Waterfill and Frasier Timeline

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Waterfill and Frasier Timeline

Unread postby bourbonv » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:43 pm

A brief timeline of this distillery's history.

Waterfill and Frasier

1860's - J. M. Waterfield and George Frazier purchase a
distillery in Tyrone, Ky. (Downard, Dictionary of the
History of the American Brewing and Distilling
Industries, p.207).

1903 - John Dowling acquires Waterfield and Frazier (Downard,
Dictionary of American Brewing. p. 207).

1904 - Waterfill and Frasier Distillery is destroyed by fire,
but none of the warehouses are damaged. The distillery
is to be rebuilt (Wine and Spirits Bulletin, Feb. 1,
1904, page 21 and March 1, 1904, page 48).

1933 - A new distillery is built in Anchorage, Ky. (Downard,
Dictionary of American Brewing, p. 207).

1966 - The Warterfill and Frasier Distillery Company is listed
as rectifiers, Bonded Warehouse and national
distributers, but not distillers. They have 15 brands
of whiskey listed (1966 Red Book, p.55).

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Unread postby bourbonv » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:48 pm

While in the United Distillers Archive I found a couple of letters that are related to Waterfill and Frasier bourbon. On 11 February 1934 C A Weirman of Detroit writes to Julian Van Winkle about sales of products in his district. Included in his letter he write "In talking with Mr. Lewis he said he had been offered Waterfill and Frasier, younger whiskey, I do not know the age, which was coming from Mexico, at approximately $10.00 per case less."

Van winkle writes back on 13 February 1934 this reply: "As for the Waterfill and Frasier made in Mexico, that whiskey is not to be compared with the WATERFIELD & FRAZIER we are selling. More than likely that whiskey is not more than teo or three years old and furthermore whiskey made in Mexico does not compare with whiskey made in Kentucky for the reason the water in Mexico is not suitable for making whiskey.

The whiskey you speak of, made in Mexico as we understand it is not bottled in bond, and should be sold for a great deal less than the original Waterfield and Frazier which is in our opinion one of the finest whiskies on the American market today, barring none."
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Unread postby cowdery » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:35 pm

Apropos of nothing, except Anderson County distillers, I recently discovered a street on the south side of Lawrenceburg, at the entrance to the industrial park: Bond & Lillard Road.
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