In historic Pennsylvania rye whiskey mashbills, when a rye whiskey was described as being made of “rye and malt”, the assumption has always been that the “malt” in question always […]
What is Maryland Rye?
Let me just start by saying that the definition we’ve assigned to Maryland rye whiskey…is flawed. I know, it’s not great to start off a post with such a contrarian […]
“Sweet” Mash Rye Whiskey?
Generally speaking, Bourbon = sour mash and rye whiskey= sweet mash. Historically, I mean- I realize the distinction is all over the board today. Historic distilling texts reveal that the […]