Whisky Geek » Old Potrero http://whiskygeek.com Whisky, whiskey, rye, bourbon, scotch, it's all here. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Found Video: Fritz Maytag on the Rebirth of American Rye Whiskey http://whiskygeek.com/2008/05/30/found-video-fritz-maytag-on-the-rebirth-of-american-rye-whiskey/ http://whiskygeek.com/2008/05/30/found-video-fritz-maytag-on-the-rebirth-of-american-rye-whiskey/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 17:13:16 +0000 whiskygeek http://whiskygeek.com/?p=5 It’s been available for a while on a promotional DVD, but this is the first I’ve seen it online. Fritz Maytag talking about Anchor Distilling Company’s Rye Whiskies. It’s an short and interesting video by a man that has revitalized American Rye Whiskey after previously revitalizing what are now some of the most popular American beer styles.

The Rebirth of America’s First Whiskey

This 10½-minute video features brewer/distiller Fritz Maytag, owner and president of San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing and Anchor Distilling Companies. He discusses the origins of America’s first whiskey as well as Anchor’s experiments in the early 1990s with rye malt and American oak barrels, which led to the release of Old Potrero® Single Malt Whiskeys.

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