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Est. 1849.
Listed 1887-1918, originally (to 1893) as the Star Distillery Co. They have an ad from 1905 in WP (p. 6) showing them to be "Controllers of Old Oscar Pepper, T.W. Samuels, proprietors of Shenandoah Rye and Piedmont Bourbon, and blenders of 1863 Chesterfield Rye". In 1892, they were drawing spirits from the Latonia Distillery in Milldale, KY (RD #2, 6th District).
In 1913, they took control of the T. W. Samuels distillery in Bardstown.
The 64th annual report of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce lists Max Hirsch and Simon Hirsch as being associated with this company in 1912. In 1914, the 66th annual report adds Morris Sichel to this list.
The company used the brand names:
"Chesterfield", "Clarion", "Clarkstown", "Forrest - King", "Franklin Cross Roads", "Golden Blossom", "Hancock", "Hearthstone", "High Sport", "Oakdale", "Piedmont", "Piedmont", "S. Levi", "Shenandoh", "Silver Spoon", "Spring Garden", "Stony Creek", and "York Cliff." | | Business name timeline:
Star Distillery (1887-1901), The Star Distillery Co. (1902-1918)
Address timeline:
221 Walnut (1887-1895), 529-531 Walnut (1896-1909), SW cor 3 rd & Race (1910-1914), 1105 Union Trust Building (1915-1916), Room 905, 414 Walnut (1917-1918) | | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
D, W (1901)
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Cincinnati directory notes
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Appearance in
directories:
1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Directories
consulted:
1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873. 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Cincinnati directory
notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent
1879: Wines & Liquor listings not available, now just Whiskey, Wholesale, 1882: new business directory, 1884, 1885, 1886, partial wines, 1887, 1888 no wines, 1889 partial wines, 1890-1918 no wines, 1896: major street renumbering affecting all addresses
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