Come hear Herman discuss his company and, of course, taste several expressions of Dad’s Hat rye whiskey, which is distilled just over the Delaware River in Bristol, PA. Herman will even mix up a batch of his delicious rye whiskey punch!
In a way, Herman Mihalich’s childhood in Monessen, Pennsylvania predicted his future as the founder of Dad’s Hat® Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey. It was there, after all, living in an apartment above his family’s bar, where Mihalich experienced the sights, sounds and stories that would eventually inspire him to reintroduce the world to Pennsylvania’s once-rich rye whiskey producing heritage.
Before coming full circle back to these roots and co-founding Dad’s Hat Whiskey with John Cooper (W ’78), Mihalich made his mark as a Chemical Engineer. Of course, the fond memories of his father’s bar remained a constant in Herman’s life and ultimately led him to realize his life’s ambition in 2010, when he launched the Dad’s Hat distillery in Bristol. Many years have passed since Herman’s youth in that Western Pennsylvania town but he’s now exactly where he wants to be – carrying on a tradition close to his heart.