The Pikesville brand goes back to 1895 and was part of the once-booming Maryland rye industry. The brand re-emerged after prohibition and became the last standing Maryland Rye , until the brand was ceased in 1982 (after the distillery had already been closed in 1972) and sold to Heaven Hill , which kept producing it from their Kentucky operations as a product with a local Maryland distribution.
Fast forward to 2015. Rye is booming and Heaven Hill decides to relaunch Pikesville as a more premium 6 year-old , 110 Proof straight rye. Maryland whiskey style used to provide a softer...
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