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The Ashbrook Distillery was built in 1840 by Abraham Keller and operated as Keller & Shawhan. 1861: Keller sold out to J A Cook, who partnered with T V Ashbrook in 1863 and it ran as Cook & Ashbrook. 1874: Cook had died the previous year and his shares were acquired by F G and S J Ashbrook. The company name was changed to Ashbrook Bros. T V Ashbrook died in 1874 and T J Ashbrook in 1884, but operations were continued by remaining brother S J Ashbrook. 1882: Perrin relates the history of the distillery and notes that Askbrook Bros are still in control. The distillery by now had a daily capacity of 300 bushels and produced 2,500 barrels annually. Perrin notes that the "size of the distillery is 40 x 60 feet — three floors, with three stone warehouses — capacity, 9,000 barrels; employ ten hands, at average of $1.50 per day. Brand, “A. Keller, Bourbon,” and stands very high in New York market. The brand was bought with the distillery — sweet mash — and has the name of being the best sweet mash in this part of the State. The distillery has made more or less whisky every year since 1840; its shipping is done from Keller’s Station, on Kentucky Central, one and a half miles from Cynthiana. The water supply is received from an excellent well, 160 feet deep. There is a mill adjoining the distillery, one of the oldest in the county. It was built by Mr. Lamb, who also kept a store and carding factory. Lamb used to grind flour, haul it to Claysville, and ship it thence to New Orleans by flat-boat. The mill is now used for the distillery alone, and both are run exclusively by water-power." 1896: Insurance underwriter records note that the distillery was of frame construction with a shingle roof. The property included frame cattle pens 15 ft east of the still, and three warehouses: New warehouse -- iron-clad, 150 ft north of the still. Old warehouse -- stone with a metal or slate roof, 125 ft north of the still. Free warehouse -- iron -clad, 170 ft north of the still The owners were shown to be A Kellar Co., late Ashbrook Bros. 1902: the distillery was acquired by the Trust, later operating as G G White & Co. 1920: distillery was closed and the stocks moved to Wathen concentration houses in Louisville (Cecil, 1999) |
Internal Revenue recorded warehouse transactions for The Ashbrook Distillery as follows:
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