Old Mr. Boston was a distillery located at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue

Massachusetts Avenue (Boston)

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 in Boston, Massachusetts from 1933 to 1986. It produced its own label of gin

Gin

Gin is a spirit which derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries . Although several different styles of gin have existed since its origins, it is broadly differentiated into two basic legal categories...

, bourbon

Bourbon whiskey

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, rum

Rum

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, and brandies

Brandy

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, as well as a few cordial

Cordial

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s and liqueur

Liqueur

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The distillery was founded in the Roxbury, Massachusetts

Roxbury, Massachusetts

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 neighborhood of Boston in 1933 by Irwin "Red" Benjamin and Hyman C. Berkowitz. Old Mister Boston was known for its collectible bottles such as the 1953 Presidential Inaugural Bottle.

Over time, through a series of changes of ownership, the words "Old" and "Mr." were dropped from the name until it was known simply as "Boston."
The distillery was a major employer in the Boston area from the 1930s until its closing circa 1986 when the parent company, Glenmore Distillers, shut down operations and the brand vanished.