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Which Rye Whiskey Should I Try?

What ryes are out there and how are they different? I know I’ve talked about this in the past, but I got into a conversation with some folks yesterday about […]

Why So Defensive About Sourced Whiskey?

Posted on: December 12, 2015December 12, 2015American whiskey , Article link , Blends , Bourbon , craft whiskey , Distillation , Distilleries , Non Distiller Producers , Packaging , Production , Reference , Rye , Whiskey Facts

I was asked at the Dram Devotee’s Whistle Pig tasting on Thursday, “Why do you sound so defensive when you are speaking about sourced whiskey?” It must be true that […]

Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle

Posted on: December 4, 2015December 4, 2015American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , History , mashbills , Master Distiller , Production , Prohibition

Everyone knows how hard it is to get their hands on a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, but not many know who the man was on the label. […]

Why Is Kentucky Home To So Many Distilleries?

Posted on: November 23, 2015November 23, 2015American whiskey , History , Production , Reference , Whiskey Facts

We all know that there are lots of distilleries in Kentucky. Why Kentucky? There are many reasons for Kentucky maintaining its hold on whiskey production in the United States during […]

John Hall’s Forty Creek

Posted on: November 22, 2015Aging Techniques , Barrels , Blends , Canadian Whisky , craft whiskey , Distilleries , History , International Whiskies , mashbills , Master Distiller , Production

I have found that many of the new distillers in America have come to distilling from breweries and beer production. It’s a logical step, as “beer” must be brewed before […]

Jim Murray’s World Whisky of the Year for 2016 goes to…

Posted on: November 20, 2015Canadian Whisky , Distillation , Distilleries , History , International Whiskies , mashbills , Production , Reference , Rye , Wheat , Whiskey Facts

So the news is out that Crown Royal’s Northern Harvest Rye was named the 2016 World Whisky of the Year by renowned whiskey writer Jim Murray. This news will most […]

Whiskey and Baseball.

Posted on: November 19, 2015October 25, 2022American whiskey , History , Production , Whiskey Facts

Nothing is more American than Whiskey, Baseball, and Apple Pie. Only, it turns out apple pie isn’t originally American at all…Apples aren’t even native to the Americas. So I’m just […]

Every Man Deserves His D.E.W.

Posted on: November 12, 2015November 12, 2015Distilleries , History , Irish Whiskey , Production , Whiskey Facts

Every man deserves his dew…Tullamore Dew, that is. The new Tullamore Dew Distillery opened its doors and began distilling whiskey in Tullamore, County Offaly In Septemebr 2014. This new state […]

Midleton Distillery -Old and New

Posted on: November 10, 2015November 12, 2015Blends , Distillation , Distilleries , History , Irish Whiskey , Production , Prohibition , Whiskey Facts

Midleton Distillery is home to the whiskeys we will be tasting this Thursday at Nektar in New Hope. The distillery in use today is not the one founded in 1825 […]

What is the Difference Between a Flavored Whiskey and a Liqueur?

Posted on: November 8, 2015November 10, 2015American whiskey , Production , Reference , Whiskey laws and regulations

I was just speaking to a bartender that wanted to know the difference between flavored whiskey and liqueur. Hopefully, by now, most of us are aware that Southern Comfort (made […]