Whiskey in My Water say that "while not a true vocal showcase, ‘Whiskey in My Water’ is an opportunity for Farr to show off his strong vocal abilities." In his review of the album, Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" wrote that it has "a sing-a-long ready chorus" but felt that it "may be just a little too everyman compared to the rest of the tracks on the record." "Whiskey in My Water" debuted at number 58 on the US "Billboard" Country Airplay chart for the week of November 23, 2013. It also debuted at number 46 on the US "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart for
Rye whiskey be further designated as "straight", as in "straight rye whiskey". Rye whiskey was historically the prevalent whiskey in the northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania and Maryland. Pittsburgh was the center of rye whiskey production in the late 1700s and early 1800s. By 1808, Allegheny County farmers were selling one half barrel for each man, woman and child in the country. By the 1880s, Joseph F. Sinnott's distillery, Moore and Sinnott, located in Monongahela was the single largest producer of rye whiskey, with a capacity of 30,000 barrels a year. Rye whiskey largely disappeared after Prohibition. A few brands, such as Old