Nice collection of old bottles from Distilleries of the past, most of which from Pennsylvania when the state was one of the top producing Whiskey areas in the world. . The owner of these bottles hosted his annual Whiskey Tasting last night. He hosts this tasting annually, each year with a new theme. It’s legit, there are video presentations, passouts, plenty of whiskey themed food, and even more whiskey. . The focus this year was on both the aging process and finishing. Along those lines, we sampled the @JeffersonsBourbon Wood Experiment set (five different finishes). We tried @ManatawnyStillWorks White Whiskey unaged vs. it being aged for two weeks in a two liter new oak barrel as well as four weeks and six weeks (amazing how much it changes in two week increments). And if those 9 examples were not enough, we also had @MakersMark 46, @AngelsEnvy, and @WildTurkey Longbranch (first time I’ve had it, and it’s not just all hype, Longbranch is good). . Unfortunately, we drank too much too fast that I didn’t take more photos. . Cheers! . #Follow @WhiskeyJourney #WhiskeyJourneys #FollowMe . . 📷 @WhiskeyJourneys . . . . #WhiskeyTasting #Antique #WhiskeyBottle #Dusty #OldOverholt #Schenley #Dusties #Jeffersons #ManatawnyStillWorks #MakersMark #WildTurkey #Longbranch #AngelsEnvy #MakersMark46 #JeffersonsBourbon #JeffersonsWoodExperiment #WildTurkeyLongbranch #MatthewMcConaughey #Bourbon #Whiskey #Whisky #Rye #RyeWhiskey #Alcohol #Liquor #Booze #Cheers (at Brentwood, Pennsylvania)

Whiskey Sour with Manatawny Still Works Four Grain American Whiskey. #mmmmwhiskey #manatawnystillworks #manatawny #whiskeysour #whiskey #happyhour (at South Philadelphia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoBrRwDT0R/?igshid=a1gxxbwggil1

LOVE @manatawnystillworks #distillery #pottstown #pottstownpa #manatawnystillworks (at Manatawny Still Works) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bys9Y-hlvWo0TSllW-9C5IchGBSGVb-VAY80A40/?igshid=1vkxktj5773jw

Tonight in Pottstown, PA! #livemusic #music #pottstown #pottstownpa #manatawnystillworks

My pawrents got me this awesome bandana @manatawnystillworks but said I can't try the delicious looking liquid in the bottle. #manatawny #msw #manatawnystillworks #whiskey #smallbatch #shiba #shibainu #shibadog #shibatude #shibaworld #shibasofinstagram #shibainulife #shibastagram #shibastyle #shibainudog #shibas #puppy #pupper #puppydog #puppylife #puppylove #lookinggood #bandana

Winter break day 7...a little cheer at @manatawnystillworks before celebrating with the family. #whiskey #gin #drinklocal #cocktails #holidaycheer

Starting my #weekend right. #threebitchesvodka @jwrpa #vodka @manatawnystillworks (at John Wright Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDK7KPHq5E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b3p10zma8ozl

🌅🌊🌊🌊🌊Ayyyyyyyyyyyy👉 @MANATAWNYSTILLWORKS🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊#SNAXNEWS🌊🌊🌊🌊#RAILROADING🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Edition🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 (at LOVE Park)

Bucket List! Proud to be a “Gettysburg Great” in our Bullet Points newsletter. Will celebrate this (upon conclusion of @haymakers4hope training of course) with some award winning whiskey from fellow Alums @manatawnystillworks . #kocancer #gettysburgcollege #gettysburggreat #bulletpoints @danafarber #pancreaticcancer #nvna (at Gettysburg College)

Whiskey tasting last night at a friend’s house. He hosts this tasting annually, each year with a new theme. It’s legit, there are video presentations, passouts, plenty of whiskey themed food, and even more whiskey. . The focus this year was on both the aging process and finishing. Along those lines, we sampled the @JeffersonsBourbon Wood Experiment set (five different finishes). We tried @ManatawnyStillWorks White Whiskey unaged vs. it being aged for two weeks in a two liter new oak barrel as well as four weeks and six weeks (amazing how much it changes in two week increments). And if those 9 examples were not enough, we also had @MakersMark 46, @AngelsEnvy, and @WildTurkey Longbranch (first time I’ve had it, and it’s not just all hype, Longbranch is good). . Unfortunately, we drank too much too fast that I didn’t take more photos. . Cheers! . #Follow @WhiskeyJourney #WhiskeyJourneys #FollowMe . . 📷 @WhiskeyJourneys . . . . #WhiskeyTasting #Jeffersons #ManatawnyStillWorks #MakersMark #WildTurkey #Longbranch #AngelsEnvy #MakersMark46 #JeffersonsBourbon #JeffersonsWoodExperiment #WildTurkeyLongbranch #MatthewMcConaughey #Bourbon #Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #IrishWhiskey #Rye #RyeWhiskey #WhiskeyLife #BourbonLife #Instadram #Whiskeygram #Alcohol #Liquor #Booze #Cheers (at Brentwood, Pennsylvania)

Where To Eat This Weekend: All-Houston Edition

Proceeds from the roasted veal loin with smoked carrot romesco, green onions, and hazelnuts at a.kitchen will go to the #chefs4Houston hurricane relief effort. a.kitchen/Twitter

We know that a lot of you are going to be out of the city this weekend. We know that most of you are already gone. But for those of you sticking around, we’re focusing this week’s Where To Eat on restaurants that are doing charity work for the people (and pets) of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

So let’s go do some good this weekend, huh? And we can start with…

#Chefs4Houston

The most organized charity program happening was put together on the fly by Eli Kulp, Ellen Yin and the team from High Street Hospitality. The #Chefs4Houston hashtag is being used to collect a list of chefs and restaurants offering a single plate, sales from which are being donated to hurricane relief efforts. Obviously a.kitchen and a.bar, Fork, High Street on Market and High Street on Hudson are all participating, but the program has already attracted some pretty big names. Vernick, Laurel, Zahav, Will, Hungry Pigeon, Cuba Libre, Luna Cafe, Cafe Lift, Bufad, Prohibition Taproom and others have signed on, and you can keep track of what they’re doing and who’s donating by following the #Chefs4Houston hashtag on Twitter and (more commonly) Instagram.

Drinking For A Good Cause

Manatawny Still Works is donating $2 from each cocktail and $5 from each bottle sold at the Pottstown distillery and Passyunk tasting room to the Houston Humane Society “to help the organization in the aftermath of Harvey and what will surely be the gargantuan task of caring for abandoned animals and reuniting pets with their families.” Then, on Saturday, they’ll be doing the same deal, but donating proceeds to the American Red Cross. Can’t make it to the locations? That’s cool. Take a picture of your bottle and receipt from Friday or Saturday and tag it on social media (Instagram: @manatawnystillworks, Twitter: @manatawnysw, Facebook: @manatawnystillworks).

And Then Drinking MORE For A Good Cause

This one just seems to appropriate to pass up. Rex 1516 is a very southern restaurant. At the bar, they serve a mean Hurricane. This weekend, they’re donating 100% of proceeds from every Hurricane sold to hurricane relief. Nice, right?

In Case You Haven’t Already Been…

Have you been to Kensington Quarters yet? If not, this weekend is the perfect time. For starters, the crowds shouldn’t be too bad. But also, they’re donating 10% of all sales between lunch on Friday and brunch on Monday to #Chefs4Houston. Not 100% of one plate, but 10% of everything.

Donuts For Houston

Federal Donuts has a new donut, designed in collaboration with Maker’s Mark bourbon. It’s a peanut and caramel apple fancy, being sold at all stores in Philly (and the one in Miami). And from now through Monday, September 4th, FedNuts is donating 100% of proceeds from the sale of this new donut to the Houston Food Bank — one of the many, many organizations in Texas that are going to need help for months to come.

Check out our updated list of Hurricane Harvey benefits on Foobooz and follow #Chefs4Houston on Instagram and Twitter for more information.

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Well, if I’m going to stay in and clean instead of going to the parties, I might as well enjoy a #cocktail - @manatawnystillworks Three Bitches Vodka (I LOVE that a portion of proceeds from the sale of the vodka goes to The Piper Project, which supports an animal shelter...and Manatawny is a great supporter of The Hickman) & @polarseltzer Mermaid Songs! Who doesn’t love dogs & mermaids?!?! Operation: COVID-19 Preparation! #thisis2020 #coronaprep #goawaycovid19 (at Le Salon De Charles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9uAzUBFMjp8uIsKOlkSEYJ-yKz4K4H7FmTal80/?igshid=17lr8h73xzxpx

The rest of our #drinklocal tour for the day. A gin cider from @manatawnystillworks and a Neverfelled from @hiddenriverbeer #beerdrinkersofinstagram #beer #gin #lifeisgood

'cause tonight, tonight, tonight, oh you're gonna win some raffles! of course to have to play to win, and in order to win you need to come out to Raffles For Ruffs at Twenty9. $35 covers admission, the dinner buffet & 25 raffle tickets to start you out. In addition to the 11 silent auction items & more than 100 raffle items, we also have door prizes, Miss 50/50 & the Chariot Services photo booth. The Kentucky Derby will be shown on the TVs and there will be a cash bar. It's gonna be a great night to raise funds for dogs in need! The online box office is still open til 4 today if you want to register online or you can pay the admission price at the door. Additional raffle tickets will be sold during the event $20 for 25 tickets. For more info & to regsiter online, please go to TLCrescuePA.com/RafflesForRuffs @29restaurant @manatawnystillworks @salonevolve #RafflesForRuffs #charityevent #dogrescue

@29restaurant is THE place to be in May 6th! Tix to the event are $30/person thru May3rd and covers the buffet dinner AND 25 raffle tickets. #RafflesForRuffs will be off the hook with about a hundred great items up for grabs with items donated by @phillies @bellewoodcc @manatawnystillworks @prestonandsteveshow @12westboutiques @savonarestaurant @sevayoga @salonevolve @eastcotelane @amesalonandspa @thepranahouse @dragon_gym_mainline @qvc & so much more. See some of what's up for grabs and Register at TLCrescuePA.com/Rafflesforruffs #CharityEvent #dogrescue #fundraiser #malvernpa

Raffles For Ruffs is on May 6 at @29restaurant! Join us for a fun night of great food, raffles, silent auction, and door prices too. One of the great items we have to raffle is this fabulous basket donated by @manatawnystillworks Bottle of Three Bitches Wheat Vodka A pass for 4 to tour the distillery 4 Three Bitches coasters A Three Bitches sticker A Piper Project Bandana. you must be 21 or older to win this raffle item #charity #Fundraiser #AnimalRescue #RescueDogs #RescuePhilly #Malvern