The Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee.There are many acts still to play out in the psychodrama the Uncle Nearest case has become, but I’ve been thinking about the endgame.As a business, Uncle Nearest is a basket case. The value of the …
Krogman made many different products post-Prohibition.So well regarded was the Krogman name that, after Prohibition, a group of Tell City businesspeople decided to revive the distillery and its brands. Tell City had affection for the Krogman and …
Krogman’s jugs are a popular collectible in the Tell City area.Will Krogman married Claudina Voelke, whose father owned Tell City’s largest brewery. When Claudina’s parents died, the Krogmans moved into her family’s mansion on the grounds of…
The Krogman Distillery in Tell City, Indiana, post-Prohibition.Matt Colglazier is Chief Merchandising Officer at Big Red Liquors, a chain of retail liquor stores with 103 locations throughout Indiana. If you know the name “Krogman’s,” it’s probabl…
A rolling billboard for Old Forester and other Brown-Forman brands at the company headquarters and distillery on Dixie Highway in Louisville (1936).Today Bloomberg and Reuters, two generally reliable news sources, reported that Brown-Forman and P…
Fawn Weaver and company, startled by the Harold Washington animatronic at the DuSable Museum in Chicago, June 25, 2024.The Uncle Nearest saga began eight years to the day before the above picture was taken.That was when Clay Risen revealed Nathan…
The Uncle Nearest Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee.I’d like to take a moment to offer some perspective on the Uncle Nearest situation. This is especially for folks who jumped to the conclusion that it was a scam from jump.FAT Brands is a glob…
E. H. Taylor was one of the prominent distillery owners who lobbied on behalf of the Act.Last month I posted “Whiskey’s Biggest Lie,” debunking the marketing practice of brands claiming ancient recipes and unchanged methods, implying that whiskey…
An aging warehouse at Bardstown Bourbon Company.Last Friday, a lawsuit was filed in Nelson County in which Sylvia E. Sanders accused Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBC), parent Lofted Spirits, Lofted CEO Mark Erwin, BBC president Peter Marino, Pritzk…
The Uncle Nearest facility in Shelbyville, Tennessee.My post last Friday, made in anticipation of the hearing in Knoxville federal court on Monday, received more than 10,000 views. For this blog, that’s a lot. Many people are interested in this s…
