Tag Archives: Rye Whiskey

Baltimore Epoch Rye Whiskey Review

Epoch Rye

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- Baltimore and the state of Maryland have an enviable historical record in whiskey production, with rye in the Maryland style as the  mainstay for the residents of Charm City up until World War II, even surviving Prohibition. Unfortunately, whiskey production in Baltimore and the State of Maryland never recovered from the shocks of Prohibition, ...

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Renewed James E. Pepper Distillery Opens For Tours This Week

The Historic James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky has announced that it will open to the public for tours starting on July 12th.  The opening is a culmination of the multi-year project to re-launch the iconic whiskey brand and rebuild the historic distillery after being abandoned in 1958 for over 50 years. Visitors to the historic property will learn ...

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Looming Trade War Threatens Virginia’s Catoctin Creek

More craft distilleries are joining Kentucky’s big liquor companies in complaining that retaliation against President Trump’s steel tariffs are endangering their business. The latest is Virginia’s Catoctin Creek, a favorite among rye enthusiasts for their Roundstone Rye. According to a report by area WJLA, the proposed EU bourbon tariff would add at least $11 to a bottle of their whiskey ...

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Michter’s Approves 10 Year Old Single Barrel Rye For Release

Michter’s Master Distiller Pamela Heilmann has approved the 2018 release of Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye. These barrels were selected from Michter’s stocks of aging whiskeys by Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson, who assessed them with Ms. Heilmann. Shipments of the 2018 release of Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye will begin shortly before the ...

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Buffalo Trace Starting To Catch Up With Demand

In 2013, Buffalo Trace Distillery looked at its bourbon inventory, current sales, and 20 year sales projections and determined it had a problem: fans were drinking more bourbon than the company had predicted. In short, the company was facing a bourbon shortage. So it took the next logical steps: put bourbons most in danger of running out on allocation, warned ...

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