Michters Toasted Rye
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History of distillery
Founded by John Shenk, a swiss Mennonite farmer in Schaefferstown, PA in 1753
Called the Shenk Distillery
Mostly a rye product
Legend is that washington purchased the rye for his men during their winter at Valley Forge
"the whiskey that warmed the American Revolution."
Mid 1800’s purchased by Abraham Bomberger
Now the Bomberger Distillery
Hard times during prohibition had the shut the doors, but did return after
Changed hands many times, but in 1950’s, Lou Forman was one owner, and created…
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