Irish Whiskey Pt. 13: Stories In Proof and Gallons // Rademon Estate Distillery Visit
Whiskey Lore: Stories
English - January 09, 2023 01:22 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsHistory Arts Food kentucky legends scotch tennessee whiskey bourbon history irish stories whisky Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For distillers in the 18th Century, the challenge was not getting crushed by tax revenuers because of a lack of quality devices or understanding of what makes a gallon, something that changed often over the centuries.
Listen as I dig into the history of proof and measuring volume, while we get visits from Alfred Barnard, John Quincy Adams, and I continue my historic journey to all of Ireland and Northern Ireland's active distilleries (save Cooley) and reach the home of Shortcross Gin and Irish Whiskey.