Wigle Rye Whiskey Monongahela 750ml

55243-od 

$89.99 price per bottle

Inspiration Pittsburgh was the original home of whiskey-making in America. The German immigrants were familiar with Rye grain and the Scottish immigrants knew how to distill, so it made for a natural marriage. These farmer-distillers eventually grew it into a massive industry, far out-pacing the corn whiskey sales coming out of Kentucky. Going into Prohibition, we had 15+ rye whiskey distilleries in Western Pennsylvania, with many of them being some of the biggest in the country. Development The mashbill will change depending on the flavor potency of each grain (i. e. sometimes the rye tastes spicier) so that the distillate always ends up being nicely consistent in flavor. Technical notes 42% ABV (84 Proof) Ingredients: organic rye, organic wheat,organic malted barley
Producer American whiskey was born in Pittsburgh. Throughout the 1700 and 1800s, Pittsburgh was the epicenter of American Whiskey production. By 1808, Allegheny County was producing half a barrel of whiskey for every man, woman and child living in America. At this time, Americans drank a spicy, earthy Rye Whiskey called Monongahela Rye. At the height of Whiskey making in Western Pennsylvania, there were 4,000 documented stills. Today, Wigle Whiskey is the only whiskey distillery in the region and was the first distillery in the City of Pittsburgh since Prohibition. Wigle is named for a good-natured man who was sentenced to hang for his unsinkable love of whiskey. In 1794, Phillip Wigle defended his right to distill in a tussle with a tax collector. He unwittingly helped spark the Whiskey Rebellion, which pitted Western Pennsylvania distillers against George Washington?s troops. Wigle Whiskey is working to restore a Pennsylvania tradition championed by these rebellious distillers. We make spirits much the same way Wigle and his friends did when Pittsburgh was the center of American Whiskey - with a copper pot and local ingredients. We pronounce Wigle like the word ?wiggle,? because it rolls off the tongue nice and easy. When Wigle was alive, he likely would have pronounced his name with a ?V? and hard ?i? sound and with a German accent. We?ve met and shared drinks with many on the Wigle family tree from all over the world and understand that Wigle has been pronounced at least three different ways throughout history (and spelled even more ways), including the way we say our Distillery?s name. No matter how you?re saying the name of our whiskey, we?re glad you?re talking about it and hope even moreso that you?re enjoying drinking it. Wigle Whiskey was a wine-induced brainstorm brought on during a family vacation to the Shaw Festival at Niagara on the Lake. After touring wineries, Meredith and Alex suggested a family distillery back home in Pittsburgh. By the time we crossed the border back to the States, we had committed to bringing Whiskey back to its rightful home--Pittsburgh. From the car, we called Eric, who was wrapping up a fellowship out west, and asked him to come home to Pittsburgh to work on the start up. The next week Mary Ellen found our space in the Strip District and the rest is history! As a family-owned and operated small business, we are committed to being a positive part of Pittsburgh?s fabric. Wigle is one of a few craft distilleries in the United States that produces every product we sell from scratch, from local organic grain. A grain-to-bottle Distillery, we ensure freshness by milling the grains onsite the same day we start a batch and distill in small batches in a traditional copper pot.