Taste testing Maryland whiskeys

Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun

4201 E. Pratt St., Highlandtown. oldlinespirits.com

86 proof; $49.99, available at select liquor stores

While this new company is based in Highlandtown, its flagship product is made with barley from Washington state and is then contract-distilled in Ohio.

Ryan Detter: It's kind of like training wheels for someone who might want to get into Scotch. You can taste the peat. I get a little more vanilla in the finish. I like it the more I have of it.

4201 E. Pratt St., Highlandtown. oldlinespirits.com

86 proof; $49.99, available at select liquor stores

While this new company is based in Highlandtown, its flagship product is made with barley from Washington state and is then contract-distilled in Ohio.

Ryan Detter: It's kind of like training wheels for someone who might want to get into Scotch. You can taste the peat. I get a little more vanilla in the finish. I like it the more I have of it.

(Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun)

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Wesley Case, Amy Langrehr and Ryan Detter sip their way through whiskeys from six Maryland-based brands.