Alan Bishop, Author at Distillery Trail

Alan Bishop, Jim Wolfe and Erik Wolfe

A Day on the Trail: A Hoosier Born Distiller Travels to Pennsylvania to Collaborate on a Colonial Era 4-Grain Whiskey

March 19, 2024 / Alan Bishop / George Washington's Distillery, Spirits of French Lick Distillery, Stoll & Wolfe Distillery

American distilling history is full of stories of settlers and second born generations heading west

Spirits of French Lick - Master Distiller Alan Bishop Sharing His New Hybrid Corn Elise

An Alchemist’s Grain Journey from Seed to Field to Harvest to Grits to Still. And Back Again.

October 26, 2021 / Alan Bishop / Spirits of French Lick Distillery

The word alchemy or alchemist can take on many forms depending on its context. A

What is Indiana Brandy - A Historically Accurate Hoosier Brandy

Hoosier Distiller Proposes a Definition for Indiana Apple Brandy

August 26, 2019 / Alan Bishop / Spirits of French Lick Distillery

There’s a definition for Kentucky Bourbon, Missouri Bourbon, Empire Rye and a proposed definition for

Handmade Copper Yeast Jug

The Making of a Handcrafted Copper Yeast Jug [Photos]

February 1, 2018 / Alan Bishop / Spirits of French Lick Distillery, Yeast

When you start going down the rabbit hole you tend to find new paths at