Jim Beam is one of the most famous names in the American whiskey world. The historic roots of the Beam family cover over 200 years in bourbon making, but the […]
Herman Melville’s Rye Whiskey Reference
Today is the day that Herman Melville’s Moby Dick was published by New York’s Harper and Brothers in 1851. There is a reference in the book that connects whiskey to […]
Every Man Deserves His D.E.W.
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
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?
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 […]
Article on the Dram Devotees in the Intelligencer (Doylestown & Bucks County)
Great article today about the Dram Devotees of Bucks County in the “Bucks County Courier Times” and “the Intelligencer” today! Whiskey is coming back to Bucks County! https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/entertainment/dining/2015/11/06/whiskey-enthusiasts-develop-taste-for/18078540007/ Whisky enthusiasts […]
Video in the Bucks County Courier Times
Here’s a video- http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/life-style/local-feature/video-dram-devotees-appreciate-a-taste-of-whisky-in-bucks/html_4566e3f0-ae49-5096-b1e6-0bc617ab7bf6.html?channelId&channelListId&mediaId=c22466bda2a441eca1694fac961c920d
Remember Remember the 5th of November…
It’s the 5th of November…Guy Fawkes Day… Did you know that George Washington condemned the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day, otherwise known at the time as “Pope Day”? The colonies […]
Mark Twain’s “Life On the Mississippi” (book excerpt)
Sometimes a little Samuel L. Clemens (aka, Mark Twain) is in order… How solemn and beautiful is the thought that the earliest pioneer of civilization, the van-leader of civilization, is […]
Why is there a Tax Strip on my Whiskey Bottle?
What is a tax strip and why is it on the cap of my whiskey? Tax strips are the bit of paper that were affixed over the cap/cork to indicate […]