Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

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Johnny Appleseed #TRIVIA   John Chapman (1774-1845), known as Johnny Appleseed is connected to the history of American brandy distilling Johnny Appleseed introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Ontario, and West Virginia. He...
Georgia’s Spirit Independence

Georgia’s Spirit Independence

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Georgia’s Spirit Independence #TRIVIA American Spirit Independence marks the moment Americans decided to distill locally disregarding the laws of the British colonial powers. American Spirit Independence is an important key to understanding American Independence...
The Chartered Oak

The Chartered Oak

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The Chartered Oak #TRIVIA    The “Chartered Oak” A symbol of American Independence strongly connected to American distilling history. Did you know that Connecticut’s “Charter Oak”, the famous symbol for American Independence, was an unusually large white...
Birthplace of Rum

Birthplace of Rum

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Birthplace of Rum #TRIVIA   Barbados’s oldest Rum Distillery Early rum distilling as a byproduct of sugar production on Barbados was first established around 1647/1648. Barbados’s first legal distillery was set up about 50 years later in 1703. Barbados...
Barbados Trade

Barbados Trade

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Barbados Trade #TRIVIA   Rum Distilling Knowledge  Early sugar plantations learned to distill the skimmings of sugar production to Rum. In the early 17th century Rum distilling knowledge as a byproduct of sugar making was transferred to the British Colonial Island of...