A few weeks ago, I wrote about the collaboration between Liberty Pole and Dad’s Hat distilleries and the rye that they bottled together. It is a single barrel of rye whiskey from each distillery, mingled together to create this whiskey…. Continue Rea…
Dad’s Hat Rye Whiskey is made by Mountain Laurel Spirits, LLC in Bristol, Pennsylvania, DSP 15015. I have always liked Dad’s Hat Rye ever since John Lipman gave me a pour at his home about 14 years ago. He had… Continue Reading →
Several years ago, I wrote a blog about the women in history of the Bourbon industry. A lot has changed since I wrote that blog. Women have become a larger part of the industry. That is not saying that there… Continue Reading →
Lost Lantern is a rectifying company that purchases barrels of whiskey from many different distilleries and blends them into whiskeys that are unique because of the different flavor profiles created by these barrels. Matt and I have tasted some of… C…
Sometimes I let my mind wander on different subjects and today it was whiskey bottles. I often wonder if the shape of the bottle or the size make a difference on whiskey sales. I believe the answer is yes and… Continue Reading →
Michter’s Distillery keeps putting out excellent whiskeys. The 2025 Shenk’s Homestead Sour Mash is no exception. The Sour Mash is called Sour Mash because it does not have enough corn to be a Bourbon or enough rye in the mash… Continue Reading →…
Uncharted Bourbon is the latest release from Ingram Distilling Company. Ingram ages their sourced barrels on a barge on the Mississippi River in Columbus, Kentucky. This is a wheat recipe Bourbon bottled at 92 proof without an age statement. They… Co…
The years leading up to the First World War were trying times for the distilling industry. The prohibitionists were active in making many states dry. The distilling industry had depended upon the argument put forth by the beer industry that… Continue…
I received a press release the other day from Liberty Pole Distillery and they are collaborating with Dad’s Hat Distillery to release a rye whiskey in the Monongahela style. They are two of my favorite Pennsylvania distilleries. Both make excelle…
Brother’s Bond is a company founded by Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, two film makers who fell in love with Bourbon while filming in the South. They source barrels and blend them to make their whiskeys. They do a decent… Continue Reading →
