Although rye whiskey once enjoyed great success in Pennsylvania through the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, the passage of the 18th Amendment and Prohibition terminated production for the entire state’s rye whiskey distilling business, which would never truly recover and eventually died in 1990. Fast forward 28 years to today, and rye whiskey distilling is ...

By Debbie Shocair Rating: A Eureka, California, nestled in a truly unique area between ancient redwood forests and the Pacific Coast, is not the place that comes to mind when you think of fine American whiskey. Even so, right there in the seat of Humboldt county sits Humboldt Craft Spirits (HCS), the first and only licensed distillery headquartered in Eureka. ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: B- Journeyman Distillery has been a real mystery to me, because I’ve had a hit and miss relationship with their products. I loved their Last Feather Rye, but some items have thrown me, and this Not A King Whiskey (formerly Federalist #12) is one of them. Located in Three Oaks, Michigan, Journeyman uses as much ...

By Father John Rayls Rating B+ Breuckelen Distilling has a winner in its 77 Whiskey Bonded Rye & Corn, a more aged version of their previous 77 Rye & Corn Whiskey. I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from this offering, but was very pleasantly surprised. 77 Rye & Corn could just be called a rye whiskey, what with its mash ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- My first introduction to Journeyman Distillery was part of the first collaboration project between craft distilleries,  Four Kings Rye. This was somewhat interesting, but not enough to make me jump up and add it to my collection. One of the four contributors to Four Kings is Journeyman Distilling, located in Three Oaks, Michigan and ...