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The McBrayer Distillery
RD #17, 7 th District
Montgomery County, KY



The following history comes from Cecil (1999).

The distillery was established ca. 1870 by Capt. John H McBrayer, in a building being used as a mill.

J H McBrayer sold the distillery to Judge W H McBrayer, date unknown.

Judge McBrayer sold to W W Johnson & Co.

In 1885, W W Johnson sold to E H Taylor & Mayhair.

W W Johnson re-acquires the still in 1888.

1892: Insurance underwriter records suggest that the distillery was of frame construction with a shingle roof. The property included a three warehouses:
Warehouse A -- iron-clad with a metal or slate roof, located 170 ft south of the still.
Warehouse B -- iron-clad with a metal or slate roof, located 110 ft south of the still.
Warehouse C -- brick with a metal or slate roof, located 240 ft south of the still. This was a free warehouse.

In 1892, the still was being operated by John Meyer, late The J H McBrayer Dist. Co., E H Taylor Jr & Sons, and the New Market Distilling Co.

1907: Johnson sells to Rosenfield Bros & Co. of Chicago, owners of the Sunny Brook brand and distillery.

1920: The distillery was closed and dismantled.

Review bonded warehouse transactions for this distillery

Internal Revenue recorded warehouse transactions for The McBrayer Distillery as follows:
( explain: origin of these records, letter codes )

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