| 1622 | Captain James Thorpe is making beer from Indian Corn. Is killed by native Americans later that year
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.17). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1637 | John Medley immigrated to Maryland from England, bringing a still with him.
(Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon, Harry Harrison Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1640 | William Kleft, Dir General Dutch colony New York ordered distillation. Wilhelm Hendrikson, distiller used both corn and rye for the mash
(Murphy, World Bk W p 116). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1657 | The earliest refrence to American rum, in the records of Massachusetts General Court.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1698 | William Laird settles in Monmouth County, New Jersey and starts to make applejack
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.19). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1733 | The Molasses Act is imposed upon the American Colonies.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1737 | Legend has it that the first "russet brown whisky" in Scotland is sold
(Liquor Store Magazine, June 1968, p.44). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1744 | Leonard and David Barnetz establish a distillery at York Pa.
(Patterson's California Beverage Gazetteer, Oct. 1970). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1753 | The Schenk family operate a distillery and grist mill on Hammer Creek, near Schaefferstown, Pa.
(Patterson's California Beverage Gazetteer, Oct. 1970). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1762 | Daniel Weller is born [W L Weller's grandfather].
(Filson Club, Weller Family Papers). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1764 | The Sugar Act extended the Molasses Act forbidding the importation of rum and spirits from foriegn sources.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1771 | Samuel Purviance builds Marylands first distillery
(Patterson's California Beverage Gazetteer, Oct.1970). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1775 | John Ritchie comes to Kentucky and Builds a house. Soon after he builds a distillery with a one bushel per day capacity.
(M F Coomes, Speech before the Filson Club, Jan. 7, 1895). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1775 | THe Wine and Spririts Bulletin reports that the ruins of the Ritchie distillry can still be found
(Feb. 1, 1901). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1780 | Samuels Family first comes to Kentucky
(Courier -Journal, Oct. 3, 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1780 | It is said that Ritchie and some companions take a flat boat full of whiskey to New Orleans this year
(M F Coomes, Talk before the Filson Club, Jan. 7, 1895). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1780 | Captain Henry Wilson identifies three distillers located in Kentucky for this year. These three distillers are Jacob Meyers, Joseph Davis and Samuel Davis. The Davis brothers only had small stills of about 40 gallon capacity and they had brought them over the mountains on muleback.
(Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon, p.138). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1780 | Elijah Pepper starts distilling whiskey at Versailles, in what is now Woodford County, Ky. His son Oscar and grandson James E. used the trademark "Old 1776" and the slogan "Born with the Republic".
(C Crowdery, Heritage of James E Pepper Bourbon). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1783 | 1st distillery in Kentucky
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 120). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1783 | First recorded production in a small distillery in Louisville
(Kentucky Tavern brand leaflet). May have only been straight Kentucky Corn Whiskey, not bourbon (F B Thompson, Spirit of Old Kentucky). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1785 | Bourbon County is organized by the Virginia Legislature.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1785 | Jacob Beam comes to Kentucky
(Nelson County Record, Illustrated Historical and Industrial Suppliment, 1896). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1787 | Samuel Weller is born. [W L Weller's father] [W L's mother is Pheobe LaRue].
(Filson Club, Weller Family Papers). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1788 | Jacob Beam starts his first distillery at Early Times
(Nelson County Record, 1896). | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
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| 1789 | Elijah Craig casks his first spirit
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 120). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1789 | Most historians agree that the first true Bourbon came from a "fulling mill" owned by the Rev. Elijah Craig - Some have suggested the first distiller was Jacob Spear, an immigrant from Pennsylvania, others Daniel Steward or John Hamilton
(Kentucky Tavern brand leaflet). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1790 | 1790-1800 The Whiskey rebellion ad its aftermath. Resistance to the tax was equally widespread in Kentucky but there was an official cover-up of the events in Kentucky to make it seem to have less oposition to the tax in Kentucky. There was massive civil disobedience and occasional violence in Kentucky
(Federal Courts in the Early Republic: Kentucky 1789 - 1816, Mary K Bonsteel Tachau). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1790 | Kentucky was spared the military option for the suppression of the Whiskey rebellion for two main reasons: The first reason was geography - it was simply too difficult to get troops over the mountains to suppress the rebellion. The second reason was the fear that a show of force would drive the "into the arms of France or Spain"
(Federal Courts, Tachau). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1790 | Albert Gallatin, Secratary of Treasury under Jefferson: The people of Kentucky are "distillers through necessity not choice, that [they] may comprehend the greatest value on the smallest size and weight".
(Federal Courts, Tachau). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1790 | Alexander Hamilton states in a letter that duties on liquor should be based on "proof determined by Dycas's Hydrometer".
(Early American Spirits, Alfred J Liebmann). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1790 | Spears is reported to have established his distillery in Kentucky
(Patterson's California Beverage Gazetteer, Oct. 1970). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1792 | Kentucky is admitted to the Union as the 15th State.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1793 | Mercer County distiller advertised that he had 500 gallons of "Old Whiskey" for sale
(The Formative Years of Kentucky's Whiskey Industry, Crowgey, pp.193-194). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1794 | Whiskey Rebellion against Federal tax to pay the $21 war debt from the Revolution. Washington deployed the Federal Army. see 1802
(C. Lee Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1794 | Elijah Pepper is said to be one of the few Kentucky distillers who could afford to pay the excise tax on whiskey and so survives the first consolidation of the industry
(Spirits, 1935, Filson Club). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1794 | Canada has its first excise tax on whiskey stills
(200 Years of Tradition: The Story of Canadian Whisky). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1797 | James Morrison succedes Col. Marshall as Inspector of the Revenue in Kentucky
(Federal Courts, Tachau). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1799 | John Molson Builds a brewery and distillery in Montreal
(200 Years of Tradition, p.14) | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1800 | John Medley VI comes to Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap. He brings a still with him.
(Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1800 | Daniel Weller is running a distillery in Nelson Co. Ky.
(Filson Club, Weller Family Papers). | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:Stitzel-Weller
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| 1802 | Jefferson repealed the whiskey tax of 1794
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1805 | A distillery is built at the location of Makers Mark distillery in Loretto Ky.
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson). | Timeline:Makers Mark
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1807 | Daniel Weller dies and his inventory of estate list two stills amongst his possessions
(Nelson Co. Inventory of Estate Book). | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:Stitzel-Weller
|
| 1808 | First organized soceity for the advancement of temprance formed in Moreau New York
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1809 | Oscar Pepper is born
(C Cowdery, Heritage of James E Pepper). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1812 | War of 1812 is paid for by levying an excise tax on whiskey
(Kentucky Encyclopedia, Syvertsen). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1812 | Medley Distilling Company (Ezra Brooks) traces its founding to this date.
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:Medley
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1812 | The Old Overholt distillery is founded
(Fortune, Nov., 33). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1814 | Decorative glass flask for bourbon from the barrel first introduced
(Getz p100). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1814 | Elijah Noble notified customers that he had for sale "100 barrels two years old Whiskey"
(The Formative Years of Kentucky's Whiskey Industry, Crowgey, p196). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1815 | Samuel Weller purchases his father's stills
(Nelson Co. Sales/Bills Book). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1816 | Hiram Walker is born
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1816 | The Hope Distillery is built in Louisville, Ky.
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.35). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1817 | Excise tax is ended as debt is paid
(Syversten, Kentucky Encyclopedia). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1818 | George Dickel born in Germany.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1818 | Smirnoff distillery founded in Moscow, Russia
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1819 | Henry Mckenna is born in County Derry, Ireland
(The Kentucky Standard, April 15, 1976). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1820 | Old Tub (Beam and Hart) distillery established in Nelson County with a capacity of 250 bushels per day
(Kentucky's Bourbon Industry, J Atherton, Filson Club). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1820 | James C Crow comes to the United States from Scotland
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Harry Harrison Kroll). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1821 | The first known advertisement for bourbon is printed in the Bourbon County newspaper, Western Citizen, as the firm Stout and Adams advertises "Bourbon Whiskey by the barrel or keg."
(Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon, p.120). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1823 | Description of the "Sour Mash" method of making whiskey is printed in the "Gazett"
(The Formative Years of Kentucky's Whiskey Industry, Crowgey, p.209). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1825 | William LaRue Weller is born.
(N Morgan, 15/10/92). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1825 | Alfred Eaton is credited with the creation of the "Lincoln County Process" for making Tennessee Whisky
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.36). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1826 | The American Temperance Society is founded in Boston
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p. 43). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1830 | Liquor Ration ended in the United States Army.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1831 | Elijah Pepper dies.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1832 | Gooderham and Worts distillery founded in Canada
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1833 | David M Beam is Born
(Nelson County Record, 1896). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1834 | Charles Fleischmann is born near Budapest, Hungary.
(UD Archives, 992.m.169). | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1836 | Yellowstone "One of Kentucky's earliest and best known distillers made this for his personal use. Given name Yellowstone in 1872.
(F B Thompson, Spirit of Old Kentucky). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1836 | J W Dant built distillery
(N Morgan 18/11/91) at Dant (Kentucky Bev Jrnl Nov '56). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1836 | Henry McKenna comes to America
(History of Nelson County, Henry McKenna). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1838 | Dr. James C Crow hired by Pepper as distiller. Credited with first using residue from the previous batch of sour mash to prepare new batch.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1838 | Henry McKenna comes to Kentucky
(History of Nelson County, McKenna). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1838 | Oscar Pepper and wife Nannie Edwards build Old Oscar Pepper Distillery.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1840 | Whiskey produced in Bourbon County [then much larger] known as "bourbon"
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1840 | The special bottle of E G Booz' Old Cabin Whiskey. This could have led to the popular use of the word "booze" for liquor. Note: The Oxford dictionary states that the word is several centuries older than the "Booz" bottle.
(Getz p102). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1840 | George T Stagg founds a distillery
(Kentucky's Liquor Industry, Atherton, Filson Club Archives). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1840 | Joseph Park and John Mason Tilford found a retail establishment that specializes in high quality import goods, perfumes and liquor
(Beverage Media Blue Book, History of Park and Tilford). | Timeline:Park And Tilford
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1842 | John H Weller is born [the brother of William LaRue who was raised as a son after the death of thier parents in 1854].
(Filson Club, Weller Family Papers and Thompson, History of the Orphan Brigade). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1844 | 12,000 temprance supports stage a demonstration in the Boston Commons
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1844 | T W Samuels opens his first commercial distillery at Deatsville, Kentucky
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:Makers Mark
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1846 | "First printed mention of Bourbon of which writer is aware."
(Carson, Soc Hist B p49). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1846 | Carrie Nation is born in Kentucky
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.62). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1846 | Maximillian Fleischmann is born in Austria.
(UD Archives, 992.m.169). | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1848 | The oldest bottle with "Bourbon" on its label. Distilled by M. Bininger & Co. of New York City and owned by a private collector in Maine
(Maryland-Washington-Delaware Beverage Journal, April 1972). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1848 | David McKenna is born
(Nelson County Record, 1896). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1849 | William Larue Weller & Brother, traders, founded.
(N Morgan, 18/11/91). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1849 | W L Weller uses the slogan "Honest whiskey at an honest price."
(UD Archives, 992.m.94). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1849 | Monarch Distillery founded in Owensboro
(U D Archives, 992.m.192). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1851 | Prohibition Mk I - Illinois followed Maine in declaring prohibition
(Penguin Chronology). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1852 | George Pence Weller is born. (W L Weller's son).
(Filson Club Geneolgy file for Weller Family). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1853 | Thomas Moore is born in Louisville, Kentucky
(The Origins of Barton Bourbon, Judy Dalton). | Timeline:Barton
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1854 | Samuel Weller dies. He was killed in an epidemic of either typhoid or cholera that killed many other members of his family.
(Filson Club, Weller Family Papers),(John Jacobi, 23/10/92). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1854 | J B Dant makes the first barrel of Yellowstone
(Spirits, 1936, Filson Club). | Timeline:J W Dant
Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:Yellowstone
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| 1855 | George Dickel sets up in business
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1855 | Friend P Pitts founds Austin, Nichols and Co.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1855 | M P Mattingly starts distilling in Daviess County Kentucky
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1855 | H. McKenna, an Immigrant from County Derry, Ireland, founds a distillery in Fairfield, Kentucky to use excess grain from his flour mill. It had a capacity of less than one barrel a day and McKenna put an emphasis on quality, not quantity of his whiskey
(Courier- Journal, Feb. 18, 1934). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1855 | James S McKenna is born
(Spirit, 1934). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1856 | Dr. James C Crow dies at the age of 67.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1857 | Joseph E Seagram builds a distillery on his farm
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1858 | Hiram Walker is founded
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1858 | Headley and Farra distillery established
(Kentucky's Bourbon Industry, J Atherton, Filson Club). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1859 | circa 1859 George Medley is born.
(Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1861 | American Civil War.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1861 | Stafford McKenna is born
(Nelson County Record, 1896). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1862 | Excise tax on whiskey reimposed to raise funds for Civil War
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1862 | Andrew Hueblein founds his company
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1862 | The United States Navy ends its rationing of spirits.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1862 | Albert J Hart is Born
(Nelson County Record, 1896). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1862.7.7 | Charles D Weller and McWiley Parker are murdered in Tennessee by two gunmen. Weller is robbed of a large amount of cash
(Louisville Daily Express, July 7, 1862). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1863 | John H Weller, a Captain in Kentucky's "Orphan Brigade" of the C.S.A., is wounded in the battle of Chickamauga.
(Filson Club, Weller Family Papers). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1863 | Blandford and Bro. acquire the M P Mattingly distillery in Daviess County
(Hiatory of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1863 | Early Times Distillery is founded
(Beverage Media Blue Book, History of Brown-Forman). | Timeline:Brown and Forman
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1864 | James B Beam is born
(Nelson County Record, 1896). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1864 | Creel Brown Sr is born (the son of J T S Brown)
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:Brown and Forman
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1865 | After the defeat of the Confederate armies in which they served, Weller's sons William, George, and John join the family business.
(UD Archives, 992.m.94). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1865 | J B Dant. son of J W Dant, builds distillery
(later Yellowstone). Described as transference from Dant to Gethsemane (Kentucky Bev Jrnl Nov '56). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1865 | D H Taylor and Company is founded.
(Illustrated Louisville, 1890). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1866 | E. C. Berry builds a distillery in Daviess County with a 60 to70 bushels per day capacity
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1866 | Jack Daniel establishes his distillery at Lynchburg, Tennessee
(Nothing Better, Pearce). | Timeline:Brown and Forman
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1867 | Oscar Pepper dies and son James E. takes over distillery.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:James E. Pepper
|
| 1867 | S C Herbst establishes a distillery in Franklin County
(Kentucky's Liquor Industry, Atherton, Pearce). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1867 | John Atherton builds his distillery at Athertonville, Ky.
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1867 | Carrie Nation marries physician and alcoholic Dr. Charles Gloyd
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.62). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1867 | Adam and Ben Chapeze (sons of Ben Chapeze) establish a distillery at Chapeze Station in Bullit County. Their brand name was Old Charter.
(Filson Club, Chapeze Family File). | Timeline:Old Charter
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1868 | Congress requires a stamp tax on all spirits distilled in the United States.
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1868 | The Federal Excise tax on whiskey is reduced to fifty cents per proof gallon
(Syvertsen, Kentucky Encyclopedia). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1868 | The Sour Mash Distilling Company is founded by M.V. Monarch
(M.V.Monarch, Jockey Club Brands) (History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1868 | A "Bonding Period" of one year is established by Congress.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1868 | Charles and Maximillian Fleischmann and James Graff, a distiller found the Fleischmann Co. to manufacture compressed yeast and distilled spirits.
(Beverage Media Blue Book, Fleischmann History). | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1869 | O.F.C. Distillery built by Pat Frazier.
(Remarks of Merit, "Biography of a Distillery", UD Archives, 991.m.144). | Distillery:Stagg
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1869 | Alex T Farnsley is born on Feb. 9.
(Who's Who in Louisville, 1926 edition). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1869 | National Prohibition Party founded in Chicago
(Penguin Chronology). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1869 | R. Monarch & Co.
(Sour-Mash Whiskey, Kentucky Standard, and R. Monarch and Co. brands)is founded in Daviess County (History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1869 | John Hanning Distillery is built in Daviess County with a capacity of 10 barrels per day
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1869 | T.J. Monarch builds the Eagle Distillery at Grissom's Landing
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1870 | John E Fitgerald builds distillery.[origin of Old Fitzgerald]
The original whiskey was called John E Fitzgerald and was made for the exclusive markets such as Steam ship lines and private clubs.
(N Morgan 18/11/91)
(UD Archives, 992.m.94). | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:Stitzel-Weller
|
| 1870 | George Dickel becomes liquor wholesaler
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1870 | The original Fleischmann Distillery is built at Riverside, Ohio. Their main products are gin and bourbon.
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1870 | J W Dant Builds a modern distillery at Dant's Station
(Spirits, 1936). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1870 | Whiskey Ring defrauded the govt of millions of $ of taxes. Col Orville Babock, aide to President Grant, deeply implicated and saved from prison by Grant
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 126). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1870 | James E Pepper moves to New York City and is remembered for introducing the Old-Fashioned Cocktail to New Yorkers. He learned of the drink at Louisville's Pendennis Club.
(C Cowdery, James E Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1870 | J.T.S. Brown & Brother is founded with George Gavin Brown as the brother
(Nothing Better, Pearce). | Timeline:Brown and Forman
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1871 | Glenmore - James Thompson, immigrant from Ireland, started making whiskey in Owensboro. His brother-in -law, Harry Barton joined him and discovered the supply of Limestone water at a constant 55 degrees that allowed distillation throughout the summer.
(Kentucky Historical and Cultural Pathways, June 1991). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1871 | Note: James: born 5 May 1855 in Londonderry, entered USA 1871, worked for uncles Sam and John Getty in Bowling Green, Ky. for two years to pay for transportation to USA. 1873 to R. Knott & Co., Dry Goods Louisville, Ky.
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1872 | Philip and Fredrick Stitzel build a distillery [later to become part of Stitzel-Weller].
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1872 | A - Yellowstone name given to 1836 brand. B - J B Dant renames his brand in honour of the first national park. C - Charles Townsend, partner in Taylor & Williams, distributors of Dant suggested the new label
(A - F B Thompson, Spirit of Old Kentucky). (B - N Morgan 18/11/91). (C - Kentucky Bev Jrnl Nov '56) | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:Yellowstone
|
| 1872 | Philip & Fredrick Stitzel build a distillery [later Stitzel Weller]
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1872 | Bernheim Brothers founded
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1872 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of seventy cents per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1873 | J W M Field starts distilling with a capacity of 2.5 bushels per day
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1873 | Boiler explodes at the M V Monarch Distillery, flying into the river 200 yards away. Two men were killed
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1873 | Daviess County Distillery opened.
(Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:Medley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1874 | Julius P Van Winkle is born in Danville, Ky.
(UD Archives, 992.m.161). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1874 | The Womens Christian Temperance Union
(WCTU) is formed in Cleveland, Ohio (Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1874 | The Daviess County Distillery Company is founded by Callaghan and Trigg
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1874 | The Old Charter brand is first introduced
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:Old Charter
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1874 | Tom Moore starts working for Willet, Franke and Company
(Origins of Barton, Dalton). | Timeline:Barton
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1875 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of ninety cents per gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1875 | The "Whiskey Ring" is broken up.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1876 | J T Williams joins Taylor to form Taylor and Williams
(Illustrated Louisville, 1890). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1876 | Orville Babcock is brought to trial for his role in the whiskey ring, but is aquitted with the help of testimony from President Grant
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.52). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1876 | James Thompson, with 2nd cousin George Brown, form Brown Thompson. Brown is manager, Thompson is salesman. Their first product is Old Forrester Bourbon.
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1877 | Alex Hill and William H Perkins acquire the E C Berry distillery in Daviess County and enlarge its capacity to 250 bushels per day. They continue to make E C Berry brand whiskey
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1877 | 1877/1878 Cascade distillery founded by Brown & Cunningham in the vicinity of Cascade Spring and Cascade Falls, formerly known as Gage Creek.
(N Morgan, Mar. 4 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1878 | The "Bonding Period" is extended to three years.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1878 | James E Pepper sells the distillery to Labrot and Graham. They keep the distillery until 1940 when they sell it to Brown and Forman.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1878 | Taylor and Williams is first listed in the Louisville City Directory. Their location is at 27 3rd Street, between Main and River
(U of L Archives). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1879 | About this time Cascade distillery founded
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1879 | John Thixton Distillery Company is founded as a wholesale house in Owensboro
(History of Daviess County, Interstate Publishing Comapny, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1879 | James E Pepper returns to Kentucky and builds the Henry Clay Distillery near Lexington, Ky.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1879 | The Tom Moore brand is introduced
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb.,70). | Timeline:Barton
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1879 | Bernheim Bros. acquire the I W Harper trademark.
(N Morgan to T Manners 4/2/92). | Timeline:Bernheim
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1880 | Owensboro Distilling Company
(W.S.Stone, Farmer's Club, Kentucky brands) founded in Daviess County (History of Daviess County, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1880 | Hill, Perkins and Co. is founded just west of Owensboro. The distillery had a 300 bushel capacity
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publihing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | E. P. Millet & Co. is built in Daviess County with a capacity of 350 bushels per day
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | Fire destroys the John Hanning distillery in Daviess County but he rebuilds with a capacity of 25 barrles per day
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | T J Monarch opens the Eagle Distillery at Birk City
(T.J. Monarch, Imperial, and Cliff Falls brands) (History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | Daviess County Club Distillery is founded with a capacity of 380 bushels per day
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | Boulware & Wilhoit distillery founded in Daviess County to make apple brandy
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | A Whiskey trust [cartel] under the name "Distilling and Cattle Feed Association" operated. Its competition reduced 83 distilleries to 12.
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p126). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | circa 1880 Lady Randolph Churchill (Sir Winston's American mother) introduces the Manhattan cocktail by blending bourbon with Sweet Vermouth
(National Dispatch, National Distillers Products Magazine, 1964, Page 5). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1880 | H McKenna opens an office in Louisville on Market Street
(Industries of Louisville and New Albany 1886, Filson Club). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1881 | Col A Blanton is born.
(UD Archives, 991.m.140). | Distillery:Stagg
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1881 | Belmont and Astor distilleries are first listed in the Louisville City Directory
(u of L Archives). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1881 | Rock Springs Distillery (Hill & Hill) is founded with a 128 bushels capacity
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1881 | J T Welch Distilling Company is created with a capacity of 400 bushels per day
(History of Daviess County Kentucky, Interstate Publishing Company, 1883). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1881 | R. Monarch and E.P. Millet start a distillery which produces Kentucky Tavern
(UD Archives, uncataloged file). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1881 | Brown-Thompson first appears in the Louisville City Directory at 243 Main, near 7th Street
(Louisville City Directory, U of L Archives). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1882 | Col. Edmund H Taylor buys O.F.C. Distillery
(Remark Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144). | Distillery:Stagg
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1882 | The Three Feathers brand is introduced
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1882 | Old Grand-Dad is first sold on the market
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1883 | A Ph Stitzel's distillery burns down and he builds another distillery on the same site.
(UD Archives, 992.m.94). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1883 | Harry C Hatch is born
(Fortune, Nov., 33). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1885 | George T Stagg buys the distillery.
(Remak Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144). | Distillery:Stagg
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1885 | The Melrose Rare brand is introduced
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1886 | Wright and Taylor are first listed in the Louisville City Directory. Their address is 220 2nd Street.
(U of L Archives). | Timeline:Old Charter
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1887 | The "Whiskey Trust" (Distillers' and Cattle Feeders' Trust) is organized.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1887 | Old Taylor is first sold on the market
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1888 | "Only two sizeable distilleries out of 80 were outside the Distilling and Cattle Feed Trust"
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 126). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1888 | Shwab, Dickel's brother-in law, acquires interest in Cascade Distillery
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1888 | George Dickel acquires sole rights to bottle and distribute Cascade Whiskey
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1888 | The Echo Springs brand is introduced
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1888 | Hill and Hill is first sold on the market
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1889 | John E Fitzgerald changes the name of his whiskey to Old Fitzgerald.
(UD Archives, 992.m.94). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1889 | James Thompson resigns from Brown Thompson [later Brown Forman] to set up with brother Francis P Thompson in James Thompson and Brother
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1889 | Thomas Moore founded his distillery in Bardstown. He retained ownership up to the prohibition era
(Beverage Media Blue Book, History of Barton). | Timeline:Barton
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1889 | The present day distillery (Old Happy Hollow) is built on the foundations of the earlier distillery
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson). | Timeline:Makers Mark
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1889 | Bernheim Bros. is first listed in the Louisville City Directory
(U of L Archives). | Timeline:Bernheim
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1890 | Brown-Forman is established
(Nothing Better, Pearce). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1890 | Gilbert F Heublein takes over his father's business
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1890 | The Sherman Anti-Trust Act is used to break up the Distillers' and Cattle Feeders' Trust.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1890 | Maximillian Fleischmann dies.
(UD Archives, 992.m.169). | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1890 | The Chapeze Brothers sell their label and existing stocks Leman and More who in turn sell it to Wright and Taylor
(Bourbon Information Bureau Book). | Timeline:Old Charter
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1890 | Park and Tilford is incorperated with Joseph Park as President and John Tilford as Vice President. Their sons served as directors
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, History). | Timeline:Park And Tilford
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1890 | Bernheim Bros. acquire interest in Pleasure Ridge Distillery
(N Morgan to T Manners 4/2/92). | Timeline:Bernheim
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1891 | Lewis S Rosentiel is born.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1891 | Samuel Bronfman is born
(Who's Who in the Liquor Industry, 1966). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1891 | Thompson Bros. is first listed in the Louisville City Directory. Their location is 138 West Main Street
(U of L Archives). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1892 | J T Williams gains control of Taylor and Williams
(U D Archives, 992.m.167). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1892 | Heublein sells its first made cocktails
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1892 | Facundo Bacardi makes his first Rum
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1892 | The Schenley, Pennsylvania distillery is opened
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1892 | Old Sunny Brook is first sold on the market
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1893 | Stagg claims to be the first company to bottle the pint bottle.
(Remarks Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144). | Distillery:Stagg
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1893 | Julius P. Van Winkle [Pappy] joins W L Weller, whiskey traders.
(N Morgan, 18/11/91). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1893 | Francis P Thompson dies.
(C Lee Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1893 | Anti-Saloon League founded
(Penguin Chronology). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1893 | Hiram Walker and Sons feature an exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair of Canadian Bottled-in-Bond whiskey. This is credited with being the birth of the Bottled-in-Bond movement in the United States.
(American Wine and Liquor Journal, March, 1937). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1893 | H McKenna dies and the business is taken over by his sons Daniel, James S and Stafford E McKenna
(Courier-Journal, Feb. 18, 1934). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1894 | James Thompson marries Atlanta W Barton
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1894 | George Dickel dies.
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1894 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $1.10 per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1894 | The "bonding Period" is extended to 8 years.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1894 | Ed Beam is made General Manager of Early Times
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:Brown and Forman
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1894 | Yellowstone's warehouse designated "US government Bonded Warehouse No 1"
(C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1895 | For the 29th annual encampment of the GAR [Grand Army of the Repuplic] which was held in Louisville [the first time on southern soil], I W Harper produced a canteen shaped decanter filled with "The famous Nelson County bourbon which bore the name Harper."
(Carson Soc Hist B Photo after p 144). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1895 | The Anti-Saloon League is formed
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1896 | W L Weller retires, leaving the business to his son George and Brother John.
(Inventory of Weller estate). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1896 | Pleasure Ridge Distillery, in which Bernheim Brothers had an interest, burns down
(N Morgan to T Manners 4/2/92) | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1896 | George Dant begins to study distilling under his father and brothers at the Dant distillery
(Spirit, 1936). | Timeline:J W Dant
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1897 | US Government passes the bottle-in Bond Act to insure that the consumers were getting the same bourbon as the bottle label stated.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1897 | Tennessee law allows towns with less than 2,000 inhabitants to forbid the sale of alcohol.
(N Morgan, Mar. 4 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1897 | Charles Fleischmann dies in Cincinnati.
(UD Archives, 992.m. 169). | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1897 | Bernheim Bros. builds a distillery at 7th St. and Bernheim Lane - the first distillery actually owned by the brothers.
(UD Archives, 991.m.190 a+b). | Timeline:Bernheim
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1898 | Shwab acquires all Cascade Distillery
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1898 | Monarch Distillery goes Bankrupt and is forced to sell its two Owensboro distilleries
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:Glenmore
|
| 1899 | W L Weller dies.
(Inventory of Weller estate). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1899 | Bernheim Bros. buys a larger store and sells their old location (on Main between 1rst and 2nd) to W L Weller and Sons.
(Bernheim Family History, I W Bernheim, U of L Archives). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1899 | Hiram Walker dies
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1899 | Thomas Jeremiah Beam is born
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1899 | Kentucky Distillers & Warehouse Co. (KDWC) is formed
(Beverage Media Blue Book, History of National Distillers). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1900 | Carrie Nation smashes a drugstore in Kansas taking a sledgehammer to a cask of brandy
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.65). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1900 | J B Dant gains control of Taylor and Williams and merges the distillery with the distributers.
(Ky Bev Jrnl, Nov '56). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1901 | An article in the Wine and Spirits Bulletin writes about Abraham Lincoln and his conflicts with Judge Stephan Douglas "Yes" Replied Lincoln "It is true that the first time I saw Judge Douglas I was selling whiskey by the drink. I was on the inside of the bar and the Judge was on the outside. I was busy selling, he was busy buying."
(Aug. 1, 1901, p. 20). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1901 | Article in the Wine and Spirit Bulletin about Stephan A. Ritchie entitled "Kentucky's First Distiller"
(Feb. 1, 1901). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1901 | George Medley buys the Daviess County Distillery. (Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon, Kroll). This was a former Monarch Distillery.
(Spirits, May 1936, Filson Club). | Timeline:Medley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1901 | Fleischmann opens a distillery at Peekskill New York.
(UD Archives, 992.m.169) | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1901 | National Distillers attempt to take over all Kentucky distilleries.
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1901 | James Thompson buys Monarch distillery for $30,000 and
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1903 | Stitzel Bros. Distillery moved to 1033 Story Ave., on the north-west corner with Buchanan.
(Louisville City Directory, U of L Archives). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1903 | Weller's Cabin Still trademark is registered
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 1970). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1903 | Michael Joseph Owens brought out the first fully automatic glass making machine
(Carson, Soc Hist B. p 233). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1903 | Prohibition in Tennessee
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1903 | The Kentucky Tavern trademark first registered
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1905 | Mondamin whiskey trademark is registered by A Ph Stitzel Co.
(U D Archives, 993.m.6). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1906 | Federal Food and Drug Act places whiskey labels under regulation effective Jan. 1, 1907. Starts controversy over definition of whiskey.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1906 | James E Pepper Dies.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1907 | Lewis S Rosentiel is hired by Susquemec Distilling Co. in Milton Ky.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1908 | J P Van Winkle and Alex T Farnsley gain controling interest in W L Weller and Sons.
(UD Archives, 992.m.67). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1908 | The Pepper family sells the distillery and brands to investors from Chicago.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:James E. Pepper
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1909 | President Taft issued a legal decision defining whiskey types.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1910 | All distilleries in Tenessee ordered to close within 12 months
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1910 | George Medley dies. Son Thomas becomes the owner of the distillery
(Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:Medley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1910 | T William Samuels is born
(Courier-Journal, Oct.3, 1992). | Timeline:Makers Mark
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1911 | George Dickel moves to Louisville
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1911 | Carrie Nation dies
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.62). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1912 | George P Weller retires as president of W L Weller and Sons, but keeps the title untill 1920.
(Filson Club Geneolgy file on Weller family). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1912 | John H Weller dies and his will is filed with the County.
| Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1912 | J B Dant opens a Taylor and Williams distillery at Gethsemane to make Yellowstone
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:J W Dant
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1913 | The Louisville Courier-Journal releases a special "Southern Prosperity" edition. S C Herbst has an article where he proclaims that his Old Judge and Old Fitzgerald brands are the last "Old Fashioned Copper POT Distilled Whiskeys".
| Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1913 | Webb Kenyon law controlled interstate traffic in liquor - especially between wet and dry states
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 132). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1913 | Congress overrides President Taft's veto of the Webb -Kenyon act that prohibits the transport of liquor into dry areas
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1913 | Harry Barton built a new distillery.
(Ky Hist & Cult Path, June 1991). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1914 | Hobson Bill for prohibition narrowly defeated
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 132). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1914 | All wine and malt beverages prohibited within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1915 | Jack Beam dies. S L Guthrie gains control of Early Times
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:Brown and Forman
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1915 | I W Bernheim retires
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:Bernheim
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1917 | circa 1917 Dan McKenna dies
(Kentucky Standard, April 15, 1976). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1917 | Prohibition, subject to State agreement
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 132). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1917 | Lever Food and Fuel Act ended legal beverage distillation. The Federal Excise Tax is raised to $3.20 a proof gallon.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1918 | War and Prohibition forces the distillery to close, but it is not dismantled
(Spirit, 1934). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1919 | Volstead Act gave teeth to prohibition
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 132). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1919 | Nebraska is the 36th state to ratify the 18th admendment
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1919 | Compania Ron Bacardi is incorporated in Cuba
(Fortune, Nov., 33). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1919 | Taxes on spirits withdrawn for beverage use is $6.40 per proof gallon.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1919 | Glenmore obtained permit to produce "medicinal whiskey" during prohibition.
(Ky Hist & Cult Path, June 1991). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1920 | A Ph Stitzel receives a license to make "medicinal whiskey".
(UD Archives, 992.m.67). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1920 | Prohibition, under the 18th amendment
(Murphy, Wrld Bk W p 133). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1920 | Yellowstone bottled for "medicinal purposes only" during prohibition
(Ky Bev Jrnl, Nov '56). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1921 | Col A Blanton is made President of Geo T Stagg and is resposible for the distillery during prohibition.
(UD Archives, 991.m.140). | Distillery:Stagg
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1922 | The U S government passes the Concentration Act, creating concentration warehouses in the United States
(Fortune, May, 36). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1922 | Henri (Don Enrique) Schueg (Facundo Bacardi's son-in-law) becomes President of Bacardi
(Fortune, Nov., 33). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1923 | Prohibition repealed in New York State
(Penguin Chronology). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1923 | Harry C Hatch purchases Gooderham and Worts Ltd.
(Fortune, Nov., 33). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1923 | James Chapeze Hagan, the grandson of Adam Chapeze, purchases the distillery from Wright and Taylor.
(Filson Club, Chapeze Family File). | Timeline:Old Charter
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1923 | Brown-Forman acquires the complete stocks of Early Times from S L Guthrie
(Nothing Better, Pearce). | Timeline:Brown and Forman
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1923 | Frank Tilford sells the company to David A Schulte
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, History). | Timeline:Park And Tilford
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1924 | Probable date Lewis Rosenstiel acquired Schenley distillery
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
Timeline:Schenley
|
| 1924 | Seagrams merges with Distillers Corperation Limited with Bronfman at the head of Seagrams
(Who's Who in the Liquor Industry, 1966). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1924 | Schenley acquires the S Finch and Company with its Golden Wedding and Echo springs brands
(Life, July 21, 66). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1924 | National Distillers Products Corp. is formed with Seton Porter as President. This merges Kentucky Distillers and Warehouse Co. with U.S. Food Products Corp.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1924 | James Thompson dies and Joseph Englehard becomes the President of Thompson Bros.
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1925 | David Schulte of Park and Tilford acquires Old Overholt and Large Distilleries in Pennsylvania
(Fortune, Nov., 33). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1926 | Harry C Walker acquires Hiram Walker
(Bev. Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1927 | Ben-Burke Incorperated (Mr. Boston) is founded
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1927 | Kentucky Distillers and Warehouse Company sold to American Medicinal Spirits Company
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1927 | National Distilleries acquires the Old Overholt and Large distilleries from David Schulte
(Fortune, Nov., 33). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1927 | James Thompson and Brother and Thompson Holding Co. merge with Glenmore Distillery to form Glenmore Distillery to sell medicinal alcohol.
(UD Archives, 992.m.160). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1929 | St. Valentines day massacre in Chicago
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1929 | Schenley acquires the Geo. T Stagg distillery and brands in Frankfort, Kentucky
(Life, July 21, 66). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1929 | National buys the remaining outstanding shares of American Medicinal Spirits Co. and starts to build its inventories of aged liquor
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:National Distillers/Beam
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1930 | George P Weller dies. Survived by his son G. Larue Weller.
(Filson Club Geneology file on Weller family). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1930 | Government allows distilleries to make a limited quantity of whiskey for "medicinal use" so the supplies do not run out.
(Remarks Merit, UD Archives, 991.m.144). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1931 | Wickersham report blast prohibition
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1932 | "Connoiseur Cordials" are introduced as fruit flavored syrups for self mixing
(Welcome to the World of Mr Boston). | Timeline:Old Mr. Boston
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Stitzel joins Weller to form Stitzel-Weller.
(N Morgan, 18/11/91). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Stitzel-Weller buys Old Fitzgerald. The 1933 bottling of Old Fitzgerald at the Getz Bourbon Museum has the S C Herbst Xed out with W L Weller and Sons typed under the crossed out name.
(UD Archives, 992.m.67). | Distillery:Stitzel-Weller
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Prohibition ends with Roosevelt signing the 21rst amendment
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Seagrams acquires the Lawrenceburg Indiana distillery
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | The Excise tax is raised to a $1.50 per proof gallon
(Syvertsen, Kentucky Encyclopedia). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | The Distilled Spirits Institute is formed
(Bretzfield, Liquor Marketing and Liquor Advertising, p.232). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Rosenteil and his associates form Schenley Distillers Corp. Mr Rosenteil was chairman and Harold Jacobi was President.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Schenley Purchases the Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana
(Life, July 21, 66). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Schenley purchases the James E Pepper distillery and brands in Lexington, Kentucky
(Life, July 21, 1966). | Timeline:Schenley
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Mr Boston Dry Gin is introduced with the repeal of prohibition.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:Old Mr. Boston
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Production of Gin is resumed at the Peekskill, New York distillery
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Stock of 31,000 barrels of aged whiskey allows instant shipping to all distributors.
(Ky Hist & Cult Path, June 1991). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Oscar Getz decides to enter the liquor industry and decides to look for a distillery
(Origins of Barton, Dalton). | Timeline:Barton
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Leo Gerngross and Emil Schwarzhaupt - whiskey brokers from Chicago, buy the Bernheim plant. They already owned the Max Selliger plant (Astor and Belmont distillery units) at 17th St. and Breckinridge in Louisville.
(UD Archives, 991.m.190 a+b). | Timeline:Bernheim
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1933 | Taylor and Williams build the Yellowstone Distillery in Louisville, Ky.
(Ky Bev Jrnl, Nov '56). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1934 | By the end of the year liquor sales are legal in 27 states and the District of Columbia
(Bev Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1934 | Seagrams acquires its Relay Maryland distillery
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | Kentucky Valley Distillery is founded by James Hagan
(Filson Club, Chapeze Family File). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | Austin, Nichols and Co enters the liquor industry as an importer and blender of whiskey
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to $2.00 per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | McKenna distillery is re-opened with James and Stafford McKenna in charge
(Courier-Journal, Feb. 18, 1934). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | Harry A Tuer purchases and modernizes the Tom Moore Distillery
(Origins of Barton, Dalton). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | Dant and Head distillery is opened at Gethsemane, Kentucky
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | Julius Kesseler sells the rights to use his name on a brand to Seagram's
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | Seagram's introduces Seven Crown
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1934 | Midlands Distilleries founded
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1934 | The National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Importers, Inc and The National Conference of State Liquor Administrators are formed
(Bretzfield, Liquor Marketing and Liquor Advertising,p.232). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1934 | Glenmore is the first company to introduce a special holiday package.
(Ky Hist & Cult Path, June 1991). | Timeline:Glenmore
Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1935 | Stitzel-Weller's new Shively, Ky. distillery is opened on Derby Day.
(UD Archives, 992.m.67). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1935 | Schenley International Corperation formed to handle exports.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1935 | By the end of the year liquor sales are legal in 40 states and the District of Columbia
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1935 | Heaven Hill distillery is founded
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1935 | Mr Boston Bartenders Guide is first published
(Welcome to the World of Mr Boston). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1935 | Schenley acquires New England Distillery in Covington Kentucky
(U D Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1935 | Stafford McKenna dies
(Kentucky Standard, April 15, 1976). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1935 | Creel Brown Jr. inherits the J T S Brown distillery
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1935 | Wilken Family blended whiskey is introduced
(Fortune, May, 1936). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1935 | Midlands Distilleries changes its name to Southern Comfort Corp.
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1936 | Rebel Yell created personify the South by Charles Farnsley, a nephew of Alex, a Stitzel-Weller executive. Originally on a limited, personally controlled distribution. Charles went on to become Mayor of Louisville and a Kentucky Congressman.
(Kentucky Encyclopedia p 309 and Nicholas Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1936 | Dant Distillery re-opens with George Dant as Plant manager
(Spirits, 1936). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1936 | National Distillers dissolves American Medicinal Spirits Company
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1936 | Using bulk "bourbon type" whiskey from Canada, Schenley introduces Schenley's Ancient Age
(Fortune, May, 36). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1937 | Schenley acquire Bernheim Brothers
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1937 | Schenley acquire George Dickel
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1937 | Schenley moves its main office to the Empire State Building in New York City.
(UD Archives, 991.m.140). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1937 | Chapeze Station is renamed Limestone Springs
(Chapeze Family File, Filson Club). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1937 | Seagrams acquires Calvert Co.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | Fleischmann becomes the distributors of Black & White Scotch in the U.S.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | Austin, Nichols sells its grocery interest to concentrate on its liquor business
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $2.25 per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | Schenley becomes the sole distributor of Bacardi rum in the U S
(U D Archives, 991.m.192). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | Seagram's Extra-dry Gin introduced
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | Schenley acquires the rights to Geo. Dickel's Cascade brand whiskey
(Life, July 21, 66). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association is formed
(Bretzfield, Liquor Marketing and Liquor Advertising, p.233). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1938 | After March 1, 1938 straight whiskey (other than corn whiskey) has to be aged in new barrels
(Bretzfield, Liquor Marketing and Liquor Advertising, p. 216). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1939 | Paramount
(Viking) Distillery is opened in Albany, Georgia (Spirited Times, April/May, 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1939 | Heublein acquires the rights to Smirnoff Vodka
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1940 | Fleischmann purchases Daviess County distillery from Thomas Medley. Thomas Medley dies later that year.
(Bluegrass, Belles and Borbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1940 | The Medley Brothers open another distillery, the family's fourth distillery.
(Bluegrass, Belles, and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1940 | Schenley acquires the Oldetyme Distillery
(U D Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1940 | Brown-Forman acquires the Labrot and Graham distillery
(Nothing Better, Pearce). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1940 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $3.00 per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1940 | James McKenna dies
(Kentucky Standard. April 15, 1976). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1940 | National Distillers acquires the Dant and Head distillery
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1941 | Schenley produces more than 200 million proof gallons of war alcohol.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1941 | Tennessee whiskey recognized as a seperate form of whiskey
(C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1941 | Alex T Farnsley dies.
(UD Archives, 992.m.94). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1941 | Schenley acquires Cresta Blanca Wine Company
(U D Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1941 | Harry S Barton dies
(Glenmore Annual Report, 1941). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1941 | Seagrams acquires Brown Vitners Co. Inc.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1941 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $4.00 per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1942 | Charter and Weller relaunched after withdrawl during prohibition
(15/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1942 | US government orders bottles to be made with thinner glass and without unnecessary designs to save glass.
(UD Archives, 991.m.145). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1942 | Seagrams acquires William Jamison Co.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1942 | Ben-Burke is sold to American Distilling Co.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1942 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $6.00 per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1942 | Austin, Nichols first bottles Wild Turkey
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1943 | Roma Wines becomes affilliated with Schenley
(U D Archives, 991.m.145). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1943 | Seagrams acquires Four Roses
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1943 | McKenna distillery and label sold to Seagrams but the McKenna recipe is not part of the deal
(Mary Hite, Getz Museum, 12/2/93). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1943 | National acquires Glencoe Distillery
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1943 | Bacardi ends its distribution deal with Schenley
(1945 Schenley Annual Report). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1944 | Glenmore - Purchases Yellowstone brand and distillery Louisville
(Kentucky Historic etc June 1991). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1944 | Schenley purchases Louisville Cooperage
(U D Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1944 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $9.00 per proof gallon
(Whiskey..., Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1944 | Oscar Getz purchases the Tom Moore Distillery
(Origins of Barton, Dalton). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1944 | Arm and Hammer acquires the Dant and Head distillery
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1945 | United States government has restricted the distilling industry to just 95 days of commercial production and restricts the types, grade, and quantities of grain used.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1945 | H C Berkowitz and other family members purchase Ben -Burke and change the name to Berke Brothers Distilleries Inc.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1945 | Schenley purchases Quebec Distillery Inc.
(U D Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1945 | Schenley acquires Many, Blanc and Co
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1945 | Schenley acquires a Bardstown distillery
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1945 | Schenley acquires the Companie Ron Carrico of San Juan Puerto Rico to replace the Bacardi rums
(1945 Schenley Annual Report). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1945 | Schenley acquires the Louisville Cooperage
(1945 Schenley Annual Report). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1946 | US government lifts the price controls established during the second World War, on many products including whiskey.
(UD Archives, 991.m.23). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1946 | Glenmore purchases the Happy Hollow Distillery
(Glenmore Annual Report, 1946). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1946 | Schenley acquires Chess and Wymond Cooperage
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1946 | The Licensed Beverage Industries is formed
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.81). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1946 | The Licensed Beverage Industries are formed
(Bretzfield, Liquor Marketing and Liquor Advertising, p.233). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1947 | A Ph Stitzel dies.
(UD Archives, 992.m.94). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1947 | Schenley acquires the Limestone Springs (Chapeze Station) distillery
(U D Archive, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1947 | Schenley introduces Canadian MacNaughton
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1948 | Schenley acquires the Ekron, Ky. distillery
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1948 | Schenley acquires the Melrose trademark
(Life, July 21, 66). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1949 | Sales of liquor are legal in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Only Mississippi and Oklahoma are still officially dry
(Bev. Med. Blue Book, Prohibition). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1949 | David Schulte dies; his sons take over Park and Tilford
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1950 | Schenley acquires Cook's Imperial Champagne
(Life, July 21, 66). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1951 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $10.50 per proof gallon
(Whiskey: A Pictorial History, Getz). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1951 | Bourbon Supreme is Introduced
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1952 | Schenley acquires the Dant Distillery
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1952 | Col Blanton retires and the George T Stagg distillery in Frankfort is renamed the Albert B Blanton Distillery in his honor
(U D Archives, 991.m.146). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1953 | Berke Brothers changes its name to Mr Boston Distilleries Inc.
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1953 | Makers Mark is founded with technical help from Stitzel-Weller
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1954 | Schenley acquires controlling interest in Park and Tilford
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1954 | Beam acquires the Churchill distillery in Boston Kentucky
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1954 | Canadian O F C brands are introduced by Schenley
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1955 | Brown-Forman acquires Jack Daniels
(Nothing Better, Pearce). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1955 | Creel Brown Jr sells J T S Brown to Alvin A Gould of Cincinnati, Ohio
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1956 | Glenmore launches "Mellowmash" campaign
(Kentucky Bev Journal Nov '56). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1956 | Schenley acquires Seagar, Evans and Co.
(U D Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1957 | circa 1957 - Ezra Brooks is purchased when the Medley Brothers acquire 21 Brands Distillery. The brand is purchased because the salesmen in the field feel that they need a brand to compete with Jack Daniels.
(C Medley. 2/10/92). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1957 | Paramount Distillery changes its name to Viking Distillery
(Spirited Times, April/May, 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1957 | Oscar Getz opens his whiskey museum
(Flaget Nalley, Getz Museum). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1958 | Ralph Dupps builds Dickel distillery close to the site of the former Cascade Hollow Distillery
(N Morgan 18/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1958 | The Bourbon Institute is founded to promote bourbon in the United States.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1958 | Congress lengthens the Bond period from 8 to 20 years.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1958 | Park and Tilford becomes a sales division of Schenley
(Bev Med Blue Book, History). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1958 | Schenley introduces Black Friar's Gin
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1958 | Schenley builds a distillery in Scotland
(Life, July 21, 66). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1958 | Schenley Elegance brands of Vodka, Rum, Brandy and Licquers are introduced
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1959 | The Medley distillery is sold toRenfield Importers of New York, but John and Wathen Medley continue to run the plant.
(Belles, Bluegrass and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1959 | Col Blanton dies
(U D Archives, 991.m.146). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1960 | Ben and Tom Medley open a fifth family owned distilley at Stanley, Ky. The rebuild the old Stanley Distillery from the ground up.
(Bluegrass, Belles and Bourbon, Kroll). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1960 | Distillers and vintners of Europe grant bourbon whiskey which meets U.S. government regulations the same international recognition and protection extended to the Scotch and cognac industries.
| Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1960 | Schenley discontinues the James E Pepper brand.
(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1961 | The Medley Bros. quit distilling at the Stanley Distillery after only one year. The bottling operation is still used today by the Medley family.
(C Medley, 2/10/92). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1961 | Ezra Brooks defends itself successfully against a law suit from Jack Daniels over its label design.
(Courier -Journal article). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1962 | Glenmore Marketing Committee formed. Glenmore did some marketing in the 1950's but did not get into it until the 1960's
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1962 | Rebel Yell relaunched to commemorate Civil War centennial
(C Morris Glenmore, 14/8/92). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1962 | Mr Boston acquires the Viking Distillery
(Spirited Times, April/May, 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1962 | Fleischmann Vodka is first made at the Clinton, Iowa distillery
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1964 | Congress passes an act defining Scotch whiskey as a product of Scotland, Canadian whiskey as a product of Canada, etc...
(UD Archives 991.m.102). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1964 | The market debut of Geo Dickel.
(UD Archives, 992.m.164). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1965 | J P Van Winkle dies.
(UD Archives, 992.m.161). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1965 | Seagram's introduces 100 Pipers Scotch
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1966 | Thomas Medley dies
(Medley Family Tree). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1967 | American Brands purchases Jim Beam
(1988 Liquor Industry Marketing Handbook, p.24). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1967 | L S Rosonstiel retires and sells all of his stock to Glen Alden Corp.
(New York Times, Jan. 22, 76). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1968 | Seagram's introduces Benchmark Premium Bourbon
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1968 | The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the United States Government creates the catagory of "Light Whiskey": whiskey distilled at a proof higher than 160 proof and aged in used or uncharred cooperage. The product will appear on the market after July 1, 1972
(Liquor Store Magazine, June 1968, p.107). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1969 | Glenmore Purchases Foreign Vintages Co, New York
(C Lee, History of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1969 | Barton acquires the Glencoe Distillery northwest of Bardstown to suppliment their warehousing capacity
(History of Nelson County, Distilleries). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1969 | Heublein packages 8oz canned cocktails
(Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 70) | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1970 | Glenmore Purchased "Old Mr. Boston Co.", founded in 1930's
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1971 | Brown-Forman purchases Canadian Mist from Barton
(C Morris, 25/1/93). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1971 | Austin, Nichols purchases the Lawrenceburg Ky. distillery to make Wild Turkey
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1972 | Stitzel-Weller is purchased by Norton-Simon, who make it part of Somerset Imports. They later change the name of the distillery to Old Fitzgerald
(UD Archives, 991.m.32). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1972 | Glen Alden is acquired by Rapid American
(New York Times, Jan. 22, 76). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1973 | The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) is formed
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.81). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1974 | The last whiskey is made at the Fairfield distillery
(Kentucky Standard, April 15, 1976). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1975 | Bill Samuels Jr. becomes President of Makers Mark
(Courier-Journal, Oct. 3, 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1975 | Frank B Thompson Jr. dies
(C Lee, History of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1976 | McKenna distillery closed by Seagrams and the property sold
(Mary Hite, Getz Museum, 12/2/93). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1976 | L S Rosensteil dies
(New York Times, Jan. 22, 76). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1977 | Schenley sells its Lexington, Ky. warehouses
(Pepper)(C Cowdery, Hert. James E Pepper). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1978 | Abraham Schecter buys Medley
(U D Archives, Uncataloged Item). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1980 | Wathen Medley dies
(Medley Family Tree). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1981 | Glenmore Purchased Lawrence Winery, San Luis Obispo, California. Name changed to Corbett Canyon in 1983
(C Lee, Hist of Glenmore). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1981 | Makers Mark is sold to Hiram Walker
(Courier-Journal, Oct. 3, 1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1981 | John Medley dies
(Medley Family Tree). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1981 | Joseph Engelhard dies
(Glenmore Annual Report, 1981). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1982 | Oscar Getz retires
(Flaget Nalley, Getz Museum). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1983 | Schenley sells the Ancient Age brand and the Blanton Distillery
(C Morris, 12/11/1992). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1983 | Barton Distillery purchased by Argyll
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1983 | Oscar Getz dies
(Flaget Nalley, Getz Museum). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1984 | Stitzel-Weller acquired by DLC
(C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1985 | The 50th Anniversary Edition of Mr Boston Bartenders Guide includes a video and computer software suppliment
(Glenmore Annual Report, 1986). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1985 | The Federal Excise Tax is raised to a rate of $12.50 per proof gallon
(Kentucky Encyclopedia, Syvertsen). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1986 | DLC joins Guiness
(C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1987 | Guiness acquires Schenley
(C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1987 | Jim Beam (part of American Brands) acquires National Distillers
(Wine and Spirits Industry Marketing, 1991). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1988 | Glenmore acquires Medley [Ezra Brooks]
(C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1989 | Ezra Brooks wins the Gold Medal at the International Spirits Competition in London: Kentucky Tavern wins the Silver Medal
(C Morris 12/8/92). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1989 | Glenmore acquires Fleischmann Distilling Co.
(C Morris, 18/9/92). | Timeline:Flieschmann's
Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1990 | Ben Medley dies
(Medley Family Tree). | Timeline:General Bourbon
|
| 1990 | Col Frank B Thompson dies
(C Morris, 3/2/93). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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| 1991 | Guiness acquires Glenmore
(C Morris, Glenmore, 15/11/91). | Timeline:General Bourbon
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