Reading Terminal Market is getting a new full-time merchant.
The Pittsburgh-based wine and spirits shop, Pennsylvania Libations, will open this summer inside the market selling Pennsylvania-made wine, spirits and cider. It will be the company s third location and the first in Philly.
Pennsylvania Libations is the first privately owned and operated spirits shop in the state’s history.
More than 20 distilleries, wineries and cideries from across the state will sell their products through Pennsylvania Libations in the market, including Brother Monk Ciderworks, CJ Spirits and Liberty Pole Spirits, which cannot be found anywhere else in the area.
Reading Terminal s Pennsylvania Libations will be open daily starting in early June.
The Whiskey Of Pennsylvania Is Something To Take Note Of
The Whiskey Of Pennsylvania Is Something To Take Note Of
We know that Kentucky is all that when it comes to bourbon, but when it comes to whiskey history in general, the Bluegrass State is an upstart whippersnapper compared to Pennsylvania. And while corn is bourbon’s bosom buddy, in Pennsylvania, you’ve got to talk rye. The Pennsylvania farmers of the 18th century, the Scots-Irish, the Swiss-German, brought a distilling culture with them from their homelands and made do with the grains that grew best in their new grounds: rye being foundational.
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WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) Susanne Sager and her husband, Matt, were taking care of business. For more than a decade, they had owned and operated Palazzo’s 1837 Ristorante, a fine-dining location along Washington Road in North Strabane Township.
Then last spring, COVID-19 intervened, stirring vats of turmoil at restaurants across Pennsylvania. In an effort to mitigate spread of the disease, Gov. Tom Wolf shut down “non-essential businesses” across the state, including indoor dining. Palazzo’s, like most of its industry peers, strove to persevere, offering takeout and outdoor dining, but ultimately suffered.