Daufuskie Low Country Bourbon!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KYHenry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to West Overton, Pennsylvania, on the banks of Jacobs Creek in Western Pennsylvania in 1800.  His family came from the area of Germany which specialized in distilling “korn”, or rye whiskey, and Henry took up the tradition.In 1810, Henry’s son took over the management of the distillery and made it into a business. By the 1820s, the distillery was putting out 12 to 15 gallons of rye whiskey per day. By 1859, Overholt incorporated his business as “A. Overholt & Co.” He operated out of a new distillery building that was six stories high, 100 feet long, and which could produce 860 gallons per day.Old Overholt was one of six distilleries allowed to continue issuing bottled-in-bond, government stamped, pints with a dosage cup atop the cap and doctor’s prescription attached to the back.Maybe because Andrew Mellon was a partner in the business and he was the secretary of the treasury under HardingMellon Sold his shares in 1925 due to concerns from prohabisionists Beam bought out the old overholt in 1986, when they made the purchase of Dekuyper Peachtree Schnapps. This was during a time when brown liquor was frowned upon and clear liquors were in. Our Bottle:Pipe Pairings: 80 proof- Cornell and Diehl gentleman caller. BIB- eight state burley Cornell and Diel 10 year- Irish Flake by petersonMonogahala rye- Cornell and Diehl riverboat gamblerCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Overholt https://whiskyadvocate.com/old-monongahela-rye Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Said to be America's oldest continually maintained brand of whiskey, it was founded in West Overton, Pennsylvania, in 1810.Old Overholt is a rye whiskey distilled by A. Overholt & Co., currently a subsidiary of Beam Suntory, which is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. It is currently distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, KYHenry Oberholzer (Anglicized to “Overholt”), a German Mennonite farmer, moved to West Overton, Pennsylvania, on the banks of Jacobs Creek in Western Pennsylvania in 1800.  His family came from the area of Germany which specialized in distilling “korn”, or rye whiskey, and Henry took up the tradition.In 1810, Henry’s son took over the management of the distillery and made it into a business. By the 1820s, the distillery was putting out 12 to 15 gallons of rye whiskey per day. By 1859, Overholt incorporated his business as “A. Overholt & Co.” He operated out of a new distillery building that was six stories high, 100 feet long, and which could produce 860 gallons per day.Old Overholt was one of six distilleries allowed to continue issuing bottled-in-bond, government stamped, pints with a dosage cup atop the cap and doctor’s prescription attached to the back.Maybe because Andrew Mellon was a partner in the business and he was the secretary of the treasury under HardingMellon Sold his shares in 1925 due to concerns from prohabisionists Beam bought out the old overholt in 1986, when they made the purchase of Dekuyper Peachtree Schnapps. This was during a time when brown liquor was frowned upon and clear liquors were in. Our Bottle:Pipe Pairings: 80 proof- Cornell and Diehl gentleman caller. BIB- eight state burley Cornell and Diel 10 year- Irish Flake by petersonMonogahala rye- Cornell and Diehl riverboat gamblerCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Overholt https://whiskyadvocate.com/old-monongahela-rye Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Tony is a retired pharmacist and had no distilling experience when they startedIn 2016, the owner said they were working on a vodka, but didn't have any interest in whiskey’sIn 2021, they met Jeremy Quinn, who became master distiller and will be the successor of the businessToday, it makes about 25,000 bottles a yearOur Bottle: Daufuskie Low Country BourbonCame out in 2019Claims high corn and very low rye content, and is 3 3-grainPipe Pairings: Cornell and Diehl Blockade RunnerCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.gotrum.com/editorials/exclusive-interviews/exclusive-interview-with-tony-chase-founder-and-master-distiller-of-daufuskie-island-rum-company/ Written in 2016https://www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/daufuskie-island-distillery Written in 2024Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Expanded in 2023 and now makes about 2000 bottles a yearPot still onlyUses Bloody Butcher cornLow yield, about 25% lessA “Liberty Pole” was kind of like a banner posted by the Mingo Creek Society to protest the excise tax imposed on whiskey to help pay for the War of IndependenceWhiskey RebellionHamilton Vs JeffersonHamilton wanted a stronger federal Government and felt the nation should assume the debt from the states from the warJefferson believed the states should act more independently and pay their own debtsHamilton was the Treasury Secretary and won the battleExcise Whiskey tax of 1791Taxed the production of whiskey, not the saleRemained the law until Jefferson repealed it in 1802The effect in Western PAWestern PA was mainly a grain economy.  Many people were paid in grain, and it was easier to transport whiskey over raw grainWhiskey was a way of life, and everyone drank it as it was safer than water, a lot of timesThe battleOnly one small skirmishWashington himself led about 13,000 troops against the few thousand rebels. The only time a sitting president ever was on the battlefield leading troopsRebels disbanded after seeing the forceThe endingOnly 2 people were charged with treason, and both were pardoned by WashingtonMANY of the rules of protest we think about today were established here, as well as thoughts on free speechOur Bottle: Old Monongahela Full Proof Rye61% Rye  |  13% Red Winter Wheat  |  13% Rye Malt  I   13% Malted BarleySweet Mash108 proofPipe Pairings: Samuel Gawith full Virginia flakeCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmOcvPwW5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEVsAz8dWzU Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Background in AgricultureDrinking is an “Agricultural Act”Jimmy Red CornDwindled to 2 cobsPartnered with Clemson to grow 2.5 acres and made 2 batchesThey know grow 1.3 million pounds!Now makes about 30 barrels a weekLast still was only about 8 a weekOur Bottle: Jimmy Red Straight Bourbon Whiskey100% Jimmy Red CornSweet MashPipe Pairings: Cornell and diehl blockade runnerCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz5zGb7O78E Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Ryan is from the military and Holly worked with airlinesRyan is also a glassblowerNames of the bottles are based on glassblowing itemsDidymium is a purple filtering glass that glassblowers wear to protect their eyes, filtering out all the other bottles on the shelfThe Gaffer collection is their limited release, and a Gaffer is the head glassblowerThe First batch just released includes 20% Amaranth which is similar to wheatVERY Small production.  You can join the founders club on their website to help them grow and purchase a distilleryOur Bottle: Didymium Bourbon Batch:Batch 1: Release Nov. 2024. Mash bill 80% purple corn, 15% rye, 5% malt. Barrel Char 3Batch 2: Release Dec. 2024. Mash bill 80% purple corn, 5% rye, 5% malt. Barrel Char 3Batch 3: Release Mar. 2025. Mash bill 75% purple corn, 15% rye, 10% malt. Barrel Char 3Batch 4: Release Jun. 2025. Mash bill 75% purple corn, 15% rye, 10% malt. Barrel Char 4Pipe Pairings: Dunhill flakeCocktails:Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textBased out of Utah High West Distillery was founded in 2006 by David Perkins and his wife, Jane. David, a former biochemist, was inspired to open his own distillery after seeing the parallels between the fermentation and distilling process and his own work in biochemistry during a trip to a whiskey distillery in Kentucky.High West began with humble roots, opening a small, 250-gallon still and Saloon in an historic livery stable and garage.Started with sourced but are now phasing that out with blending their own with the sourced to finish up the sourcedSupport the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Proximo Started the brand, Spinoff of stranahan which was purchased in 2010Named after a mining town in colorado and for the tin cups that people drank fromPartners with stranahan Distillery Is fully marketed as an outdoor brand, to the point where their website is more a gear site than a whiskey site in a lot of waysJess Graber first was a co-founder to stranahans, and branched out ot tincup to go a more bourbon directionWas a volunteer firefighter and responded to a barn fire at George Stranahans place.He distilled at stranahans Our Bottle: the originalMashbill is high rye, made with corn, rye, and malted barleyBlend of bourbon (64% Corn, 32% Rye, 4% Malted Barley) and single malt whiskey (100% Malted Barley) We dont know how much single malt, but we know it isnt a lotPipe Pairings: junkyard dawg by Cornell and diehl Cocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.breakingbourbon.com/review/tincup-10-year-american-whiskeyhttps://www.tincupwhiskey.com/https://www.thepracticalstill.com/tincup-whiskey-founder-jess-graber/Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:The Name came from an Austin Nichols Exec (Who distributed the whiskey made by the ripy’s) who took it on a turkey hunt, and his friends kept asking for that wild turkey bourbonAustin Nichols Was a distributor until 1971, when they Bought the Boulevard Distillery and renamed it Wild Turkey1980-pernod Richard PurchasedMay 9, 2000A fire destroyed a warehouse holding 17,000 barrelsThe Whiskey flowed out on fire, catching the woods on fire, and flowing into the river.The alcohol content in the river caused the water treatment plant to be shut down, boil advisories for the whole area as well as a water shortage66 miles of river was depleted of oxygen in the water killing 228,000 fishPaid KY Fish an d Wildlife $256,000 to help with fish repopulation2009 campari purchased2011 distillery rebuilt 2013 a bottling facility added (Also bottles SKYY Vodka)Before this Wild Turkey was sent to Indiana and later Arkansas to be bottled)Our Bottle: Long BranchCreated by eddie Russel and Matthew McConaughey Uses charcoal filtering with the charcoal from Mesquite and oak charcoal75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted BarleyReleased in 2018Press release says 8 year but no age statement on the bottleMatthew McConaugheyHired as creative Director in 2016Highest paid Creative director in historyPipe Pairings: seersucker by Cornell and diehl Cocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.breakingbourbon.com/review/wild-turkey-longbranchhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey_(bourbon)https://www.wildturkeybourbon.comhttps://www.longbranchbourbon.com/Support the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!

Send us a textInteresting things about the distillery:Distilled in Hilliard, Ohio, in a garageFormerly Mill Street Distillery in UticaSame owners and master distiller, just bought out some others and movedRickhouse is in GroveportHas cask strength single barrelsOpa’s has oneOur Bottle: Bourbon100% cornPipe Pairings: Boswell northwoodsCocktails:Research Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilzesbv1sJwhttps://www.leatherandoakspirits.com/homeSupport the showWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/whiskeychaserspodcastInsta:https://www.instagram.com/whiskeychaserspodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@whiskeychaserspodcastThanks For Listening! Tell a Friend!