ISSUE 85, SPIRITS, Part 3: Old Peach Brandy

Old Peach Brandy

Because of the resurgence in bourbon making in our region, a rich recovery of the story of historic corn based spirits has taken place in the past decade.  There was, however, another spirit that vied with corn whiskey and bourbon—and I don’t mean rye.  Peach Brandy became a defining beverage of 19^th-century America.  While apple brandie…