Reference – Page 7 – Dram Devotees

Be Adventurous, Whiskey Drinkers! Try a Cocktail.

Posted on: November 29, 2015cocktails , Reference

I was reminded today of the cocktail culture’s influence on whiskey sales in the United States. I know that most well-seasoned whiskey drinkers will insist on either only a few […]

Why Is Kentucky Home To So Many Distilleries?

Posted on: November 23, 2015November 23, 2015American whiskey , History , Production , Reference , Whiskey Facts

We all know that there are lots of distilleries in Kentucky. Why Kentucky? There are many reasons for Kentucky maintaining its hold on whiskey production in the United States during […]

Jim Murray’s World Whisky of the Year for 2016 goes to…

Posted on: November 20, 2015Canadian Whisky , Distillation , Distilleries , History , International Whiskies , mashbills , Production , Reference , Rye , Wheat , Whiskey Facts

So the news is out that Crown Royal’s Northern Harvest Rye was named the 2016 World Whisky of the Year by renowned whiskey writer Jim Murray. This news will most […]

What defines whisk(e)y?

Posted on: November 18, 2015American whiskey , Reference , Scotch , Taxes , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

So what determines what whisk(e)y is anyway? Government laws and regulations do. They have changed over the years, but as whiskey becomes a larger contributor to government budgets (through taxes) […]

Herman Melville’s Rye Whiskey Reference

Posted on: November 14, 2015December 1, 2022Aging Techniques , American whiskey , History , mashbills , Reference , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

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 […]

What is the Difference Between a Flavored Whiskey and a Liqueur?

Posted on: November 8, 2015November 10, 2015American whiskey , Production , Reference , Whiskey laws and regulations

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 […]

Barrel Sizes

Posted on: November 2, 2015November 11, 2015Reference , Whiskey Facts

I thought I’d follow up yesterday’s post with a list of barrel sizes for reference. The English Tun (259 gallons) twice the size of a butt and 6 brewery barrels […]

What Defines What Barrel is Used?

Posted on: October 30, 2015November 6, 2015Barrels , Reference , Whiskey Facts

What defines the type of barrel that whiskey is aged or finished in? Different styles of barrel aged liquors use different style oak casks. Sherry, for instance is aged in […]

Whiskey Stereotypes Debunked

Posted on: October 19, 2015January 23, 2023Article link , Reference , Whiskey Facts

Whiskey is not more “dangerous” than wine or beer. I know that may sound silly to say, but this has been an American cultural claim that I feel needs addressing. […]

There Were No “Old” American Whiskeys Before 1958…

Posted on: October 12, 2015June 16, 2023American whiskey , History , Reference , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

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 […]