Green River Whiskey

This type of token is called a spinner in that if you place it on a table nipple side down you can spin it like a top.

Green river whiskey.

Enjoy our history and the history of america. Poor health and the later death of the founder john mcculloch prevented a timely re opening of the distillery before the onset of prohibition. The original green river distillery built in 1885 was the first in owensboro and a major producer of kentucky bourbon for over 30 years. The green river distillery now restored to its former glory is flowing with green river kentucky straight bourbon whiskey a glowing amber example of kentucky craftsmanship.

It was rebuilt in 1936 after prohibition and most of the buildings on our grounds today date back to the late 1930s. Most are a gold colored brass that have a small nipple in the center. Green river whiskey is the most famous of the 19th century merchant advertising tokens. Most green river from the original manufacturer was produced between 1885 1918 when a fire destroyed most of the production buildings.

Website devoted to green river whiskey including green river whiskey advertisements green river whiskey jugs green river whiskey bottles green river whiskey signs and more. Green river spirits is a proud partner to some of the fastest growing spirits brands in the world. As is shown on this watch fob from 1907 the. Time left 6d 21h left.

In 1885 john mcculloch began distilling his famous kentucky moonshine mountain dew and green river whiskey his legendary spirits have remained the most highly awarded and sought after in the world. Green river the whiskey without a headache by c shank co lithograph 1899. Green river whiskey watch fobs were issued by the green river distilling co. Along with our network of premium suppliers covering everything from ingredient sourcing to package.

The last barrels of aged whiskey were bottled and sold by oct. New listing five 5 green river whiskey advertising tokens. The legendary spirits of. In 1918 the entire distillery burned to the ground.

I assume that green river whiskey was mild enough so that you could drink it and watch the spinning token too without having to run to the outhouse to deposit your cookies the regret part. They came in two shapes oval and round both contained a list of world s fairs expositions on the reverse in which green river had won a prize for excellence.