C.L. Appelgate and Company
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C. L. Appelgate and Company was a bourbon whiskey
distillery established and located in Yelvington, Kentucky
. It was owned, built and operated by Colonel C.L. Applegate and his brother Edward Applegate sometime between 1875 and 1880 on the west of the road between Maceo
and Yelvington, Kentucky
, today known as KY Hwy 405, on land purchased from Sam Taylor Hawes of Yelvington. (See 1876 map of Yelvington at bottom of page) The company made only bourbon whiskey
using the brand names Rosebud and Beechwood.
The plant had a mashing capacity of nearly 250 bushells a day. The distillery discontinued product in the fall of 1890 due to a water shortage but had whiskey in its warehouses until 1908 or 1909.
In 1906 Col. Applegate along with his brother, Edward, arranged new financing for the distillery with Mr. Henry Vogt of the Vogt Machine Company in Louisville, Kentucky
(which is on the National Register of Historic Places
listings in Louisville
's West End) and began operating again. They continued production until the early spring of 1907, at which time they closed down.
By the fall of 1908 and 1909 bourbon whiskey still remained in the warehouses. Portions of the plant remained well into the mid 1900's. All that remains today are the distillery ponds.
Internal Revenue Service
recorded warehouse transactions for The C. L. Applegate Distillery as follows:
1898: C L Applegate & Co.: Code T. (Spirits were withdrawn upon payment of tax)and Code W
(Spirits remained in the warehouse at the close of the year).
Information from insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 suggest that the distillery property included a two frame warehouses, both with metal or slate roofs. Warehouse "A" was 115 ft north of the still house, warehouse "B" was 107 ft south. The distillery itself was constructed similarly. The property also included cattle and a barn. The owner is recorded as being C. L. Applegate & Co.
Bourbon whiskey
Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky . It has been produced since the 18th century...
distillery established and located in Yelvington, Kentucky
Yelvington, Kentucky
Yelvington, Kentucky is a small, unincorporated community located approximately 12 miles east of Owensboro along U.S. Route 60 east and near the Daviess-Hancock county line.-History:...
. It was owned, built and operated by Colonel C.L. Applegate and his brother Edward Applegate sometime between 1875 and 1880 on the west of the road between Maceo
Maceo
Maceo may refer to:*Antonio Maceo Grajales , Cuban general*Sam Maceo and Rosario Maceo, organized crime bosses of Galveston, Texas from the 1920s through the 1940s*Maceo Anderson , American tap dancer...
and Yelvington, Kentucky
Yelvington, Kentucky
Yelvington, Kentucky is a small, unincorporated community located approximately 12 miles east of Owensboro along U.S. Route 60 east and near the Daviess-Hancock county line.-History:...
, today known as KY Hwy 405, on land purchased from Sam Taylor Hawes of Yelvington. (See 1876 map of Yelvington at bottom of page) The company made only bourbon whiskey
Bourbon whiskey
Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky . It has been produced since the 18th century...
using the brand names Rosebud and Beechwood.
The plant had a mashing capacity of nearly 250 bushells a day. The distillery discontinued product in the fall of 1890 due to a water shortage but had whiskey in its warehouses until 1908 or 1909.
In 1906 Col. Applegate along with his brother, Edward, arranged new financing for the distillery with Mr. Henry Vogt of the Vogt Machine Company in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
(which is on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
listings in Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
's West End) and began operating again. They continued production until the early spring of 1907, at which time they closed down.
By the fall of 1908 and 1909 bourbon whiskey still remained in the warehouses. Portions of the plant remained well into the mid 1900's. All that remains today are the distillery ponds.
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
recorded warehouse transactions for The C. L. Applegate Distillery as follows:
1898: C L Applegate & Co.: Code T. (Spirits were withdrawn upon payment of tax)and Code W
(Spirits remained in the warehouse at the close of the year).
Information from insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 suggest that the distillery property included a two frame warehouses, both with metal or slate roofs. Warehouse "A" was 115 ft north of the still house, warehouse "B" was 107 ft south. The distillery itself was constructed similarly. The property also included cattle and a barn. The owner is recorded as being C. L. Applegate & Co.
See also
- List of cocktails with bourbon
- List of whisky brands
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- Rye whiskey
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- Bourbon TrailBourbon TrailThe Kentucky Bourbon Trail is a program of the Kentucky Distillers' Association to promote the bourbon industry in Kentucky....
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