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History of Rebel Yell in America

Rebel Yell is one of those old throwbacks. A “wheated” Kentucky bourbon. And yes, it was manufactured at Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville beside whiskeys that were bottled by the Van […]

Why is Buffalo Trace Not Part of “the Bourbon Trail”?

Posted on: September 15, 2015November 8, 2015Distilleries , History

Did you know that Buffalo Trace is not part of the Kentucky bourbon trail? It all came to an end in 2009. The Kentucky Distillers Association has been around since […]

Jefferson’s Whiskey?

Posted on: September 10, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , Famous Whiskey Drinkers , History , Non Distiller Producers , Reference , Taxes , Whiskey Facts

Thomas Jefferson may have a whiskey named after him, but maybe not for the reasons you think… When the Jefferson’s brand of whiskey was launched in 1997, the brand said […]

Is Cask Strength the Best Way To Buy Whiskey?

Posted on: September 7, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , Barrels , Distillation , Distilleries , History , Packaging , Production , Reference , Scotch , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey Science

Is cask strength whiskey the best whiskey? Seems like a question most people you’d ask would answer “Yes!” to right away. There’s quite a bit to consider here, however. The […]

William McKinley’s Political Cocktail

Posted on: September 6, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , cocktails , Famous Whiskey Drinkers , History , Whiskey Facts

Today was the day President McKinley was shot… What does this have to do with whiskey, you ask? William McKinley had a cocktail named after him while he was running […]

Old Taylor Distillery Returns…

Posted on: September 5, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , Article link , Distilleries , History , Patents , Production

Old Taylor Distillery is coming back to us! The Old Taylor Distillery was built in 1877 by Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. as his own “personal castle” distillery. The place […]

Japanese Whiskey

Posted on: September 2, 2015November 8, 2015Article link , Blends , Distilleries , History , International Whiskies , Japanese Whisky , Master Distiller , Whiskey Facts

I am a huge fan of Japanese whisky… Two of the most influential figures in the history of Japanese whisky are Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru. Torii created the Yamazaki […]

Larceny is the new Old Fitzgerald?

Posted on: August 27, 2015January 22, 2023American whiskey , Barrels , Bourbon , Famous Whiskey Drinkers , History , Packaging , Taxes , warehouses , Whiskey laws and regulations

The Larceny brand of bourbon by Heaven Hill is a nod to the legend of John Fitzgerald… Max Shapiro’s daughter, Kate Shapiro Latts, is the business savvy designer of the […]

Old Fitzgerald- the Survivor.

Posted on: August 26, 2015November 10, 2015American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , History , Reference , Wheat , Whiskey Facts

Everyone wants Pappy Van Winkle, but Old Fitzgerald came first. The Old Fitzgerald brand (originally Jn.E.Fitzgerald bourbon) was created by S.C. Herbst around 1870. In the 1890’s Herbst purchased the […]

Possible Origin for the Word “Whiskey”?

Posted on: August 24, 2015November 10, 2015American whiskey , History , Reference , Taxes , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

I discovered a new option for where the word “WHISKEY” may have originated… The word “whisk” (Scotch: quhiske)- to move rapidly, to go lightly-is the word given to to light […]