PITTSBURGH — American distilleries age their barrels of whiskey stacked on "ricks" in buildings called "rick houses."
But McLaughlin Distillery in Sewickley Hills, Pennsylvania, is sending out some barrels to age in, among others, Mike's house, Jim's house and Jen's house.
Customers across the region and the state have jumped at the chance to buy the little distillery's new Age Your Own Bourbon kits. They include a new, charred white oak barrel and enough unaged, clear distilled malt spirits to fill it up and keep it topped off while it ages into bourbon over several years.
