Corn – Dram Devotees

A GMO Argument

Posted on: September 30, 2017Corn , farming , History

I’ve been seeing a lot of articles lately about the use of GMO and non-GMO corn a lot lately. I believe the conversation is usually a bit off the mark. […]

Meadow Brook Farms in Lehigh County

Posted on: January 10, 2017Corn , farming , PA Local distilleries , Rye

“To be interested in food and not food production is clearly absurd.” -Wendell Berry I believe the same can be said of whiskey and grain production. I had an opportunity […]

White Corn is in the Mashbill

Posted on: October 14, 2015November 6, 2015Corn , Distillation , Distilleries , History , Master Distiller

Did you know that the original recipe for Old Taylor called for an heirloom white corn, not yellow corn? Generally bourbon made today uses feed corn in their recipes because […]

What is Corn Whiskey?

Posted on: October 13, 2015November 7, 2015American whiskey , Corn , Whiskey Facts

What is corn whiskey? With bourbon booming in America, I wanted to discuss the difference. Bourbon needs to be made from at least 51% corn, but can, of course, have […]

Mash Bills in America

Posted on: September 25, 2015January 22, 2023Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Bourbon , Canadian Whisky , Corn , Distillation , Irish Whiskey , Reference , Rye , Scotch , Whiskey Facts

Did you know that mash bills are really only used in American whiskey production? American distilleries refer to the proportions of grains used as their “mash bill”. There are quite […]