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County Seat Spirits in Allentown, PA

Allentown, Pennsylvania is home to County Seat Spirits. Anthony Brichta, a native of Allentown, (which is the county seat of Lehigh County) began the business in the autumn of 2014 […]

Hidden Still Spirits -Lebanon, PA

Posted on: April 1, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , Distilleries , PA Local distilleries

In the same neck of the woods that Michter’s Distillery used to be located in Pennsylvania is the newly established Hidden Still Spirits Distillery. The name is an historic nod […]

Stoll & Wolfe

Posted on: March 31, 2016March 31, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , Distillation , Distilleries , History , Master Distiller , Reference

There are many new distilleries popping up in Pennsylvania, but none carry the Pennsylvanian distillery torch quite like Stoll and Wolfe. You see the name Stoll and Wolfe, which is […]

Dad’s Hat Rye in PA

Posted on: March 30, 2016March 31, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , Distilleries , mashbills , Master Distiller

One of the whiskey distilleries that deserves a closer look in Pennsylvania is Mountain Laurel Spirits, makers of Dad’s Hat Rye. While so many whiskey distilleries began to introduce spirits […]

New Distilleries in Pennsylvania

Posted on: March 29, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , Distillation , Distilleries , History , mashbills , Production , Reference , Whiskey laws and regulations

The American Whiskey Convention in Philadelphia was a bit of an inspiration for me to spend a bit more time discussing the boom in whiskey distilling here in Pennsylvania. The […]

Whiskey and Technology

Posted on: February 10, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , Production , Whiskey Science

Has technology in whiskey production taken anything away from American whiskey? So much of the growth of whiskey production in this country has been wrapped up in innovation and technology. […]

Lets Hear It For The Maltsters!

Posted on: January 24, 2016January 24, 2016craft whiskey , Distilleries , mashbills , Production , Reference , Whiskey Facts

One of the most amazing steps in making whiskey is the one of the first steps and is often overlooked in its importance. The first step is farming the grain, […]

What is Triticale Whiskey?

Posted on: January 11, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , mashbills , Production , recipes , Rye , Wheat

We know that whiskey is made from grain. A lot of new micro-distillers, in an effort to try something new and set themselves apart, are creating interesting artisanal whiskeys with […]

What is a Sour Mash Whiskey?

Posted on: January 8, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , Distillation , History , Production , Whiskey Facts , yeast

So what is sour mash whiskey anyway? The term sour mash gets thrown around a lot, but it’s really just a technique used in making whiskey. It is not particular […]

Texas and Its Whiskey

Posted on: December 30, 2015December 30, 2015American whiskey , Blends , Bourbon , Canadian Whisky , craft whiskey , Distilleries , Non Distiller Producers

Yesterday, Dec 29th 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the union. Texan citizens have always been fiercely loyal to their state and to the products produced there. There are now about […]