Category Archives: Booze

Rye Whiskey Was Once Synonymous With Maryland

Posted on March 1, 2011 by atomictv

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/26/2011) …During rye whiskey’s golden age, connoisseurs across the land instantly associated Wight’s Sherbrook, Old Reserve, Ryebrook, Mount Vernon, Sherwood Pure Rye, Hunter’s — “First Over the Bars” — and Pikesville Rye, to … Continue reading →

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Gets Drunk With Future Game Show Host, Jumps Out Of Car And Hides In Bush Near (Uncle) Francis Scott Key’s Monument

Posted on January 31, 2011 by atomictv

“…Fitzgerald moved to 1307 Park Avenue in Bolton Hill, not far from the monument to his famous ancestor, Francis Scott Key. One night on his way home, according to historian Frank Shivers, a drunk Fitzgerald jumped out of the car … Continue reading →

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Pikesville Maryland Rye: The End of an Era

Posted on January 12, 2011 by atomictv

By John Lipman (American Whiskey, ©2006) Sometime in 1972 a wooden bung was pounded home, and the last barrel of Pikesville Maryland rye whiskey was rolled into the warehouse at Majestic’s distillery in Lansdowne. And with that event, the great … Continue reading →

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Underground Moonshine Industry Thrived in Middle River During Prohibition

Posted on December 14, 2010 by atomictv

Illegal stills made eastern Baltimore County a destination during roaring twenties by Keith Roberts (Essex-MiddleRiverPatch, 12/13/2010) The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of “intoxicating liquor” (as defined by the enabling … Continue reading →

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