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An Examination of Barrel Entry Proof

Posted on: January 19, 2023January 21, 2023Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Barrel entry proof , Bourbon , Distillation , Distilleries , Packaging , Pre-Prohibition , Production , Prohibition , rectifiers , Reference , Uncategorized
An Examination of Barrel Entry Proof

As I continue to dig into the origins of aged American whiskeys and into how far back their production goes, I continue to discover very interesting practices and find hints […]

What happened to Maryland’s Hunter Rye?

Posted on: January 9, 2023Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Blends , Canadian Whisky , Distillation , History , Maryland Rye , Pre-Prohibition , Production , rectifiers , Reference , Rye , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts
What happened to Maryland’s Hunter Rye?

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 […]

What is Rock and Rye?

Posted on: January 1, 2023American whiskey , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Prohibition , rectifiers , Rye , sugar , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations
What is Rock and Rye?

What is Rock & Rye? Simply put, it is a rectified rye whiskey. Some Pennsylvanians may remember Rock & Rye from our childhoods as a medicinal treatment for a cold […]

Fermented Adventure Podcast w/ Laura Fields- Nov. 29, 2022

Posted on: December 2, 2022December 2, 2022Uncategorized
Fermented Adventure Podcast w/ Laura Fields- Nov. 29, 2022

Listen to the podcast HERE.  Rich Shane of Fermented Adventure Interviews Laura Fields on November 29, 2022. Topic of Discussion: Whiskey History and The Keystone Rosen Rye Project. For More […]

Where Did the Term “Proof” Come From?

Posted on: November 27, 2022January 16, 2023History , Reference
Where Did the Term “Proof” Come From?

I’ve read plenty of explanations for why “proof” is so American. (I’ve even written about this topic before!) But like everything else- other than Native American culture- it came from […]

What the Pre-Pro Master Distillers Still Have Teach Us…is a Lot.

Posted on: November 24, 2022American whiskey , craft whiskey , History , Master Distiller , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Production , Uncategorized
What the Pre-Pro Master Distillers Still Have Teach Us…is a Lot.

I was talking with a distiller the other day about how little is known about pre-Prohibition rye whiskey distillers. It’s sad to think that about 200 years of generational knowledge […]

A Much Needed Discussion About Rectifiers

Posted on: November 12, 2022January 22, 2023Distillation , Distilleries , History , Pre-Prohibition , Production , rectifiers , Reference
A Much Needed Discussion About Rectifiers

One of the more confused topics when we talk about the history of the American whiskey world is the topic of rectifiers. I really wish there was a way to […]

What Should a “Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey” Category Look Like Today?

Posted on: November 10, 2022November 10, 2022American whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Production , Prohibition , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts
What Should a “Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey” Category Look Like Today?

This has been an ongoing debate for a while now…even if it should have been a debate that took place in the 1930s. (Hindsight is 20/20 they say…) The question […]

The Halloween Tragedy that Relocated a Distillery  

Posted on: October 31, 2022Distilleries , Halloween , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Prohibition , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts
The Halloween Tragedy that Relocated a Distillery  

On Halloween night, just outside Connellsville, Pennsylvania, a man was violently murdered for the gold in his pockets. Mystery surrounded the event, and for years the townspeople spun tales and […]

How Canada Quietly Changed the American Whiskey Drinker’s Palate

Posted on: October 21, 2022October 21, 2022Canadian Whisky , History , Prohibition , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey Trust
How Canada Quietly Changed the American Whiskey Drinker’s Palate

The last few weeks have been spent trying to find my way back onto social media platforms. I was kicked out on October 1st when I crossed our northern international […]

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