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  • Rye grain from 1878 shipwreck opens door to rare whiskey revival efforts

    08/07/2025 4:16:22 PM PDT · by Omnivore-Dan · 43 replies
    Fox News ^ | 08/07/2925 | Andrea Margolis
    Long before bourbon dominated the liquor market, rye whiskey reigned supreme. Now, a Midwestern distiller is teaming up with scientists to bring back a long-gone type of grain and turn it into spicy, bold whiskey. The source is a wooden schooner named the James R. Bentley that's been sitting in Lake Huron for nearly 150 years. The ship sank in Nov. 1878 after striking a shoal.