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There Were No “Old” American Whiskeys Before 1958…

Picture the whiskey industry after WWII. The few distilleries that remained after prohibition had been successful with pulling themselves out of a whiskey drought by producing massive amounts of young […]

Biggest Consumers of American Whiskey…Not Americans.

Posted on: October 9, 2015November 7, 2015American whiskey , Reference , Whiskey Facts

Did you know that the biggest consumers of American whiskey (per capita) are not Americans? It’s the Australians! It is very close, as they only really beat us in the […]

Proof of Proof? History of Proof vs. ABV

Posted on: October 6, 2015November 27, 2022American whiskey , Distillation , History , Reference , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

Did you know that “proof” of alcohol content used to be proven with gunpowder? The term proof probably originated in the 16th century. Soldiers had no tools to determine whether […]

The Whiskey Wars

Posted on: October 1, 2015November 7, 2015History , Reference , Taxes

Maybe you’ve heard about the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, but the Whiskey Wars? October, and conversations with people about pre-Prohibition whiskeys, got me thinking about the Whiskey Wars. They began […]

Mash Bills in America

Posted on: September 25, 2015January 22, 2023Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Bourbon , Canadian Whisky , Corn , Distillation , Irish Whiskey , Reference , Rye , Scotch , Whiskey Facts

Did you know that mash bills are really only used in American whiskey production? American distilleries refer to the proportions of grains used as their “mash bill”. There are quite […]

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 […]

Poor Old Crow…When Will You Get Your Due?

Posted on: September 8, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , Famous Whiskey Drinkers , Production , Reference , Whiskey Facts

Poor Old Crow…when will you get your due? Old Crow bourbon long ago fell to the bottom shelf. It uses the same mash bill and yeast as Jim Beam, but […]

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 […]

Bourbon is Not Scotch…

Posted on: August 29, 2015January 22, 2023Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Barrels , Blends , Bourbon , Reference , Scotch , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

Bourbon is not Scotch. Silly and obvious, I know, but after reading an article where a man was blasting bourbon distilleries for removing age statements, I feel it must be […]

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 […]