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The Chemists That Changed American Whiskey

We tend to think of distillers as chemists or scientists, even if Pappy Van Winkle adamantly refused to acknowledge the value of chemistry in his distillery. There’s no denying that […]

Origins of Wheated Whiskey.

Posted on: February 15, 2026American whiskey , Bourbon , famous whiskey brand , History , mashbills , Post-Prohibition , Wheat

Where did “wheated bourbon” come from? To be clear, “wheated bourbon” is a marketing term. The term has no historic precedent before the late 1990s. It is simply a modern […]

Stitzel-Weller in 1972: Notes on a Slideshow

Posted on: February 6, 2026February 17, 2026advertising , American whiskey , Barrel entry proof , Barrels , Bourbon , Distillation , Distilleries , famous whiskey brand , History , Influential men in whiskey , Master Distiller , Post-Prohibition , Production , Reference , slide show , slideshow , Wheat , Whiskey Facts

1972 Stitzel-Weller Slideshow (click on title to view slideshow) The following notes were written in addition to the original, 1972 Stitzel-Weller-provided script. The exact words from the original script are […]

The Stitzel Distilleries: From 1872 to Stitzel-Weller…in 9 parts.

Posted on: February 1, 2026February 2, 2026American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , famous whiskey brand , History , Influential men in whiskey , Master Distiller , Pre-Prohibition , Prohibition , Reference , Whiskey Facts

The following blog contains a study of the Stitzel distilleries and the men behind them. Each of the 9 separate parts copied below were written in May and June of […]