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W.A. Gaines and Company

American whiskey distillery

W.A. Gaines and Company

American whiskey distillery

W.A. Gaines & Co. Established 1868. 229 West Main Street. Downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.

W.A. Gaines and Company was a liquor (distilled beverage) company that specialized in American-made whiskeys. Originally started as the partnership Gaines, Berry & Co. in 1862, it was reorganized in 1868 as W.A. Gaines and Company and later became a joint stock company in 1887. Among the company's investors and officers was Edson Bradley.

History

Brands included Old Crow and Old Hermitage. W.A. Gaines erected the Hermitage distillery in 1868, and were the largest producers of fine "sour mash" whiskeys in the world. Its owners were accused of being major players in the "Whiskey Trust", but that was never proved.

The involvement of W.A. Gaines and Co. in the whiskey industry ended with Prohibition.

References

References

  1. "The Hermitage Distillery". pre-pro.com.
  2. (December 2013). "Hiram Berry Biography". wordpress.com.
  3. "ROCK SPRING DISTILLING CO. v. W A GAINES & CO., 246 U.S. 312 (1918)". Thomson Reuters.
  4. "W A GAINES & CO., Frankfort, KY. 1868-1919". pre-pro.com.
  5. "Edson Bradley: Washington's Whiskey Millionaire". The Potomac Pontil.
  6. "Old Crow Whiskey, a fine Bourbon". Whiskeywise.com.
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