Bottle shape was fairly standard for much of the 20th century, but not so before Prohibition. I thought I would look at these pre-Prohibition whiskey bottles and discuss the history of these bottles. Whiskey has been put in bottles since... Continue Reading →
I thought I would add more thoughts to my previous blog on High Proof Whiskey. Let us start with a bit of history on barrel proof whiskey. Stitzel-Weller first released their Original Proof Bourbon in the late 1940s. Barrel entry... Continue Reading →
When Americans first started distilling, the major roadway was the river. Distilleries depended upon the waterways to get their whiskey to markets that were not local. Shipping barrels of whiskey was hard to achieve on the primitive roads of the... Continue Reading →
In a letter of January 1902, Edmond H. Taylor, Jr. admitted that he had some barrels of whiskey for sale that were ten years old and thus were not available to be sold as bonded whiskey. The bonding period for... Continue Reading →
I have in my archive, several copies of William C. Biles Cincinnati Price Current booklets. They are interesting little pieces of history, full of historic information on American Whiskey. I thought I would share with my readers some of this... Continue Reading →
The 19th century laid the foundation of the modern whiskey industry in the United States. There are certain people in that century who had a large influence on what is being done today in the industry. I thought I would... Continue Reading →
I like old trade magazines. They are full of historical information, old advertising and other useful information. When I find one, I add it to my archive and I copy them and donate the original copy to a public archive... Continue Reading →
This year was the inaugural New Orleans Bourbon Festival at the Marriott Convention Center. This is planned to be an annual event taking place in the city that could be argued as the birthplace of Bourbon. Kentucky may be the... Continue Reading →
In 1964 Congress made Bourbon an American whiskey, made only in the United States. It truly is an American spirit created from a melting pot of cultures. There are many people that say that it was the Scottish and the... Continue Reading →
