(This post follows the previous one involving Lew Rosenstiel’s Origins with Schenley.) Schenley’s origin story is incomplete without the inclusion Cincinnati’s James Levy & Bro. The company was founded in […]
How did Lew Rosenstiel Come to be a Founding Member of Schenley?
The following are posts from my @AmericanWhiskeyHistory page on Facebook. The posts have been separated into 2 parts here, and follow up posts are forthcoming. Part 1- Introduction Most whiskey […]
W.A. Haller & Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Collectors of antique whiskeys are familiar with the name W.A. Haller & Co., mostly due to the company’s “County Fair” brand of bourbon whiskey. Haller’s County Fair bourbon was bottled […]
The Chemists That Changed American Whiskey
We tend to think of distillers as chemists or scientists, even if Pappy Van Winkle adamantly refused to acknowledge the value of chemistry in his distillery. There’s no denying that […]
Stitzel-Weller in 1972: Notes on a Slideshow
1972 Stitzel-Weller Slideshow (click on title to view slideshow) The following notes were written in addition to the original, 1972 Stitzel-Weller-provided script. The exact words from the original script are […]
The Stitzel Distilleries: From 1872 to Stitzel-Weller…in 9 parts.
The following blog contains a study of the Stitzel distilleries and the men behind them. Each of the 9 separate parts copied below were written in May and June of […]
Steamboats on the Ohio River
It’s great to come across articles like this that give credit to the steamboat crews. More importantly, it points out something we don’t often consider. That steamboats and showboats were […]
The Truth Behind the “Bottled-In-Bond Act” of 1897.
Let’s clear up a few things about the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897. I know the “BIB Act” has been written about an ENDLESS number of times, but there […]
Who was George T. Stagg?
Part 1. I have always wanted to know more about the man behind the marketing myth. George T. Stagg’s name has had quite an impact on the bourbon industry- and […]
How Population Density Affected Whiskey Production in 1775
The map below roughly estimates our nation’s population density in 1775. It also gives insight into where those populations were centered. Larger populations consumed more beer and liquor, so brewers […]