Luxco, Inc. is a

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producer and marketer 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. Formerly called the David Sherman Corporation, the company was renamed in 2006. Founded in 1958 in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

, by David Sherman Sr. and Paul A. Lux, the company sells beverages across the United States with some international trade. In January 2021,

MGP Ingredients MGP of Indiana (Midwest Grain Products of Indiana), formerly known as LDI (Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana), is a distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, producing spirits for private label sale. These are sold under about 50 different brand name ...

announced a planned purchase of Luxco.https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mgp-ingredients-to-acquire-luxco-boost-position-in-branded-spirits-sector-quick-facts-2021

Brands

Some brands of Luxco are: * Arrow liqueurs * Caffé Lolita liqueur * Lady Bligh spiced rum * El Mayor tequila * Everclear * Juarez

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* Purple Passion * Saint Brendan's Irish Cream Liqueur * Salvador's cocktails * Yago Sant'gria, a

sangria Sangria (, es, sangría , pt, sangria ) is an alcoholic beverage originating in Spain and Portugal. Under EU regulations only those two Iberian nations can label their product as Sangria; similar products from different regions are diffe ...

. * Vodkas: ** Pearl vodka, a five times distilled vodka which comes in a variety of flavors ** Tvarscki * Whiskey: ** Ezra Brooks (and

Old Ezra 101 Old Ezra 101 is a brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey bottled under the name Ezra Brooks Distilling. It is charcoal filtered and typically bottled at 50.5% abv (101 proof). The Old Ezra brand is owned by Luxco of St. Louis (formerly the ...

) **

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** Blood Oath **

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, as distributor for Limestone Branch Distillery Luxco once owned the Admiral Nelson Spiced Rum brand, but it was sold in late 2011. At the end of 2011, Luxco agreed to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Paramount Distillers Incorporated of Cleveland, Ohio and its Meier’s Wine Cellars subsidiary in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2011, the Company had $220 million in sales and about 180 employees. In January 2013, Luxco bought Beam's Wolfschmidt, Dark Eyes, Calvert, Bellows, Canada House and Tempo brands for $65 million. Manufacturing, packaging, marketing and distribution take place at the company facilities in

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Ezra Brooks Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Ezra Brooks is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. It is primarily bottled at 40% abv (80 U.S. proof) or 45% abv (90 U.S. proof). The Ezra Brooks brand was created by Frank Silverman in 1957 and was bottled at the Hoffman Distilling Co ...

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References

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External links

Luxco website
Companies based in St. Louis Food and drink companies established in 1958 Distilleries in Missouri 1958 establishments in Missouri Food and drink companies based in Missouri