OLD JUDGE (arched) KENTUCKY BOURBON (reverse arched, both lines etched in tsp letters within a circular frame. The frame encloses a picture of a elderly, moustachioed man in legal hat and robes. He has a glass of whiskey in his upraised right hand) / S.B.ROTHENBERG & Co. (reverse arched)

          ID#: RCL103

Notes:

First listed as S.B. Rothenberg & Co. (1899-1901), later as Rothenberg Co. (1902-1906) and then The Rothenburg Co. (1907-1915).
The Old Judge brand was originated in 1857 by M.T. Mitchell. It was acquired in 1899 by S.C. Hebst, a Milwaukee wholesaler, who also bought the distillery in Frankfort (distillery #11). This had previously been the John E. Fitzgerald distillery, and it continued producing both brands following acquisition.
Old Judge was distributed in the West by Sara Rothenberg and by her son, Samuel B. Rothenberg, who took over the business in 1898. Samuel Rothenberg also registered the brand.

Rothenberg sold several brands, including "Mendles Game Cock", "Old Judge" (R: 1902), "Quaker Club", and "Rosemond A".

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