Dram Devotees

William McKinley’s Political Cocktail

Today was the day President McKinley was shot… What does this have to do with whiskey, you ask? William McKinley had a cocktail named after him while he was running […]

Old Taylor Distillery Returns…

Posted on: September 5, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , Article link , Distilleries , History , Patents , Production

Old Taylor Distillery is coming back to us! The Old Taylor Distillery was built in 1877 by Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. as his own “personal castle” distillery. The place […]

Dram Devotees Are On BucksCountyAlive.com!

Posted on: September 3, 2015September 24, 2022Article link , In the Media

Bucks County, PA is embracing whiskey and getting excited about the WHISKEY BOOM! Bucks County Alive’s website is engaging whiskey lovers and taking part in the whiskey craze that’s taking […]

Leakhunters

Posted on: September 3, 2015November 8, 2015Barrels , Distilleries

Did you know that there are people whose job it is to stop barrels from leaking? Barrels are miracles of design. I’ve seen their invention compared in importance to the […]

Japanese Whiskey

Posted on: September 2, 2015November 8, 2015Article link , Blends , Distilleries , History , International Whiskies , Japanese Whisky , Master Distiller , Whiskey Facts

I am a huge fan of Japanese whisky… Two of the most influential figures in the history of Japanese whisky are Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru. Torii created the Yamazaki […]

What Makes This Bourbon Boom Different Than Other Liquor Fads?

Posted on: September 1, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , craft whiskey , Production

No one wants to drink what their parents drank… Mad Men, Prohibition-style cocktails, trendy bars and their mixologists…it all contributes. I’ve heard that whiskey is a fad and that young […]

Solera Aging in Whiskey

Posted on: August 31, 2015November 8, 2015Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Blends , Bourbon , Production , Whiskey Facts

I wonder if we won’t start seeing more solera aged bottlings of whiskey in the future… Dave Pickerell was the first to use the solera aging technique in whiskey production […]

Orphan Barrel Releases…Craft whiskeys?

Posted on: August 30, 2015January 22, 2023Article link , Bourbon , Distilleries , Non Distiller Producers , Production

Interesting read. Diageo’s “orphan barrel” releases can’t last forever even with the solera method of aging employed in making their Blade and Bow bourbon…wonder who they’ll buy next? The only […]

Bourbon is Not Scotch…

Posted on: August 29, 2015January 22, 2023Aging Techniques , American whiskey , Barrels , Blends , Bourbon , Reference , Scotch , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

Bourbon is not Scotch. Silly and obvious, I know, but after reading an article where a man was blasting bourbon distilleries for removing age statements, I feel it must be […]

To “E” Or Not To “E”…

Posted on: August 28, 2015November 8, 2015American whiskey , Article link , Whiskey Facts , Whiskey laws and regulations

The spelling of the word whiskey is somehow an argument… I’ve been asked this question many times, “What is the correct spelling of whiskey?” There is no correct spelling. It […]