I’ve been seeing a lot of posts expressing disappointment around order cancellations and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s inability to meet the expectations of customers looking to buy whiskey. Well, […]
Who was John E. Fitzgerald?
Who was JOHN E. FITZGERALD- the namesake for Old Fitzgerald Whiskey? SPOILER ALERT! He couldn’t be the guy we’ve been told he was! I’ve never understood why a successful businessman […]
The History of Schenley
The following is a series of 7 (long form) posts- all posted on Facebook between June 9th and 15th, 2024. Schenley. An Intro. Part 1 The most interesting part of […]
History of Carstairs Rye Whiskey – A Philadelphia Story.
Carstairs “White Seal” Blended Whiskey has become a bit of a sad, bottom shelf brand, but when people realize that it’s a whiskey with a bourbon base made by Barton […]
An Investigation Into Seton Porter, an American Whiskey Icon. (3 Parts)
Influential Men in Whiskey- Seton Porter (Intro) Seton Porter is one of those iconic figures of whiskey history in America that should not be ignored…though he has certainly managed to […]
Andrew Mellon: America’s Whiskey King.
Perhaps, as one of the country’s most influential American bankers, businessmen, industrialists, philanthropists, art collectors, and politicians, Mr. Mellon needs no introduction. Mellon served as the US Secretary of the […]
Who Was Samuel M. Rice?
The following are two separate posts that I wrote for my Facebook page- @AmericanWhiskeyHistory. I have been putting historic posts on my page every day for almost a year and […]
Mexican Bourbon History
Let’s look at two bourbon distilleries based in Juarez, Mexico. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that their roots are connected to Prohibition. But first, let’s address a new brand […]
Foust’s Fancy Flasks (& How They Were Shaped By Pennsylvania’s Booming Glass Industry)
The Fousts, a distilling family that had been making whiskey in York County, Pennsylvania since 1840, marketed their products in incredibly unique containers. William Foust had always used creative glass […]
James M. Doran- American Whiskey’s Political Power Broker
Who was James M. Doran, and how did he come to be president of the Distilled Spirits Institute? The Distilled Spirits Institute was an organization formed in 1933 to represent […]