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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 […]

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
Pre-Prohibition Distillers of Pennsylvania

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
Meadow Brook Farms in Lehigh County

“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 […]

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