Life of Reilley Distilling & Wine Co.
Despite running around his busy distillery most of his waking hours, flip-flops remain Ben’s footwear of choice. In fact, he wears them with shorts all year round. Such is the Life of Reilley, a company and philosophy rooted in a carefree and comfortable existence.
Ben and Shioban Reilley took a big leap of faith launching the distillery, Madison County’s first since Prohibition.
A former vintner, Ben had never piloted a still. But, his passion for enjoying and making craft beverages pushed him into business producing vodkas that now quickly disappear for distribution after bottling.
In the same way the “little things” make the Reilley way of life worth living, it’s the attention to detail that makes Reilley’s vodka worth drinking. The exclusively New York-grown ingredients give Ben’s spirits a solid, subtle flavor intended to inspire relaxation.
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A new state law now allows distilleries in Pennsylvania to sell their product where it's made, like
HEADLINE: Whiskey tastings now allowed in Pa.
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CAPTION: A new state law allows distilleries in Pennsylvania to sell their product where it's made, like a brewery or winery. The owner of one Pittsburgh business said it's a 'win-win' for consumers and business. (March 12)
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[Location - Date:Pittsburgh 3/3/2012]
[Source:AP]
[VO:meyer on tour; whiskey barrel; bottles of Wigle whiskey]
[VOICE-OVER]
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NATS UP: we're going to let our whiskey age for about two years
VISITORS TO PITTSBURGH CAN NOW GET A TASTE OF HISTORY... AND WHISKEY.
A NEW STATE LAW THAT RECENTLY TOOK EFFECT ALLOWS MICRO-DISTILLERIES TO GIVE SAMPLES AND SELL BOTTLES OF THEIR PRODUCT.
[SOT/]
(Mark Meyer/Wigle Whiskey)
It allows us to get immediate feedback on what we're making, it also allows us to make small batches and allow people to taste the whiskey and determine if we want to run with a different product so in our view it's a complete win-win for both consumers and for us.
[Location - Date:Pittsburgh 3/3/2012]
[Source:AP]
[VO:exteriors of Wigle Whiskey; employee pours whiskey]
[VOICE-OVER]
TRACK#2
THIS FAMILY-OWNED DISTILLERY MAKES DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHISKEY THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE MASS MARKET.
THEY BELIEVE THE NEW LAW WILL HELP THEM SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS.
[SOT/]
(Mark Meyer/Wigle Whiskey)
We're making a wheat whiskey. As of a few years ago you really couldn't find that in the mass market. Now small craft distilleries are using that as one of the principal components in whiskey. that's a sweeter, more mild whiskey.
[Location - Date:Pittsburgh 3/3/2012]
[Source:AP]
[VO:Wigle barrel, exteriors of distillery; employee cuts into bag of grain]
[VOICE-OVER]
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WIGLE WHISKEY IS NAMED AFTER A REVOLUTIONARY WAR MAN WHO BURNED DOWN THE HOME OF A FEDERAL TAX COLLECTOR.
PHILIP WIGLE ALSO HELPED LEAD THE WHISKEY REBELLION.
THE COMPANY NOW SELLS A WHISKEY THAT WIGLE WOULD HAVE DRUNK BACK IN THE 17-90'S.
[SOT/]
(Mark Meyer/Wigle Whiskey)
We're also making a rye whiskey which is historically the whiskey that was made in Pennsylvania. And again, up until a few years ago you couldn't find much on the mass market in terms of a rye whiskey.
[VO:exteriors of distillery; employee pouring drinks; barrel]
[VOICE-OVER]
TRACK#4
THERE ARE EIGHT DISTILLERIES LICENSED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
OLDER DISTILLERIES IN THE STATE CLOSED DURING PROHIBITION... AND MANY NEVER RE-OPENED, AS THE LAWS WERE VERY STRICT EVEN AFTERWARDS.
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Ulysses S. Grant | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:11 1 Early life and education
00:06:51 2 Early military career and personal life
00:07:02 2.1 West Point and first assignment
00:10:21 2.2 Marriage and family
00:11:26 2.3 Mexican–American War
00:14:41 2.4 Post-war assignments
00:17:49 3 Civilian struggles and politics
00:21:32 4 Civil War
00:22:34 4.1 Early commands
00:24:26 4.2 Belmont, Forts Henry and Donelson
00:29:01 4.3 Shiloh and aftermath
00:34:26 4.4 Vicksburg campaign
00:38:36 4.5 Chattanooga and promotion
00:41:55 4.6 Overland Campaign and Petersburg Siege
00:47:16 4.7 Appomattox campaign, and victory
00:49:25 4.8 Lincoln's assassination
00:50:44 5 Commanding General
00:51:45 5.1 Reconstruction
00:53:22 5.2 Break from Johnson
00:56:27 5.3 Election of 1868
00:58:57 6 Presidency (1869–1877)
01:01:49 6.1 Later Reconstruction and civil rights
01:08:38 6.2 Native American iPeace/i policy
01:12:10 6.3 Foreign affairs
01:16:49 6.4 Gold standard and gold conspiracy
01:20:32 6.5 Election of 1872 and second term
01:24:05 6.6 Panic of 1873 and loss of Congress
01:27:15 6.7 Scandals and reform
01:34:34 6.8 Election of 1876
01:36:14 7 Post-presidency
01:36:24 7.1 World tour and diplomacy
01:38:08 7.2 Third term attempt
01:40:26 7.3 Business reversals, speculation and confidence men
01:43:33 7.4 Memoirs, pension, and death
01:49:48 8 Historical reputation
01:53:12 9 Memorials and presidential library
01:55:44 10 See also
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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier, politician, and international statesman who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. During the American Civil War, General Grant, with President Abraham Lincoln, led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy. During the Reconstruction Era, President Grant led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism, racism, and slavery.
From early childhood in Ohio, Grant was a skilled equestrian who had a talent for taming horses. He graduated from West Point in 1843 and served with distinction in the Mexican–American War. Upon his return, Grant married Julia Dent, and together they had four children. In 1854, Grant abruptly resigned from the army. He and his family struggled financially in civilian life for seven years. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Grant joined the Union Army and rapidly rose in rank to general. Grant was persistent in his pursuit of the Confederate enemy, winning major battles and gaining Union control of the Mississippi River. In March 1864, President Lincoln promoted Grant to Lieutenant General, a rank previously reserved for George Washington. For over a year Grant's Army of the Potomac fought the Army of Northern Virginia led by Robert E. Lee in the Overland Campaign and at Petersburg. On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, and the war ended.
On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated. Grant continued his service under Lincoln's successor President Andrew Johnson and was promoted General of the Army in 1866. Disillusioned by Johnson's conservative approach to Reconstruction, Grant drifted toward the Radical Republicans. Elected the youngest 19th Century president in 1868, Grant stabilized the post-war national economy, created the Department of Justice, and prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan. He appointed African-Americans and Jewish-Americans to prominent federal offices. In 1871, Grant created the first Civil Service Commission. The Democrats and Liberal Republicans united behind Grant's opponent in the presidential election of 1872, but Grant was handily re-elected. Grant's new Peace Policy for Native Americans had both successes and failures. Grant's administration successfully resolv ...