Larot & Graham becomes...

[barturtle]

Woodford Reserve Distillery.

While we probably saw this coming, what is the point?

I just noticed this today when I went looking for the Woodford website. It seems that they think little of the history of the distillery.

[TNbourbon]

The name change was made quite some time ago -- either late 2004 or early last year.
Later:Ah, here it is (Oct. 28, 2003): http://www.brown-forman.com/corp_new...Distillery.htm

[barturtle]

Ah, thanks Tim. Now I know why I missed it: they changed the name at the same time they started charging for the tour!

[arsbadmojo]

I've been trying to follow the history of this distillery.

It went from Ancient Age to Labrot and Graham, and now to Buffalo Trace, correct?

Is Gary Gayheart still invoved there? I saw his name on some older articles, but now I'm seeing Harlan Wheatley mentioned as Master Distiller.

[barturtle]

Actually the Woodford Reserve Distillery was originally the Oscar Pepper Distillery, RD#52, then The Labrot & Graham Distillery.

You seem to be confused with the current Bufflao Trace Distillery:
E. H Taylor Jr & Co
The George T Stagg Co
Kentucky River
OFC RD#2
Carlisle RD#113
Ancient Age Distilling Co, The Straight Whiskey Distilling Co of America, Albert P Blanton
Buffalo Trace

Source: The Evolution of the Bourbon Whiskey Industry in Kentucky, Cecil.


for info on the Gayheart/ Wheatley look here http://www.straightbourbon.com/ubbth...ead.php?t=4040

[arsbadmojo]

Actually the Woodford Reserve Distillery was originally the Oscar Pepper Distillery, RD#52, then The Labrot & Graham Distillery.

You seem to be confused with the current Bufflao Trace Distillery:
E. H Taylor Jr & Co
The George T Stagg Co
Kentucky River
OFC RD#2
Carlisle RD#113
Ancient Age Distilling Co, The Straight Whiskey Distilling Co of America, Albert P Blanton
Buffalo Trace

Source: The Evolution of the Bourbon Whiskey Industry in Kentucky, Cecil.

Thanks for the link on Gayheart; I hadn't seen that.

I'm still confused however, about the Ancient Age distillery; and it's connection to Buffalo Trace?

[TNbourbon]

...I'm still confused however, about the Ancient Age distillery; and it's connection to Buffalo Trace?

It's the same place -- the Sazerac folks, who bought it in the early '90s, changed the name of Ancient Age Distillery to Buffalo Trace in 1996.

[barturtle]

Sorry, I didn't mean to be confusing, that was a list of the names that the distillery has carried over the years, as listed by Sam Cecils book(I'm not sure of the reason for the 3 names being on the same line, but thats how it's listed)

[arsbadmojo]

Sorry, I didn't mean to be confusing, that was a list of the names that the distillery has carried over the years, as listed by Sam Cecils book(I'm not sure of the reason for the 3 names being on the same line, but thats how it's listed)

Oh, I see what I did; I confused Labrot and Graham -> Woodford Reserve with Ancient Age -> Buffalo Trace.

I don't know why; I'm very very tired, and these names keep changing.

[Sijan]

Wasn't Buffalo Trace previously Leestown Distilling Company? Waymack & Harris give the history of the distillery thusly:

Site of distillery owned by Ben H. Blanton - 1860s
O.F.C. (Old Fashioned Copper) Distillery under E.H. Taylor - 1869-70
E.H. Taylor, Jr. Company under George T. Stagg & E.H. Taylor - 1873
George T. Stagg Distillery - Stagg becomes sole owner, 1886
Col. Albert B. Blanton hired in 1897, distillery manager 1912-1952
Schenley acquires distillery - 1929 (at some point becomes Schenley Distillery)
Bourbon production resumes after prohibition - 1933
Ancient Age brand debuts - 1946 (60th anniversary this year!)
Name changed to Ancient Age Distilling Company - 1969
Name changes to Leestown Distilling Company, Inc. - 1992