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This is a full color 1950 magazine advertisement for Kentucky Tavern Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced by Glenmore Distilleries Co., Louisville, Kentucky. Ad measures 9 3/4" by 12 3/4".
Kentucky Tavern is a brand of straight bourbon whiskey produced by the Sazerac Company at the Barton Distillery located in Bardstown, Kentucky, who acquired the brand from United Distillers in 1995. The brand was originally produced and owned by the R. Monarch Distillery of Owensboro, Kentucky, which entered bankruptcy in 1898 and was purchased by James Thompson in 1901 who renamed the company Glenmore Distillery Company with locations in Owensboro and Louisville, Kentucky. In 1903 The Kentucky Tavern trademark was first registered. Glenmore proved a successful and durable company, its main brand being Kentucky Tavern. It is usually produced as a 80 proof liquor, although a 100 proof is also available.
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