Don't forget to also check the City Database, a growing compilation of information on wholesalers and distillers gleaned from city business directories.   

Crigler, Boone County KY
        Llewellyn N Crigler    (view as cached, 5/16/03)
        R. L. Crigler    (view as cached, 5/16/03)
        Personal histories located on KyGenWeb at the genealogy site, rootsweb.com

Henderson County KY
        Reprint from a local newspaper regarding early distillers (view as cached, 4/6/06)
        Article regarding Henry Kraver (view as cached, 4/6/06)

Gibson, Philadelphia PA (view as cached, 10/10/03)
        A history by Cassandra Vivian

McHenry, Benton PA    (view as cached, 5/15/03)
        An illustrated history of the McHenry distillers from a Benton home town site

Hiram Walker, Detroit MI and Canada
        A website maintained by the present day company that produces 
        "Canadian Club" whiskey

Shawhan, KY and Weston MO   (view as cached, 5/15/2003)
        A history of the Shawhan family distillers posted on genealogy site 
        rootsweb.com

Bristol Virginia/Tennessee Distillers and Liquor Dealers
        Lots of good info and pictures on this two-state town.  The site is maintained
        by collector Charlie Barnette

Tennessee Distilleries: Their Rise, Fall and Re-Emergence (view as cached, 1/20/05)
        An article by Kay Baker Gaston

American Whiskey
       An account of modern-day rambles through the whiskey-making regions 
       of yesteryear, complete with photos of the old distilleries and their products.  
       A travelogue maintained by John & Linda Lipman.

The Oscar Getz Museum, in Bardstown, KY.
       If you're in the neighborhood, drop by and take a look.

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