Stitzel-Weller – Dram Devotees

Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle

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. […]

History of Rebel Yell in America

Posted on: September 24, 2015April 17, 2024American whiskey , Bourbon , Distilleries , History , Whiskey Facts

Rebel Yell is one of those old throwbacks. A “wheated” Kentucky bourbon. And yes, it was manufactured at Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville beside whiskeys that were bottled by the Van […]

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 […]

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 […]