Category Archives: Pikesville Rye

Rye Whiskey, I Cry

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Scott Huffines

A journey into Maryland rye’s past . . . and future By Baynard Woods (Baltimore City Paper, 11/14/2012) Rye Whiskey used to be the drink of Maryland. There were two styles, in fact: a Pennsylvania and a Maryland style. The … Continue reading →

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1937 Pikesville Rye ad

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Scott Huffines
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Rye Whiskey Was Once Synonymous With Maryland

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Scott Huffines

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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Pikesville Maryland Rye: The End of an Era

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Scott Huffines

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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