July 08, 2024
During Prohibition, U.S. vineyards would sidestep anti-alcohol laws by selling bricks of concentrated grape juice. These packages came with precise instructions on how to ferment the product but were written under the guise of what not to do, lest you end up with wine.
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What’s the Difference Between Whiskey and Whisky? What About Scotch, Bourbon, and Rye?
Have you ever heard the traditional folk song “Whiskey in the Jar”? Or is that “Whisky in the Jar”? Just what is the difference between “whiskey” and “whisky”? And while we are at it, how do Scotch, bourbon, and rye figure in all of this? First of all, they are all types of whiskey (or whisky—more
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