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What Happened To The Scotch Whisky Industry During Prohibition?

The Whiskey Wash

Prohibition resulted in rising corruption and the growth of organised crime to meet the illicit demand of America’s alcohol consumers. The closure and loss of the United States’ domestic bourbon and American rye whisky distilleries created a supply void that the scotch whisky industry sought to fill.

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Is Whisky Gluten Free?

The Whiskey Wash

Despite this, there’s widespread uncertainty about whether whiskey is gluten free amongst consumers, with confusion increasing due to different allergen labeling laws across markets. Gluten free allergen labeling laws for whiskey differ between the United States and UK/EU. A selection of gluten free beers.

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Everything You Need To Know About The Whiskey Sour

The Whiskey Wash

When the Navy was conducting voyages in the Caribbean in the 16 and 1700s they found themselves a plentiful supply of rum. With a much longer shelf life than beer, rum became the sailors’ first choice of tipple. The rum and lemon/lime juice concoction became known as ‘Grog’. Essentially, hungover.

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Non-Bourbon Spirits for Bourbon Fans

The Whiskey Wash

If you like bourbon and are into Irish whiskey already then this is the one for you! Four Square Rum, 43% ABV+ Foursquare Distillery has a fantastic range of rums perfect for bourbon lovers. Arguably the greatest rum distillery in the world. When dealing with the Four Square range, you have two choices.

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5 New Distilleries for the Experienced Whisky Drinker

The Whiskey Wash

The distillery produces 500,000 litres of alcohol per year and a contrasting style of peated and unpeated single malt distillate, coming in at around the 30/35ppm mark before it’s been distilled. As an indie bottler, Adelphi has always made some very classic and very challenging bottles within the world of whisky.

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