Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced a variety of

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and

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and is now part of the

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, which is headquartered in

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, and has its principal offices in

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. The Barton distillery, currently known as the Barton 1792 distillery, was originally established in 1879, and is located in

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. 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

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(99 Apples, 99 Bananas, etc.); Calypso and Barton rums; Capitan, El Toro and Montezuma

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s 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. Moore Extended Cask Finish * Very Old Barton * Tom Moore * Kentucky Gentleman * Kentucky Tavern * Colonel Lee * Wolcott * Kirkland Signature Bottled In Bond * Member's Mark * Zackariah Harris * Flatboat

Blended American whiskey

* Barton * Fleischmann's * Imperial * Old Thompson * Ten High

Canadian whisky

* Barton's Canadian * Canadian Host * Canadian LTD * Canadian Supreme * Mr. Boston Five Star Canadian * Northern Light Canadian

Scotch whisky

* Highland Mist * House of Stuart * Inver House * Lauder's * Vittoria Clan

Whisky liqueur

* Fireball Cinnamon Whisky

Gin

* Barton * Crystal Palace * Czarina * Fleischmann's * Glenmore * Mr. Boston * Mr. Boston Riva * Pikeman * Skol

Mezcal

* Monte Alban

Rum

* Barton * Calypso * Fleischmann's * Mr. Boston * Skol

Schnapps

* 99 Schnapps (various flavor variations – apple, banana, black cherry, etc.) * Barton Peach * Mr. Boston

Tequila and triple sec

* Capitan * El Toro * Montezuma * Barton Tequila & Triple Sec * Chi-Chi's Tequila & Triple Sec

Vodka

* Fleischmann's Vodka * Barton * Crystal Palace * Coulson's * Czarina * Glenmore * Mr. Boston * Skol * Wave Flavors

The Barton 1792 Distillery

The distillery currently known as the Barton 1792 distillery was originally established in 1879. As of June 2018, it comprises 51 buildings – most of which are rickhouses for barrel aging.

Rickhouse collapse in 2018

In June and July 2018 one of the 29 rickhouses at the Barton 1792 Distillery collapsed in two stages. The rickhouse had a storage capacity of about 20,000 barrels, and contained about 18,000 when the first collapse occurred, with each barrel having a capacity of . On June 22, 2018, about half of the building collapsed and caused about 9,000 barrels of spirits being aged there to fall with the structure, although about two-thirds of the barrels remained intact. The facility had a deep basement to help contain spills, but some bourbon and brandy leaked into the nearby Withrow Creek and Beech Fork River, and about 800–1000 fish were killed. The building had been constructed in the 1940s, and one of the walls had been in the process of being repaired when the collapse occurred. Sazerac was given a notice of state law violation for the spill and for failure to properly notify the authorities. About two weeks later, on July 4, 2018, the remainder of the building collapsed. No one was injured in either collapse.

References

External links

Bartonbrands.com
{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117211117/http://www.bartonbrands.com/ , date=2007-11-17 – official website (now redirected t
sazerac.com

Barton 1792 Distillery
– official website
1792 Bourbon
– official website Sazerac Company brands Distilleries in Kentucky Bardstown, Kentucky