Old Poindexter is an historic Kentucky Bourbon brand that was abandoned for many years. The distillery was in Harrison County, Kentucky, northwest of Cynthiana, Kentucky on the south fork of the Licking River. It was founded by John Poindexter in... Continue Reading →
Old Elk is a historical brand that was revived in 2013 by Curt Richardson, who founded a distillery in Fort Collins, Colorado. The brand, however, started in Lexington, Kentucky. Back in 1880, Richard P. Stoll and Henry C. Clay opened... Continue Reading →
Michter’s Distillery has a rich heritage. The original Distillery was founded in 1753 by Swiss Mennonite brothers, John and Michael, on their farm on Snitzel Creek, near Philadelphia. They were making rye whiskey for the local market. In the 1780s... Continue Reading →
The Mammoth Cave Bourbon Brand has been revived by the Balance Distilling Company in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. I am always happy to see an old brand revived. This brand was one of the brands United Distillers looked at reviving for... Continue Reading →
Owensboro has a rich heritage of distilling in Kentucky. They are known today for the Green River and Glenmore Distilleries, but in the 19th century, they also had the Daviess County Distillery. In 1873, Richard Monarch founded the Daviess County... Continue Reading →
The brand Kentucky Tavern has a rich heritage. You would not know this by the reputation it has today as a bottom shelf brand made at the Barton Distillery. However, this was not always the case. The R. Monarch Distillery... Continue Reading →
The distillers in the 19th century treated their promotion of their brands in a different way than the distillers of today. They did not have television, radio and social media to promote their brands. In fact, for most of the... Continue Reading →
Golden Wedding Rye is a brand with a long history. It was created by Joseph S. Finch, who buit a distillery near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1856. He registered the trademark, Golden Wedding Rye with Mida’s Criteria, stating it had been... Continue Reading →
The Park and Tilford Company was established in 1840 when Joseph Park and John Mason Tilford opened a retail store in New York City. The specialized in imported goods, perfumes and liquors. Park was a clergyman from Washington County, New... Continue Reading →
