Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced a variety of

distilled beverages Liquor (or a spirit) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar, that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. Other terms for liquor include: spirit drink, distilled beverage or hard l ...

and

liqueurs Liqueurs are alcoholic beverages that are bottled with added sugar and have added flavours that are usually derived from fruits, herbs, or nuts. Liqueurs are distinct from eaux-de-vie, fruit brandy, and flavored liquors, which contain no add ...

and is now part of the

Sazerac Company Sazerac Company, Inc is a privately held American alcoholic beverage company headquartered in Metairie in the metropolitan area of New Orleans, Louisiana, but with its principal office in Louisville, Kentucky. The company is owned by billionair ...

, which is headquartered in

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

, and has its principal offices in

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

. The Barton distillery, currently known as the Barton 1792 distillery, was originally established in 1879, and is located in

Bardstown, Kentucky Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,700 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a l ...

. Some of Barton's better-known brands and products have included the

1792 Bourbon 1792 Bourbon, formerly known as Ridgewood Reserve 1792 and 1792 Ridgemont Reserve, is a Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey produced since 2002 by the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The brand and distillery have been owned by the ...

, Kentucky Tavern, and Very Old Barton bourbons; Fleischmann's, Skol and Wave Vodkas; the 99 line of

schnapps Schnapps ( or ) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neu ...

(99 Apples, 99 Bananas, etc.); Calypso and Barton rums; Capitan, El Toro and Montezuma

tequila Tequila (; ) is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands ('' Los Altos de Jalisco'') of the central western Mexican s ...

s and

Mr. Boston Mr. Boston, previously Old Mr. Boston, was a distillery located at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue (Boston), Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1933 to 1986. It produced its own label of gin, Bourbon whiskey, bourbon, rum, and brandy, b ...

and Fleischmann's gins. In 1993, Barton was acquired by Canandaigua Wine Company, later

Constellation Brands Constellation Brands, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is an American producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits. Constellation is the largest beer import company in the US, measured by sales, and has the third-largest market share (7.4 percen ...

. In 2009, Constellation sold Barton to the Sazerac Company.

List of products

Bourbons

(formerly called Ridgewood Reserve 1792 and 1792 Ridgemont Reserve) * Thomas S. Moore Extended Cask Finish * Very Old Barton * Tom Moore *

Kentucky Gentleman Kentucky Gentleman is a brand of whiskey produced by the Sazerac Company at its Barton 1792 distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. The brand is sold as a Blended whiskey, blend of 51% straight bourbon and 49% neutral grain spirits and bottled at 40% ...

* Kentucky Tavern * Colonel Lee * Zackariah Harris * Flatboat

Blended American whiskey

* Barton * Fleischmann's * Imperial *

Old Thompson Old Thompson is a brand of blended American whiskey produced by Barton Brands, which has been owned by the Sazerac Company since 2009. It is known for its low price among brands of American whiskey. The company refers to it as "an excellent value". ...

Ten High Ten High is a brand of American whiskey first introduced in the 1930s by Hiram Walker & Sons, now produced by the Barton Brands division of the Sazerac Company. The name ''Ten High'' refers to a barrel storage location at least ten ricks high, a ...

Canadian whisky

* Barton's Canadian * Canadian Host * Canadian LTD * Canadian Supreme * Mr. Boston Five Star Canadian * Northern Light Canadian

Scotch whisky

* Highland Mist * House of Stuart * Inver House * Lauder's * Vittoria Clan

Whisky liqueur

Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is a mixture of Canadian whisky, cinnamon flavoring and sweeteners that is produced by the Sazerac Company. Its foundation is Canadian whisky, and the taste otherwise resembles the candy with a similar name, Ferrara Can ...

Gin

* Barton * Crystal Palace * Czarina * Fleischmann's * Glenmore * Mr. Boston * Mr. Boston Riva * Pikeman * Skol

Mezcal

* Monte Alban

Rum

* Barton * Calypso * Fleischmann's * Mr. Boston * Skol

Schnapps

* 99 Schnapps (various flavor variations – apple, banana, black cherry, etc.) * Barton Peach * Mr. Boston

Tequila and triple sec

* Capitan * El Toro * Montezuma * Barton Tequila & Triple Sec * Chi-Chi's Tequila & Triple Sec

Vodka

* Fleischmann's Vodka * Barton * Crystal Palace * Coulson's * Czarina * Glenmore * Mr. Boston * Skol * Wave Flavors

The Barton 1792 Distillery

The distillery currently known as the Barton 1792 distillery was originally established in 1879. As of June 2018, it comprises 51 buildings – most of which are rickhouses for barrel aging.

Rickhouse collapse in 2018

In June and July 2018 one of the 29 rickhouses at the Barton 1792 Distillery collapsed in two stages. The rickhouse had a storage capacity of about 20,000 barrels, and contained about 18,000 when the first collapse occurred, with each barrel having a capacity of . On June 22, 2018, about half of the building collapsed and caused about 9,000 barrels of spirits being aged there to fall with the structure, although about two-thirds of the barrels remained intact. The facility had a deep basement to help contain spills, but some bourbon and brandy leaked into the nearby Withrow Creek and

Beech Fork River The Beech Fork, or Beech Fork River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 river in central Kentucky in the United States. It is a tributary of the Rolling ...

, and about 800–1000 fish were killed. The building had been constructed in the 1940s, and one of the walls had been in the process of being repaired when the collapse occurred. Sazerac was given a notice of state law violation for the spill and for failure to properly notify the authorities. About two weeks later, on July 4, 2018, the remainder of the building collapsed. No one was injured in either collapse.

References

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External links

Bartonbrands.com
– official website (now redirected t
sazerac.com

Barton 1792 Distillery
– official website
1792 Bourbon
– official website Sazerac Company brands Distilleries in Kentucky