History and Distilling

History and Distilling

From American Countryside by Andrew McCrea

April 27, 2026 · 3 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of prohibition on alcohol production in the U.S. and the revival of old recipes in the 1930s.

When the U.S. adopted prohibition in 1920, most alcohol production ceased, but when production resumed in the 1930s, it seems some of the old recipes,...

People in this episode

Host: Andrew McCrea

Topics covered

  • history
  • distilling
  • prohibition
  • alcohol production
  • recipes

Keywords

  • prohibition
  • distilling
  • alcohol
  • history
  • recipes

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