by cowdery » Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:40 pm
As Mike and John know but maybe some others do not, the Frankfort Distillery was originally at Forks of Elkhorn in Frankfort. It was owned by the Paul Jones Company, makers of Four Roses. It was emptied out during Prohibition. After Prohibition it was reestablished in Shively and did distill there, with Joe Beam and a couple of his sons in charge, though they didn't make it through World War II. The distillery was bought by Seagram's, used to make industrial alcohol, and closed immediately after the war. Seagram's built its new post-Prohibition distillery nearby. Some of the property may even be adjacent but I know that a few years ago, Brown-Forman was using part of the old Frankfort/Four Roses plant to knock down used barrels for shipment to Scotland. One of the warehouses from that site was demolished about 10 years ago. This is all off the top of my head so some of the particulars may not be quite right, much like the top of my head.