alcohols. They are series to their craft yet they still have a good sense of humor
Watching this I'm really impressed by how well these guys know their stuff. You can tell they have really deep knowledge and experience
I live in Switzerland, just two hours away from the Val-de-Travers where the original Absinthe is distilled ( clandestinely until its legalization in the early 2000s). Is an old tradition that requires years of mastering, that has nothing to do with sugar cubes, or greenish cheap drinks, and seeing these two men from across the ocean respecting this drink is a wonder!
Is it true that original absinthe isn't sold legally? Like they made them distill it so it's not as potent.
@@Nesto38 It was banned because they thought there was one toxin contained in the drink that was driving people mad. In 2005 some scientists deemed the experiments they did back then invalid, since they basically injected animals with thrice the quantity of the toxic actually contained in Absinth. What the real problem was, in fact, just alcoholism. Is a really good drink, and is probably the cleanest alcohol high you can get. If you travel there you can even find secret Absinth fountains in the local forest, where you can taste Absinth for free directly with the fresh source water.
Absinthe became really widely popular after a disease wrecked grapes harvests and ko'd the wine industry in parts of Europe and it captured a large part of the wine buying market. When the wine industry bounced back it experienced difficulty in recapturing a large chunk of the now absinthe loving market, until a guy binged out on various alcohol drinks then had a drink or two of absinthe after which he went on an axe murder rampage, which was blamed solely on absinthe. Coupled with a flurry of bad press, some difficulty in taxing absinthe, its adoption and adoration by fringe elements such as the "bohemian" crowd who were the "hippie generation" or "counter culture" movement of the period, and some unscrupulous makers who put out tainted product resulted in many countries banning it.
@@Nesto38 You cant walk into a liquor store and buy absinthe with the original psychedelic properties of wormwood (similar to removing opiates from the modern version of jagermeister) .
@@curtisthomas2670 Yes... if something gets too much attention and threatens another market, suddenly it is at risk of gaining bad press and the stories fly. We see this over and over in history. All sorts of herbs and things have been demonized and painted with a broad brush as being bad, while coal tar poison is sold by the trainload. Thanks for sharing that.
Seeing traditional absinthe produced in a bayou is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. The Henriod Sisters and Major Dubier would be proud, true dedication to the magnificent craft of distilling true absant is on display here and they deserve grand success. Wish the Absinthe Salon was still open in Sydney so I could serve this drop, what an amazing story behind it!
This isn't real absinthe tho lol. Not even close
@@human_bot_ Then what is?
@@iTrinityPlays no grand wormwood(aka thujone), no licorice, no green anise, and don't think they are using fennel either. I appreciate their efforts and do not doubt their ability. Just that this is not true absinthe. Not hating on them, they just aren't creating the real absinthe that was originally made and loved.
@@human_bot_ What? It has wormwood, anise and fennel in it. They literally say that less than 3 minutes into the video.
@@JJTHEHALOKING do some research on original absinthe and then come back. Research the original ingredients, the original process, etc. What they are doing is equivalent to a sparkling wine from California calling itself champagne
Pretty funny watching him throw the "heads" in the river. Heads are methyl alcohol, AKA antifreeze. That alligator is now blind, lol. These guys are true artisans...lol. "I dunno boss, it taste kinda funny. Well, add some more stuff and run it again. It worked boss!"
I was entertained by this video, so, thumbs up!
Absinthe is my favourite drink hands-down. These guys are heroes!
Herbalists & Chemists is what they would be called if they went to school for it.
Geniuses.
Itâs just different
I don`t think there is a school for Herbalist :D would be cool tho
@@onepointufo You shouldn't dismiss things if you only THINK... You should only dismiss IF YOU KNOW...
@@onepointufo maby no specific school, but you can def. become a certified herbalist, maby not the 420blaze it kind
@@onepointufo actually there are colleges that teach chinese medicine some teach botanists and there are some schools for traditional medicine native american medicine bartending schools too
I don't even drink but I'm nodding and agreeing with these two when they mention how right or not right it looks and tastes
You don't know what you missin playa
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Literally found myself doing the same thing - I work in biotech though so a lot of the terminology and methods they were using were similar to once we use in the lab. Wonder where'd they learned it
@@nabeelnelson8318 doubt its their first batch they've been doing this for a while i'd assume
It was funny watching them get drunker and drunker from the fumes. Vaporized alcohol is impossible to control dosages of, so they were getting more trashed with each inhale.
This is beautiful! I love these guys and what theyâre doing!
Mad respect. No compromises when it came to their creation.
Man, I remember when I was in the army I bought this wicked expensive bottle of french imported absinthe, and me and my buddies drank it all in doing raw shots straight from the bottle; no sugar cube, cold water, no fancy glass, nothing... And this was mine and my buddies first time drinking absinthe (it was the real deal too), now seeing this and how these guys properly taste and drink it just makes me realize how I wasted such an expensive and _rare_ product with me and my fellow grunts treating this fine french mademoiselle green fairy spirit like a cheap Jose Cuervo hooker from TJ w/no salt or lime đ
Lmfao your comment sounded poetic towards the end. Loved the description. đđđ
Itâs legal in Canada
Omg that last part đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Yeah, you probably roughed up the lady a little too much, but it got you to the same point.... drunk off your asses I imagine LOL!
Who cares, itâs just a drink mate.
I really like the addition of these 2 guys. Its been entertaining and informational
@slick Rick cry about it some more đ bootlicker
@slick Rick you say that like it's a bad thing đđ
Informative is the word you are looking for.
@slick Rick I never voted for this to be illegal!
@slick Rick why are you here? Go find relevancy somewhere else
Much respect to them and their craft..
pure craftsmanship
This is beautiful. I hope these gentlemen are extremely successful.
Hey heyyy CALM DOWN BRO! NO NEED TO SCREAM. I SEE YOU ARE THE ALCOHOLIC!!
I see you have an aversion to alcohol. Does it offend you because Jebus? Keep being "dark" đ
R u a pirate?
Agree! I like these guys!!
At drug dealing? Okay.
It thrills me to no end seeing moonshining is still alive and being passed on to younger generations. Itâs history is part of my culture and Iâm always happy to see others making homemade high test liquors that are being made by people who care and arenât passing on poison.
I once made pastise, which is a similar drink. I redistilled the first run with only anise to get the "milking" effect and then I added the other herbs. It turned out real good and it was easy to "control" the flavour.
These two....making Absinth are sophisticated. I like them!
Very inspiring how much this man is able to accomplish without a torso
This comment is criminally underrated.
I had to go back just to see what you were talking about, I was not disappointed.
Bloooo
@@matthewsinclair507 what was it?
@@davidkoba the guy is wearing a camouflage shirt lol
These cats are artisans, they take pride in their craft!
I'm not much of a liquor person myself, but I find this quite beautiful. The culture and skill instilled in these men and their craft is incredible.
you can definitely tell when they're talking out loud for the cameras, and when they're actually communicating with each other, i bet their normal sessions contain almost no verbal communication. I'd love to see their own version of this without the TV show edits and whatnot
I swear they need to make a show about the people who buy it and consume it after it's taken from these guys that will be a good show
Bootleggers:running free
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Yes, they can call it âUnwanted Childrenâ and it will be about all the kids born as the result of their folks drinking moonshine.
You know cops won't ever catch these two đ€đ
People getting drunk ainât really entertaining, man. Itâs more annoying
These guys are so easy to like I would watch a show with these guys 100%
" have you got a knife?"
"Do i have a knife? Im from Liberia man."
I love this man so much.
Incredible! They need a series!
I love how it takes a show about making alcohol to break the mould of "everything goes right 100% of the time" or "comedically bad things happening all the time" that every other reality show does
These two guys are a great addition to the show
@Mark Salvatore oof
@Mark Salvatore I was going to go with;
Abort Baby Jesus
Or MaryshouldaSwallowedJesus
Amazing craftsmanship
These dudes are mad chill, I like them.
having spent time with lots of old timers, I appreciate the dialogue between these youngins describing the hues and what might be contributing to the issue. You get a sense real quick they know 'country style' what they're talking about and could easily match wits with any other producer.
Youngins?
These men are clearly older folks
@@lilromi lol in terms of producing and running moonshine, these guys are relatively young.
These men are in their late fifties early sixties.
@@ROBERTMONGER man really? Black folk have some good genes
I love the way they take pride in their work and product. True artists.
this is probably just another BS "reality TV" show full of actors.
@@chrishayes5755 its bs in a way but they do what they are doing and know it too. Dont dontplay them just because its scripted
These men are artists. They are passionate about their craft.
Man, really appreciate their passion for the craft.
Temperature and duration. Going up in volume is technically challenging. Doesn't work like a oven casserole.
Document your batch or you'll never get repeatability.
These guys are serious. Best of luck to both of them.
Absinth is no joke. I was turned onto it over in Spain. Some of the "botanicals" will definitely get you a nice buzz on. I dig these two good ol dudes. You can tell they've been doing this together for a minute.
You did these two good ol dudes?
@@666JPF "dig". Lol. Damn autocorrect.
So, nobody did anybody? What abut the alligator, did he do somebody?
@@NullScar yes. The alligator had us all and now we are growing his spawn within us. Welcome to the new world order
@@666JPF Yes, I certainly love it. Making love with alligators made my life such rich and wealthy.đ€
Country chemistry at its finest lol
I donât drink much anymore but I could watch this all day long
Iâve never seen two people who care so much about their shine, I know some shiners, and they ainât as careful as these two. The two are true artists who care about their craft, I feel like these two should try to make a full on business if they havenât already, i see two men with some real potential here!
I supect that all of the participants have licenses and actually know what they're doing.
I like the fact that it's two brothers..and not you typical.Not only did the bring something different to the table with these 2.Those 2 are bringing a different style and spirit...!
A very strong spiritđ
This is cool asf they said âits not rightâ busted out a whole apperatus and two glasses put everything on pause lmaoo
From watching stalecracker to Cajun & creole Louisiana to now moonshine CZcams doesnât disappoint. I wanna go and visit the lifestyle. Iâm from Australia. đŠđș
Man I literally thought these guys had their own season. Id watch this everyday of my life
I donât know who they are but I want to hang out with them. Down to earth dudes. They really put their heart into their work.
Me too, I'll watch them all day
This is amazing. A true art.
After listening to them talk about what they were making, it made me want to try it. Nice job fellas.
THEY NEED THEIR OWN SHOW. They are cool and funny but serious at the same time. They would be amazing with their own show.
For sure, for sure
Amazing skill and knowledge, cool.
Respect from Toronto Canada
Keep doing what you do!! đŻđâ„ïž
As an Aussie watching this is absolutely insane, I canât tell what theyâre saying half the time but I love it ahaha, moonshine over here isnât that common at all tbh
Its legal here to make but not to sell without license
Distilling isnât, brewing is tho!
Cajunâs over here canât understand most Aussieâs either, but I guarantee theyâd become good friends.
Aussies and southern Americans have a similar accent a lot of of ancestors are from Australia indigenous peoples.
Well Anabelle, that's because Australia never had a Country wide Alcohol Prohibition in the early 1900's. The US outlawed the consumption of it from 1919 to 1933, oddly 4 years before they went after marijuana. Moonshine was popularized during prohibition, but never completely faded from our culture after prohibition ended.
More times than not, you have to adjust a recipe youâre trying to scale up. Seems like pure linear math but flavors donât always play by those rules
Favorite episode.
Everything is always on the line with these guys đ€Ł It never isn't
Same with the gold shows
Parkerâs season is always hanging in the balance
One false move and heâll have to end his season and give the company to the bank
One fan belt snapping away from his kids having no future
Stay tuned after these messages
Well I mean itâs illegal so theyâre freedom is always on the line
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@@r.cherry2590 illegal but recorded and broadcasted for the public to enjoy lol
@@trolleyracingmaster7075 thatâs because the episodes are recorded way in advance. Law enforcement can only arrest you while in the act. Once an episode is aired they canât do anything because they need evidence. They canât prove what theyâre viewing is actual alcohol being made unless theyâre catching them in the act.
I havenât seen these two characters before I really enjoyed them. Hope the producers keep them around.
Interesting
I second that motion
What you mean these two characters
@@DERBYJOCKEYCONTEST no disrespect. These two guys - how is that?
@@DERBYJOCKEYCONTEST What do you mean what do you mean. Two black folk. Stop pulling that hood on. Fucking disgrace to the rest of us black folk.
LOVE this site. My family used to make brandy back in the 1930s.....subscribed.
Love listening to these guys refine thier process, total pros đ
This guy is the future of the show!
These two dudes are the most well-spoken Backwoods Brothers I have ever heard. I'd watch a show with these guys for sure
THAT was a great episode, very interesting listening to them.
Talent
I love the passion and hard work these men put into their craft.
You have to , a few slip ups and the whole holler goes blind and thatâs yo behind .
@@kevmoful đ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Richard and Craig are my favourites 100%, as a non American watching, these guys seem the most rational and intelligent of all the shiners so far, I really enjoy watching them.
I could watch this all day
This is one of those vids that reminds you there 8 billion people out there each with their own grinds and that joy can be found in each and every unique grain of rice out there
My great grandfather and his sons (including my grandather) were moonshiners/bootleggers in Louisiana during Prohibition.
I always heard stories about my great grandfather buying a Buick in the 1930s but didn't know how to drive. I never knew how a black sugar cane farmer in rural Louisiana was able to buy a car during the Great Depression. Well, my dad accidentally let it slip a few years ago. It was funny because all my older relatives told the story about how Big Daddy (yes, they really did call him Big Daddy) bought a car, couldn't drive, and ran it into a ditch. They never said how he got that car.
I still don't know how he got away with it and all of my dad's cousins are gone, so I'll never know. It's a great family story.
My grandmother ran truck loads of it, was caught by crooked cops multiple times. Dead men dont lie.
Built houses with trap doors into a liquor basement/bar.
I grew up running into people who only knew her by her alias.
180mph police chases etc
She was a good woman, who would give a stranger the shirt off of her back and the last meal she had. Literally did so, many many times.
@@DarkLinkAD She sounds like an amazing person! And wow, I bet she had the best stories, too.
I hope you're writing a book or something about this !
@@DarkLinkAD I believe you but not the 180mph part
@@spaceman9001 Yea lmao ain't no cop car going 180 mph, nor was any old timer car she was in lmao, only thing that can reach those speeds are crotch rockets and super cars, and super cars are fairly recent
Man, when the video began, I was like, oh just some backwoods moonshiners in Louisiana, then a minute or two in, I was like, these are some intellectuals that happen to be in a swamp perfecting their craft.
Dude, that makeshift Absinthe dripper!
this was sick. respect from uk đŹđ§
Gotta respect his commitment to quality.
Took 2 sips , look at he's face đ€Ł
Amazing stuff right here
Wow what excellent work! đđ»
Finally another team up as cool as Tim and Tickle!!
When he said,
This ain't no crawfish pot!!
I was laughing so hard.
You damn right,man, ain't nothing else like a half mason jar of some good ol White Lightning âĄâĄ
master of the craft.
As a chef I recognise those immediate issues when scaling, and without a truckload of experience there's just no way to get it right the first time, it's all trial and error.
Different ingredients just don't scale the same way, ESPECIALLY when it comes to aromatics, you need to scale up linearly not exponentially, that means going form 1 litre, to 2, to 4 to 6, making adjustments as you go and taking note of any patterns that emerge and applying that knowledge.
You end up wasting way less resources this way.
I'm a chief and you're wrong. They needed to revisit their molecule thesis and churn it a 2X ratio while adding torporino and ending it with a quick quantum acceleration
@@maccusmc cheif here as well, I agree with James, I disagree with Aaron
â@@uers3317 im a cheef too and i agree with Aaron, disagree with James, and agree with Uers
â@@maccusmc Master chief here too, you're all dead wrong! You forgot the quantum entaglement equation you amateurs! How do you expect to make moonshine if you don't know ya'll nuclear physics?!
Totally. Have you ever tried two boxes of rice-a-roni in the same pan. It doesnt work
Smart guys. These guys deserve a whole state of the art facility! They love their craft!
Wouldn't be moonshining