Prohibition – Page 5 – Dram Devotees

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 […]

MGP Ingredients- The Distillery Prohibition Did Not Destroy

Posted on: June 11, 2017June 11, 2017American whiskey , Distilleries , History , Non Distiller Producers , Prohibition , Reference , Rye

If you’re tasting a lot of whiskeys and considering where they come from, you’ll have already become familiar with MGP (Midwest Grain Products) Ingredients. In most cases, you’ll have read […]

The Cost of Prohibition for Pennsylvania

Posted on: September 13, 2016September 13, 2016American whiskey , Distilleries , History , Prohibition , Reference

While it is slowly becoming common knowledge that Pennsylvania is the birthplace of American whiskey, I’m often asked, ”Why is Pennsylvania only now showing signs of distilling life again?” The […]

Learning From History

Posted on: May 21, 2016May 21, 2016History , Prohibition

I strongly believe that those of us that don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. That goes for ourselves and our nation. The only amendment to the Constitution […]

Is Beer More Varied Than Whiskey?

Posted on: May 6, 2016American whiskey , craft whiskey , Prohibition , Whiskey Facts

Last night I found myself in defense of whiskey! A conversation arose about how much variety exists in whiskey and someone said, ”Beer is much more varied than whiskey…” I […]

Whiskey and Nascar

Posted on: January 29, 2016January 30, 2016American whiskey , History , Prohibition

I’m from the northeast and was not really aware of Nascar until my teenage years because it just wasn’t really watched by anyone I knew. I couldn’t understand what made […]

Happy Repeal Day!

Posted on: December 5, 2015December 5, 2015History , Prohibition , Whiskey Facts

Happy Repeal Day! On December 5th, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed and the “Great Experiment” of Prohibition was brought to an end. (The Amendment […]

Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle

Posted on: December 4, 2015December 4, 2015American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , History , mashbills , Master Distiller , Production , Prohibition

Everyone knows how hard it is to get their hands on a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, but not many know who the man was on the label. […]

Hip Flasks

Posted on: November 30, 2015April 21, 2023American whiskey , History , Packaging , Prohibition , Reference , Whiskey Facts

I bought myself a porcelain hip flask, and it got me thinking about the history of these ingenious devices. The flask is the descendant of the canteen and the pilgrim […]

Midleton Distillery -Old and New

Posted on: November 10, 2015November 12, 2015Blends , Distillation , Distilleries , History , Irish Whiskey , Production , Prohibition , Whiskey Facts

Midleton Distillery is home to the whiskeys we will be tasting this Thursday at Nektar in New Hope. The distillery in use today is not the one founded in 1825 […]