My Memories of Kinsey Distilling

[Rushber]

On 11/20/2018 at 12:50 PM, dave ziegler said:

Thank you as I thought I was not allowed in.

Dave Z

You must have known my dad, Morris Murray Rush - I worked in the warehouses and the bottling line every xmas and summer thru late 60's and 70's

 

[dave ziegler]

The Name sounds Familiar . Thanks for Looking I have been  wanting to get back here and feeling a lot better now and going to start writing again.

Dave Z 

Kinsey The Unhurried Whisky

[dave ziegler]

I am so Pleased That My Friends at New Liberty Distilling in Philadelphia  are making a great success Making Kinsey Whiskey Again. Their  10 year old Kinsey whiskey is so good, when I have money I always buy it. Any one who would like a tour there just go to their web site  and call them and say I told you to Call and they will take care of you. Their Distillery is Beautiful and I am Proud to have been able to give them History and information about Kinsey and Publicker Ind.! And I am Proud to Know them as Friends!

Here is a Picture of the Still Back in the early 1900's.

Dave Z

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Make The Swing To Kinsey

[Harry in WashDC]

Thanks for nudge about New Liberty, Dave.  I'd have past it by if I'd seen it on the shelf down here.

[dave ziegler]

The 10 year is awesome Harry. They are great People and have been very Good to me since they Came into business. You  should call Frank  and get a tour just tell  him my Name they will take care of you and they have all Kinds of Whiskies for sale there. And a great tasting room upstairs. BE WELL Harry       Picture of Me with guys at New Liberty  Tasting room.

 

Dave Z  

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[Harry in WashDC]

14 hours ago, dave ziegler said:

The 10 year is awesome Harry. They are great People and have been very Good to me since they Came into business. You  should call Frank  and get a tour just tell  him my Name they will take care of you and they have all Kinds of Whiskies for sale there. And a great tasting room upstairs. BE WELL Harry       Picture of Me with guys at New Liberty  Tasting room.

 

Dave Z  

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So, Dave -- You the guy on the right or the left? hahaha

 

I'll keep an eye out for the label now that I know what it looks like.

 

And, if you are the guy in the middle, I am godarn jealous of the amount of hair you have.

Edited July 21, 2019 by Harry in WashDC
afterthought

[dave ziegler]

They Changed the Bottles to round now look like what we had Linfield back in the day. here is what  They look like now Harry

Dave z

Edited July 22, 2019 by dave ziegler

[LCWoody]

Dave, do you know what states they are distributing to as of now?

[dave ziegler]

Go to their web site and you can find out

newlibertydistilling.com

Been having Computer trouble but working now Hope this helps Let me Know.

Dave  Z

Kinsey The Unhurried Whiskey for Unhurried Moments

[dave ziegler]

Well doing some Posting Now as have wanted to for a Long time. Hoping by the Help of Friends who Watch Kinsey to get a Little walk around the Place. Been staying  home Because the stuff going Home Getting Close to 73 years old in Sept. Going to post some Pictures here to day  Miss those days Back in the day.

Pictures 

1. The Old Kinsey Bottling House Known as Happy House By the Ladies who went to this small special place where Brandies and Famous Café Lolita were Made. This was Built by Jacob G Kinsey in around 1936. And was Used till 1980's when the Plant stopped Bottling Whiskey. The rest of these Pictures are in the building.

2. Special Tanks for Bottling Liquor Bottling 

3. Where the stairs to the second floor was.

Will be posting some more Picts as Blasts from the past Soon. Everyone Be Well.

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It Seems All The Nicest People Drink Old Hickory America's Most 

Magnificent Bourbon

Dave Z

[ethangsmith]

Do you go over to the distillery any more? Or is there still a heavy police presence?

[dave ziegler]

Cops If it cools down a bit I want to get my Friends to take me their as they can always check the place tp see everything is alright. How Have you Been getting old want one more trip there. Are you still exploring places?. May Call you.

Dave Z

It Seems  The Nicest People Drink Old Hickory

Americas Most Magnificent Bourbon.

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[ethangsmith]

I haven't had time to explore much. Work is busy and I never stopped working through the whole Covid thing. Once things cool off, I'd love to visit Continental one more time again.

[CL]

Dave, great stuff as always.  After talking to you earlier tonight, I decided to get back on SB.   :-)

[dave ziegler]

I just got a Beautiful 1950's Old Hickory Bottle It is from the   Time My Father  Worked at Kinsey Given to Me By A Friend on Here. It is Very Beautiful and so Clean I sealed  it in a sealed Zip Bag and put it on My Shelf  with my other Bottles. I Just Love it. Here are 2 Pictures of it.

Dave  Z

Join The Swing To Kinsey

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[dave ziegler]

Well I Just recovered my Password and am going to start writing again here It has been Many Years since I have Been there and  I hope to walk around and get some pictures of what's Left with the Help of My Friends the Caretakers.  Hope everyone is well and doing good.

Join The Swing To Kinsey

Dave Z

 

 

[dave ziegler]

Hey Paddy good hearing from you going to put some more  now that my Password is fixed.

1.  The old Kinsey Maintenance barn  is Burned down now.

2. The First Warehouse Jake Kinsey  built Warehouse A had to rise and lower Barrels with a Chain  Lift. I helped clean the last Barrels out No Elevator you had to clime  a wooden Ladder Built around late 1800's

3. Tanks used in the Old Kinsey Bottle house for making Liquors. this bottling house was used

until  Publicker  went out of Business. 

4. Warehouse H  built 1936 by Jake Kinsey the last one he ever built.

5. The Kinsey Bottling house built after 1933 end of Prohiibition People who in there Called it Happy House. The Ladies Loved working there instead of the Big Bottle House

6. another of My Warehouse Signs warehouse R

 

Well Hopefully My Password will Keep working

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It Seems All The Nicest People Drink Old Hickory

Americas Most Magnificent Bourbon

Dave Z good to be back.

Edited August 30, 2021 by dave ziegler

[ethangsmith]

Glad to see you back to posting. If you end up going over, I'll be interested to hear what's left. Hopefully vandalism hasn't been bad.

[dave ziegler]

I am thinking there is not Much Left it seems every time  I leave here I do something wrong are you supposed to Log Out when you Leave?

[ethangsmith]

I normally just stay logged in.

[Paddy]

Glad to have you back, Dave!  Thank you for sharing your knowledge and the history of Kinsey.

[dave ziegler]

 Paddy  Here is an Original Picture of a part of The Kinsey Plant from my 1940 Sales  Brosure  when it was Auctioned and sold to Publicker by Silent Auction.

1. The Sharpless Evaporating Unit.

2. Picture of Si S  Neumans  Home He  renamed it Inver house when he bought it.

3. Here is a Picture of the Number 1 Picture Now. 4. Picture of the first  of 3 1/2 Million Gal tanks that used to be on the Hill going up  through the Plant they are now gone for Scrap By the owners son. Picture taken by me May 1 2011.

4. Picture of the Kinsey Fire Observation Tower on top of One of the Explosion Warehouses.

Hope everyone Likes these Pictures will be doing more.

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It Seems All The Nicest People Drink Old Hickory 

Americas Most Magnificent Bourbon.

Dave Z

Edited September 1, 2021 by dave ziegler

[dave ziegler]

Here are some more Pictures, Hope you Enjoy Them.

1. Back of the Tanker Weight Station Rail Tankers would be Pulled all the way to the Back and whiskey Pumped into Tanks and weight till everything was done and it was Pumped to some very Large tanks down in the woods.

2. & 3. Note the windows on each side of the building back faced the East, Front Faced The West so they would have Natural Lighting in AM & PM.

These Pictures are Also from Nov 2008 When Things were not so badly ruined yet.

Kinsey The Unhurried Whiskey 

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Dave Z

[fishnbowljoe]

I agree with what Paddy posted. Glad to see you back and posting.

 

Joe

[fishnbowljoe]

By the way Dave, I still have some of the memorabilia you sent me many years ago. Vosgar/Gary developed an interest in older memorabilia, historical articles, and older bottles and such, a few years ago. I passed along a few of the items you sent me to him. Sadly, Gary passed away last year. I believe his brother in law now has the items in his possession. Rest assured they are in good hands. The legacy of Kinsey and Publicker is still being saved and shared.

 

Joe