Whiskey Still Company Blog

Brandy, Darling?  Why, YES, I will!  Oh, thank you honey bunches.   These lines don’t have to just be in some old-time movie… They can come right out of your mouth when you have a whiskey still of your own and make your own brandy delights!  Autumn leaves will be turning into winter snows and what better way to celebrate at home than with your homemade fruit brandy?  Brandy is yet another delicious home distilling project you get to enjoy later (preferably on a chilly, starry night by a roaring fire!)  Any fruits that ferment can be made into brandy.  The...

Ahhh, Labor Day weekend… synonymous with cookouts, time with family and friends, and our truest old friend, summertime, coming to its sweet end. BUT do not despair because cooler weather calls for whiskey, practically begs for it. What is better than relaxing by a roaring campfire when the temperatures start dropping? Doing exactly that with a smooth home distilled whiskey in your hand! No better time than right now to get started. Yum… Desired Effect. Here’s an easy 12 step recipe for basic whiskey for a 5 gallon still. For the 2.5 or 10 gallon stills, scale the ingredients to half or double,...

Hey HomeBrewers!  Ever consider changing things up?  We ARE spending more time at home.  Great opportunity to have some fun, experiment and create a new home brewed sensation for the taste buds.  Plus, cooler weather calls for WHISKEY. Brewing your own craft whiskey isn’t much different than brewing your own beer.  Craft beer and craft whiskey are very similar both in composition and in production.  And like home brewers, most get into home distilling because they really enjoy a good quality whiskey. In its simplest form, beer is: water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. Whiskey is: water, malted barley, and...

 In case no one has told you this in awhile … you're a real peach. Actually, it would be kind of strange if someone DID tell you that recently since it's a pretty outdated expression, but the sentiment is true!  Why do we feel the need to call you a fruit? Well, because maybe you've hung with us through the disruption the pandemic caused to the production of our beautiful hand-hammered copper stills. With global shipping limited, we were having a hard time getting some of the materials we needed to assemble the stills. But the good news is ......

Ah, the weather is warm, the beach waters are cool, and the daylight stretches well past 8 PM. It must be that steep, steep summertime.  And, no, that's not a typo.  While summer might conjure up a range of warm-weather pursuits for different people, for those of us here at the Whiskey Still Company, summertime is the time for steeping! With a bounty of ripe, delicious fruit on offer, it's the ideal time to make flavored alcohols. Doing so is simple – and you'll be glad you did in the winter months, when you can pour out some berry or...