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When Bottled in Bond Was Not Actually “Bottled in Bond”

Posted on: September 3, 2022November 28, 2022Blends , Production , Prohibition , Reference , Rye , Uncategorized , Whiskey laws and regulations , Whiskey Trust
When Bottled in Bond Was Not Actually “Bottled in Bond”

The Bottled in Bond Act is something that most whiskey enthusiasts can recite the basics on fairly easily. A whiskey that’s bottled-in-bond is a 100 proof, four-year-old whiskey that’s been […]

Do We Romanticize Pre-Prohibition Whiskey?

Posted on: August 8, 2022September 22, 2022American whiskey , History , Prohibition , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts
Do We Romanticize Pre-Prohibition Whiskey?

This question is inevitably asked whenever a discussion about pre-Prohibition American whiskeys comes up. Industry folks tend to be very skeptical about “the old methods.” Their doubts are understandable, though. […]

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 […]

The Early Years of Prohibition: The Volstead Act and the “Band-Aid Legislation” That Followed

Posted on: July 28, 2022September 23, 2022American whiskey , concentration warehouses , History , Uncategorized , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations
The Early Years of Prohibition: The Volstead Act and the “Band-Aid Legislation” That Followed

What happened within the distilling industry during the early years of Prohibition? In short, massive upheaval and a lot of confusion. The temperance groups that pushed for National Prohibition did […]

The Social Dilemma of Prohibition

Posted on: July 21, 2022September 25, 2022American whiskey , History , Prohibition , Uncategorized , Whiskey laws and regulations
The Social Dilemma of Prohibition

  Prohibition usually conjures images of men dumping barrels or makes us think of bootleggers and gangsters with flapper girlfriends. Prohibition themed costume parties host ladies wearing fringe and sequins […]

The Legacy of the Vandegrift Distilling Company

Posted on: July 12, 2022September 23, 2022Uncategorized
The Legacy of the Vandegrift Distilling Company

Vandegrift Distilling Co. Vandegrift Landing & Allenport, Pa. Carroll Township Washington County RD# 49, RD #29 23rd District   Founded with California gold rush profits, the Vandegrift Distillery in Washington […]

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 […]

Why Was the Taft Decision Necessary?

Posted on: June 1, 2022October 24, 2022American whiskey , Blends , History , Reference , Uncategorized , Whiskey laws and regulations , Whiskey Trust
Why Was the Taft Decision Necessary?

(Hint: It’s Not Necessarily Why You’d Think…) Rectifiers VS. Straight Whiskey Interests To understand why the Taft Decision was so important to the whiskey industry, one must first understand why […]

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 […]

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