W.A. Gaines and Company

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.[1][2] Among the company's investors and officers was Edson Bradley.

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

History

Brands included Old Crow and Old Hermitage.[3] W.A. Gaines erected the Hermitage distillery in 1868, and were the largest producers of fine "sour mash" whiskeys in the world.[1][4] Its owners were accused of being major players in the "Whiskey Trust", but that was never proved.[5]

The involvement of W.A. Gaines and Co. in the whiskey industry ended with Prohibition.[5] National Distillers, which owned the distillery and brand from the end of Prohibition until 1987, continued to use the W.A. Gaines and Company name. Jim Beam bought National in 1987.[6]

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References

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