I have been suffering from a spring head cold lately and I have had a hot toddy or two to help remedy the symptoms. I am following a long heritage of using whiskey as a medicine. From the earliest days... Continue Reading →
I often get asked about the Hoffman Distillery. They usually have an old bottle of a brand that came from the distillery. Julian Van Winkle III briefly owned the distillery in the 1990s where he warehoused his barrels and bottled... Continue Reading →
On March 3, 2025, we are celebrating 128 years of Bottled-in-Bond whiskey. On March 3, 1897, The Bottled-in-Bond Act was signed by President Grover Cleveland. The Act was pushed for by the straight whiskey distillers in Kentucky and is considered... Continue Reading →
Michter’s Distillery has a rich heritage. The original Distillery was founded in 1753 by Swiss Mennonite brothers, John and Michael, on their farm on Snitzel Creek, near Philadelphia. They were making rye whiskey for the local market. In the 1780s... Continue Reading →
When President Hoover was elected, he had promised to have a study done on Prohibition to improve enforcement. In 1929, Hoover appointed George W. Wickersham as chairman of the commission to study the enforcement problems. Wickersham had been the Attorney... Continue Reading →
The Kentucky Distillers and Warehouse Company was formed in 1899 and was incorporated in New Jersey because of its lenient trust laws. Its first president was Julius Kessler. The group was composed of about 60 distilleries and had the belief... Continue Reading →
The Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA) was established in 1936 to administer federal liquor regulations. It replaced the Federal Alcohol Control Administration (FACA). The FACA was created by Franklin Roosevelt by executive order on December 4, 1933, one day before the... Continue Reading →
The Excise Act of 1791 was the government’s first act to raise taxes to pay government debts. The Federal government had promised to assume the individual state debts from the Revolutionary War and needed income to pay these debts. The... Continue Reading →
The practice of using an assumed business name or “Doing Business As” (DBA) has been used by the distilling industry for over 150 years. This term describes when a company uses a different name in the marketplace usually after it... Continue Reading →
