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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, 2022November 14, 2022American 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 […]

Is Rye Whiskey Really that Hard to Make?

Posted on: May 28, 2022November 8, 2022American whiskey , craft whiskey , Distillation , Distilleries , History , Master Distiller , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Production , Prohibition , Reference , Rye , Stills , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts
Is Rye Whiskey Really that Hard to Make?

After the last blog post, I was reminded by a fellow enthusiast that I should have included that “rye whiskey is hard to make”. It gave me pause so I […]

Why did Rye Not Survive Prohibition?

Posted on: May 25, 2022September 23, 2022American whiskey , concentration warehouses , Distilleries , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Pre-Prohibition , Prohibition , Reference , Rye , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations , Whiskey Trust
Why did Rye Not Survive Prohibition?

  That is the big question, after all, isn’t it? Rye is America’s oldest style of whiskey. It was the most valuable and the most desirable American-made whiskey on the […]

Why Are the Insides of Whiskey Barrels Charred?

Posted on: October 31, 2021November 8, 2022Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Barrels , History , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Production , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey Science
Why Are the Insides of Whiskey Barrels Charred?

Occum’s razor basically proposes that the simplest explanation is most likely the right one…That it’s best to avoid the more elaborate explanation when possible. While the principle doesn’t always hold […]

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