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Barton Brands
Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced a variety of distilled beverages and liqueurs and is now part of the Sazerac Company, which is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has its principal offices in Louisville, Kentucky. The Barton distillery, currently known as the Barton 1792 distillery, was originally established in 1879, and is located in Bardstown, Kentucky. Some of Barton's better-known brands and products have included the 1792 Bourbon, Kentucky Tavern, and Very Old Barton bourbons; Fleischmann's, Skol and Wave Vodkas; the 99 line of schnapps (99 Apples, 99 Bananas, etc.); Calypso and Barton rums; Capitan, El Toro and Montezuma tequilas and Mr. Boston and Fleischmann's gins. In 1993, Barton was acquired by Canandaigua Wine Company, later Constellation Brands. In 2009, Constellation sold Barton to the Sazerac Company. List of products Bourbons * 1792 Bourbon (formerly called Ridgewood Reserve 1792 and 1792 Ridgemont Reserve) * Thomas S. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBD KY 4PMS Logo HiRes
BBD may stand for: Music *Bell Biv DeVoe or BBD, a music group ** ''BBD'' (album), an album by Bell Biv DeVoe **" B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?", a song by Bell Biv Devoe from ''Poison'' *** B.B.D. (The Poison Tour) *Be-Bop Deluxe, a rock band *Big Black Delta, an electronic music project by Jonathan Bates * "BBD" (song), a song by Azealia Banks Other uses *B. B. D. Bagh, a business district in Kolkata ** B.B.D. Bag railway station *Beech bark disease, a tree pathogen *Big black dog, a type of mixed-breed subject to black-dog bias *Birmingham Blitz Dames, an English roller derby team *Bucket-brigade device, an analogue delay line in electronics *Banco Bradesco, NYSE ticker symbol * Bombardier Inc., Toronto Stock Exchange symbol *Barbadian dollar The dollar has been the currency of Barbados since 1935. Globally its currency has the ISO 4217 code ''BBD'', however, unofficially in Barbados the International vehicle registration code code BDS is also commonly used, a currency code t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Moore (bourbon)
Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was an Irish poet, songwriter, singer, novelist, and historian. Thomas, Tom, Tomm or Tommy Moore may also refer to: Writers * Thomas Moore (spiritual writer) (born 1940), American author of ''Care of the Soul'' and other popular spiritual books * Thomas Sturge Moore (1870–1944), English poet, author and artist Entertainment * Thomas W. Moore (1918–2007), American television executive at ABC * Tom Moore (actor) (1883–1955), silent film actor * Tom Moore (cartoonist) (1928–2015), best known for the "Archie" comic books series * Tom Moore (director) (born 1943), American director of ''night, Mother'' and multiple television shows * Tomm Moore (born 1977), Irish Oscar-nominated animator, cartoonist and movie director * Tommy Moore (comedian) (born 1950), American comedian, clown, and motivational speaker * Tommy Moore (musician) (1931–1981), drummer for The Silver Beetles (later The Beatles) in 1960 * Ennio Girolami (1935–2013), sometimes cred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Historic Whiskey Distilleries
This article is a list of historic whisky distilleries and distillery companies. It includes some that are still operating and some that are not, and includes those claiming to be the oldest or to have other historically important characteristics. In Ireland * Green Distillery (1796–1870s), notable for its use of an early continuous distillation apparatus, invented by the distillery's then co-owner, Joseph Shee *Kilbeggan Distillery, formerly the Brusna Distillery and Locke's Distillery, claimed as the oldest licensed distillery, referencing a licence issued in 1757, although it was closed in 1954; production resumed at the site in 2007, but with different ownership and different production facilities, as all the equipment of the prior distillery had been sold off and destroyed during the closure (during which the site had been converted to pig farm and a construction equipment business) *Old Bushmills Distillery, sometimes claimed to be the oldest, based on the notion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville Courier-Journal
The ''Courier Journal'', also known as the ''Louisville Courier Journal'' (and informally ''The C-J'' or ''The Courier''), and called ''The Courier-Journal'' between November 8, 1868, and October 29, 2017, is the highest circulation newspaper in Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett and billed as "Part of the ''USA Today'' Network". According to the ''1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook'', the paper is the 48th-largest daily paper in the United States. History Origins ''The Courier-Journal'' was created from the merger of several newspapers introduced in Kentucky in the 19th century. A pioneer paper called ''The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature'' was founded in 1826 in Louisville when the city was an early settlement of less than 7,000 individuals. In 1830 a new newspaper, ''The Louisville Daily Journal'', began distribution in the city and, in 1832, the ''Journal'' absorbed ''The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature''. The Louisville ''Journal'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAVE-TV
WAVE (channel 3) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Gray Television. The station's studios are located on South Floyd Street in downtown Louisville, and its transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. History The station first signed on the air on November 24, 1948, originally broadcasting on VHF channel 5 with an effective radiated power of 24,100 watts. WAVE was the first television station to sign on in the state of Kentucky, and the 41st to debut in the United States. The station has been a primary NBC affiliate since its debut, owing to its sister radio station's longtime affiliation with the NBC Red Network; however, it also initially carried secondary affiliations with ABC, CBS and the DuMont Television Network. The national coaxial cable did not reach Louisville until 1950, so prior to that, NBC programs were shown on film, as was national and foreign news. On May 7, 1949, WAVE-TV became the first te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beech Fork River
The Beech Fork, or Beech Fork River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 river in central Kentucky in the United States. It is a tributary of the Rolling Fork of the Salt River, with its waters flowing eventually to the Ohio River and ultimately the Mississippi River. The Beech Fork begins in eastern Marion County and heads northwest into Washington County, where the Chaplin River enters. The Beech Fork then turns southwest to go through Nelson County. At the end of the river's journey, near Boston, the Beech Fork flows into the Rolling Fork of the Salt River. The Beech Fork at Bardstown has a mean annual discharge of 964 cubic feet per second. The Beech Fork is a winding river that can be used for whitewater rafting, kayaking and canoeing. Most of the river is Class I and suitable for canoes and other entry level paddlers. A collapsed boulder dam one-quarter mile past the US 31E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''USA Today'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. It reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. As of 2019 it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier '' New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. After the Alden acquisition, alone among the newspapers acquired from Tribune Publishing, the ''Daily News'' property was spun off into a separate subsidiary called Daily News Enterprises. History ''Illustrated Daily News'' The ''Illustrated Daily News'' was founded by Patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is a mixture of Canadian whisky, cinnamon flavoring and sweeteners that is produced by the Sazerac Company. Its foundation is Canadian whisky, and the taste otherwise resembles the candy with a similar name, Ferrara Candy Company's "Atomic Fireball" candy. It is bottled at 33% alcohol by volume (66 U.S. proof). According to the official Fireball website, the product was developed in Canada in the mid-1980s, and for a long time was little known outside of Canada.Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Brand Portfolio Entry on official web site. As of 2018, Fireball is among the top selling whisky-related brands in the . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten High
Ten High is a brand of American whiskey first introduced in the 1930s by Hiram Walker & Sons, now produced by the Barton Brands division of the Sazerac Company. The name ''Ten High'' refers to a barrel storage location at least ten ricks high, as barrels in the upper part of the aging warehouse mature faster. Although the brand name evoked this storage method, the manufacturer did not actually promise that the brand was from barrels aged in such locations. History The brand was originally produced by Hiram Walker & Sons (a company owned by Harry C. Hatch at the time) at a distillery in Peoria, Illinois, starting shortly after the end of Prohibition in 1933. It was a major brand (and the leading brand of Illinois-made bourbon) until the late 1960s when the American whiskey market went through a particularly difficult period. The Peoria distillery stopped distilling operations in 1973 and closed completely in 1981. After the Peoria distillery closed, production moved first to Heav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Thompson
Old Thompson is a brand of blended American whiskey produced by Barton Brands, which has been owned by the Sazerac Company since 2009. It is known for its low price among brands of American whiskey. The company refers to it as "an excellent value".Official page (Accessed January 2011) The brand dates back to 1904, when it was introduced by the Glenmore Distillery Company, which at the time was owned by the brothers James Thompson and Francis P. Thompson. Today it is a bottled at 40% alcohol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
