The Salzburger’s Brandy

The Salzburger’s Brandy

The Salzburger’s Brandy In 1734 Salzburger Emigrants, a group of German-speaking Protestant refugees from the Catholic Archbishopric of Salzburg, sailed from England to Charleston, South Carolina, and thereafter to  Savannah, Georgia. Johann Martin Boltzius, the...
Georgia’s Brandy from Corn Stalks

Georgia’s Brandy from Corn Stalks

Georgia’s Brandy from Corn Stalks In 1734 the protestant Salzburgers escaped religious persecution of their home country (Germany/Austria) by settling in the newly established Colony of Georgia (est. 1732). It appears that the Salzburger Emigrants may have...
Livingston’s Distillery

Livingston’s Distillery

Livingston’s Distillery Philip Livingston (1716–1778) is mostly known for signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Livingston family were so called “patroons” owning huge colonial land parcels of almost 250 square miles before the Revolutionary War....
The Drinker’s Dictionary

The Drinker’s Dictionary

The Drinker’s Dictionary In the 18th century distilled spirits were widely available and affordable for all classes for the first time in history. This had caused drinking habits to change from former predominantly beer and wine consumption to including distilled...
The Thicket

The Thicket

The Thicket The Thicket Rum Distillery was build in 1816 by William Carnochan, a Scottish immigrant from Savannah. The name “the Thicket” derived from the vegetation of myrtle and other short growing bushes on the 400 acre Colonial Plantation that was located close to...