Old Fitzgerald – Dram Devotees

Julian Van Winkle’s Legacy

Posted on: December 8, 2015American whiskey , Non Distiller Producers

Pappy Van Winkle has been on the brain this past week and I realized that it might be a good idea to be clear about what is actually in those […]

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. […]

Larceny is the new Old Fitzgerald?

Posted on: August 27, 2015January 22, 2023American whiskey , Barrels , Bourbon , Famous Whiskey Drinkers , History , Packaging , Taxes , warehouses , Whiskey laws and regulations

The Larceny brand of bourbon by Heaven Hill is a nod to the legend of John Fitzgerald… Max Shapiro’s daughter, Kate Shapiro Latts, is the business savvy designer of the […]

Old Fitzgerald- the Survivor.

Posted on: August 26, 2015November 10, 2015American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , History , Reference , Wheat , Whiskey Facts

Everyone wants Pappy Van Winkle, but Old Fitzgerald came first. The Old Fitzgerald brand (originally Jn.E.Fitzgerald bourbon) was created by S.C. Herbst around 1870. In the 1890’s Herbst purchased the […]