monongahela style rye

Episode 148 – Liberty Pole Spirits Grand Opening

This special episode features ⁠Jim⁠, ⁠Ellen⁠, Rob and ⁠Kevin Hough⁠ of ⁠Liberty Pole Spirits⁠.

On July 15th Liberty Pole Spirits entered a new chapter in the history of their whiskey distillery. Friends, family and new fans joined the celebration and filled their new campus to capacity. It was an amazing experience to be part of the festivities and tour this state of the art distillery. The crowned jewel is the largest rickhouse in all of Pennsylvania. This expansive structure provides so much room now to fill and age barrels.

The tasting room and bottle shop are full of history which is befitting to the distilled spirits that are being produced. It’s a comfortable space to sit, relax, sip and enjoy the sights, sounds and the conversations all around. The cocktails are amazing. A perfect balanced and well rounded compliment to the base whiskey being used. We got see the production space from the seating area overlooking the distillery itself.

⁠Episode 31⁠ featured Jim and there you can learn about the history and the humble beginnings of Liberty Pole. This episode provides a glimpse into the excitement of opening day, the experiences leading up to it and some never told stories about the beginning of the distillery.

This is certainly a destination that must be on your bucket list.

⁠800 Adios Drive⁠, ⁠Washington, PA⁠ –⁠724-503-4014⁠ –⁠ www.LibertyPoleSpirits.com⁠ – ⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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Highlights From Our Discussion:

⁠Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends

Episode 76 – West Overton Distilling – Aleasha Monroe and Sam Komlenic

This episode features Aleasha Monroe and Sam Komlenic of West Overton Distilling.

Some familiar and many not so familiar faces filled the large room at West Overton Museum. The sold out crowd of over 100 people showed up to talk, drink and learn about rye whiskey. More specifically Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey was the focus and topic of conversation. The distinguished panel included: David Wondrich who is widely hailed as one of the world’s foremost authorities on the history of the cocktail and one of the founders of the modern craft cocktail movement. Lew Bryson who is currently a Senior Drinks Writer for The Daily Beast, and is also a columnist for Craft Spirits magazine. He is the author of Tasting Whiskey. Steve Bashore who is the Director of Historic Trades and head distiller at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Sam Komlenic who has been the copy editor for Whisky Advocate magazine for 15 years, led and navigated the evening’s discussion. Old Overholt Bonded Straight Rye Whiskey welcomed all in attendance. Aleasha Monroe, head distiller, was introduced to the crowd. As dinner was served talk began of the history of whiskey and more particularly rye whiskey in Pennsylvania. For almost an hour an a half thoughts and facts were exchanged. Breaks were taken to toast the featured rye whiskeys from throughout the state. First Liberty Pole Rye Whiskey, followed by Stoll and Wolfe Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey and then Dad’s Hat Monogahela Rye Whiskey. For the first time West Overton Distilling Monogahela Rye Whiskey was tasted. The discussion got the most heated on the topic of what defines the Monoghahela style or brand. Listen to this episode as Aleasha and Sam deconstruct the festivities. We discuss some of the highlights and taste the 3 expressions that are now on sale only at West Overton Distilling.

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109 W. Overton Road, Scottdale, PA 15683 – (907) 229-7942 – www.westovertonvillage.org – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Distilled Spirits Council

Lisa Roper Wicker – Widow Jane Distillery

Vendome Copper and Brass Works

Leopold Brothers

Episode #32 – Red Pump Spirits – Ed and Judy Belfoure

This episode features Ed and Judy Belfoure of Red Pump Spirits. Ed and Judy get to make people happy. Ed’s background in chemistry was the perfect transition into creating distilled spirits. There is a rich history of amateur wine making in Ed’s family and he likes getting his hands dirty. This couple makes a fantastic team and is producing some first rate wonderful spirits. We could have talked for hours. They were a delight to have on the podcast.

32 N. Main Street, Washington, PA 15301 – [email protected] –

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Highlights from our discussion:

Whiskey Rebellion Festival

Zig Ziglar

Leopold Bros