Maryland Rye – Dram Devotees

Mount Vernon Rye Whiskeys- An Historic Tasting (1902-1947)

Posted on: November 27, 2024November 27, 2024Bottled in Bond , History , Maryland Rye , Packaging , Pre-Prohibition , Prohibition , Reference , Rye , whiskey bottles

On November 23, 2024, at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Distillery in Alexandria, Virginia, an incredible lineup of historic bottlings of rye whiskeys were sampled. The focus was on antique expressions […]

Who was William E. Kricker?

Posted on: November 26, 2024History , Influential men in whiskey , Maryland Rye , Master Distiller , Pre-Prohibition , Prohibition , Rye , Uncategorized

William E. Kricker was the master distiller for Baltimore Pure Rye Distilling Company after Prohibition. He was the man behind B.P.R. rye whiskey and Old Ruxton rye…but why was he […]

History of Carstairs Rye Whiskey – A Philadelphia Story.

Posted on: April 5, 2024October 6, 2024American whiskey , Blends , Canadian Whisky , History , Influential men in whiskey , Maryland Rye , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Prohibition , rectifiers , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey Trust

Carstairs “White Seal” Blended Whiskey has become a bit of a sad, bottom shelf brand, but when people realize that it’s a whiskey with a bourbon base made by Barton […]

What happened to Maryland’s Hunter Rye?

Posted on: January 9, 2023March 11, 2023Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Blends , Canadian Whisky , Distillation , History , Maryland Rye , Pre-Prohibition , Production , rectifiers , Reference , Rye , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts

Once one of the most popular brands of rye whiskey in the country, if not the world, Hunter Rye Whiskey, was a product of Maryland. The brand was first introduced […]