This is the product whose sale is most commonly controlled via "blue laws.
Henry D. Cogswell and Simon Benson were noted for building machines named for the fact that they did not contain this substance. Riots named for a type of this substance occurred in Portland, Maine, as a result of the actions of mayor Neal S. Dow. First Lady Lucy Hayes earned her nickname due to her (*) opposition to this product, in which she was joined by Wayne Wheeler and the WCTU. This is the product whose sale is most commonly controlled via "blue laws." This substance was the subject of the Volstead Act and was violently destroyed by Carrie Nation. For 10 points, name this good whose sale was prohibited by the 18th Amendment.
Henry D. Cogswell and Simon Benson were noted for building machines named for the fact that they did not contain this substance.
alcohol (or liquor; or spirits; or hard drinks; or booze; or hooch; or moonshine; or rotgut; or sauce; or malt beverages; or firewater; or any other of the, like, 1,000 names for the stuff; accept specific kinds of alcohol, like beer, rum, , , , etc. Ed’s note: names censored to avoid giving high schoolers ideas; also, this question was literally written by our social chair)