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The History of the Miller Pure Rye Distillery

Posted on: May 27, 2023May 27, 2023American whiskey , Distilleries , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Reference , Uncategorized
The History of the Miller Pure Rye Distillery

The Wheatland Distillery Miller & Mooney Womelsdorf (Ryeland) Berks County, Pennsylvania RD# 75 1st District There were many large-scale distilleries in Pennsylvania before Prohibition, and though most were in the […]

Pennsylvania’s Highspire Distillery Company

Posted on: April 11, 2023April 11, 2023Distilleries , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Prohibition , Reference , Uncategorized
Pennsylvania’s Highspire Distillery Company

Highspire Distillery The Wilson Distillery (1823-1893) Highspire, Pa Dauphin County RD# 1 9th District There is little doubt that Highspire Distillery would have flourished into the 20th century if not […]

A Little History on a Pennsylvania Classic: Rittenhouse Rye Whisky

Posted on: March 2, 2023March 4, 2023advertising , American whiskey , Distilleries , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Prohibition , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations
A Little History on a Pennsylvania Classic: Rittenhouse Rye Whisky

Good ol’ Rittenhouse Rye Whisky. It’s been a standard sipper for the American rye drinker since it was launched by Continental Distilling Corporation as “Rittenhouse Square Straight Rye Whisky” in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Old Monocacy Creek and Her Distilleries

Posted on: September 30, 2022November 18, 2022History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts
The Old Monocacy Creek and Her Distilleries

I was recently asked about distilleries that would have once existed in a specific area of eastern Pennsylvania. Why not, right? It seemed a good time to post about a […]

From 1925 to Repeal: How the Medicinal Whiskey Makers Changed Everything

Posted on: August 1, 2022April 13, 2023American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Production , Prohibition , Reference , Rye , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations
From 1925 to Repeal: How the Medicinal Whiskey Makers Changed Everything

We’ve discussed the early 1920s, so let’s address what came next. We tend to think of Prohibition as an era of bootlegging and speakeasies…A time between the old timey whiskey […]

Another Historic Example of Pennsylvania’s Distilling Past: Fry & Mathias

Posted on: July 8, 2022September 23, 2022American whiskey , Distilleries , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Reference , Rye , Uncategorized
Another Historic Example of Pennsylvania’s Distilling Past: Fry & Mathias

J. Mathias Distillery Manor, Pa. Westmoreland County RD# 22 23rd District   The small borough of Manor, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County was once home to the incomparable Fry & Mathias […]

What is Rye Whiskey & Why Is It So Different Today?

Posted on: June 12, 2022September 23, 2022American whiskey , craft whiskey , Distillation , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Production , Prohibition , Reference , Rye , Stills , warehouses , Whiskey Facts
What is Rye Whiskey & Why Is It So Different Today?

Rye whiskey is very popular these days. We can clearly see the growth in market share. People talk about how unique it is, but then the occasional article surfaces that […]

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