For ABV you need to do a little math, you can't use an Alcohol Hydrommeter.
You can steep a cinnamon stick in some everclear a few weeks then add that to your "shine", vanilla vodka can be added a few ounces at a time to each pint to get your desired results. You could also steep some "true vanilla beans"
Here are a few I have tried and have been tweaking over the years
“Apple Pie Moonshine 2"
• 1 Gallon of Apple Cider
• 1 Gallon of pure apple juice (I use Motts)
• 1 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (not packed)
• 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar (also not packed)
• 4 Cinnamon sticks
• 6 to 8 oz of clover honey (it’s not a lot but adds to the overall flavor and mouthfeel).
• 20 whole cloves
• 2 tablespoons of pure vanilla extract (the gourmet kind)
• 80 ounces (10 cups) of 190
“Apple Pie A La Mode”
Add to the above recipe,
Ingredients:
• ½ of a whole nutmeg (don't grate this, just use the chunk of nutmeg!)
• 4 whole cloves
• 4-8 vanilla beans, cut in half, remove seeds (I used vanilla extract due to cost)
• 6 cups whipped cream vodka!
Directions
Steep the vanilla, nutmeg and cloves in hot apple juice adding to the apple pie a little at a time until a desired taste is reached. If using extract, steep all but the extract and add the vanilla extract to the Apple pie after the spices. Add the Whipped cream vodka once everything is cooled and the neutral is added.
“Apple Pie Caramel Moonshine”
• 32 oz. Apple Pie Moonshine
• 16 oz. Butterscotch schnapps (try caramels RL)
• 3 oz. Lemon juice
mix and taste
Variation
• 20 "hard" caramel candies (unwrapped)
• 16 oz. Apple juice, or filtered cider
• 32 oz. Apple Pie Moonshine
• 16 oz. Caramel Vodka
Instructions
1. dissolve 20 caramel candies in simmering apple juice, cool then add to apple pie shine followed by caramel Vodka
I hope no one takes this to heart but it pisses me off that these companies are selling liquor labeled "Moonshine" it is not moonshine. Moonshine is a term used for the illegal production of liquor!
The TTB hasn't enforced any kind of labeling with the word "Moonshine" you know why, because it is taxed and the word sells, so they don't care!
https://bevlaw.com/bevlog/moonshine/
If you can get your hands on some real "moonshine" do that, the everclear has all the crap in it and will leave you with a hangover.
Better yet build one and make the best moonshine that you can never find in any store. There are a million plans on the internet.
For everyone other than the great folks of New Zealand, Just some food for thought mainly the folks in the states, you can own a still and use it for legal purposes such as distilling water and making botanical oils. You can also apply for a Fuel Alcohol Permit or Distilled Spirits Permit, but then it wouldn't be moonshine lol.