Wild Turkey timeline
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:55 pm
This is for the Wild Turkey fans, like me.
Wild Turkey History
1855 - Friend P Fitts returns to New York from the Gold Rush
in California and start an import business (Beverage
Media Blue Book, History of Austin Nichols & Co.).
1880 - The company had already moved five times to larger
accomidations (Bev Med Blue Book, History).
1891 - T B Ripy owns a distillery in Tyrone, Kentucky (Wine and Spirits Bulletin, Jan. 1891).
1934 - The Austin, Nichols company enters the liquor industry
with arrangements to import wine and liquor (Bev Med
Blue Book, History).
o - The company starts to produce its own blends, cordials
and gins (Bev Med Blue Book, History).
1938 - The company sells all of its grocery business to
concentrate on the liquor business (Bev Med Blue Book,
History).
1942 - Austin, Nichols first begins to bottle Wild Turkey (Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 1970).
1971 - Austin, Nichols purchases a distillery in Lawrenceburg,
Ky. to produce Wild Turkey. (Before this Wild Turkey
was simply bulk whiskey purchased on the open market).
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson).
o - Wild Turkey decanters are first placed on the market
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson).
1983 - Wild Turkey is producing three ceramic decanters a year
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson).
1993 - Wild Turkey introduces its "Kentucky Coolers" mixed Cocktails (Mike Veach, 3/29/1994).
1996 - Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit wins the "Best of the Year" award for 1995 from the "Malt Advocate" Magazine (Malt Advocate, Vol 5, No.1, 1996, p.20).
Mike Veach
Wild Turkey History
1855 - Friend P Fitts returns to New York from the Gold Rush
in California and start an import business (Beverage
Media Blue Book, History of Austin Nichols & Co.).
1880 - The company had already moved five times to larger
accomidations (Bev Med Blue Book, History).
1891 - T B Ripy owns a distillery in Tyrone, Kentucky (Wine and Spirits Bulletin, Jan. 1891).
1934 - The Austin, Nichols company enters the liquor industry
with arrangements to import wine and liquor (Bev Med
Blue Book, History).
o - The company starts to produce its own blends, cordials
and gins (Bev Med Blue Book, History).
1938 - The company sells all of its grocery business to
concentrate on the liquor business (Bev Med Blue Book,
History).
1942 - Austin, Nichols first begins to bottle Wild Turkey (Liquor Store Magazine, Feb., 1970).
1971 - Austin, Nichols purchases a distillery in Lawrenceburg,
Ky. to produce Wild Turkey. (Before this Wild Turkey
was simply bulk whiskey purchased on the open market).
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson).
o - Wild Turkey decanters are first placed on the market
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson).
1983 - Wild Turkey is producing three ceramic decanters a year
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson).
1993 - Wild Turkey introduces its "Kentucky Coolers" mixed Cocktails (Mike Veach, 3/29/1994).
1996 - Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit wins the "Best of the Year" award for 1995 from the "Malt Advocate" Magazine (Malt Advocate, Vol 5, No.1, 1996, p.20).
Mike Veach