rye whiskey – Dram Devotees

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

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 […]

Pre-Prohibition Distillers of Pennsylvania

Posted on: February 18, 2021September 23, 2022American whiskey , Distillation , Distilleries , History , PA Local distilleries , Pennsylvania rye whiskey , Production , Prohibition , Reference , Rye , Stills , Uncategorized

I have spent the last few years researching and cataloging information on nearly 200 distilleries that produced rye whiskey across Pennsylvania before 1920. The information about Pennsylvania’s distilling history along […]

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 […]

Not All Ryes Are Created Equal…

Posted on: August 12, 2015November 11, 2015American whiskey , Article link , Reference , Rye , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

Watch yourself here with your rye whiskey purchases. Though rye whiskey is similar to bourbon (at least 51% rye -instead of 51% corn as bourbon must be- aged in new,charred […]