Rob McCulloch here semi-Retired Master Distiller. Cheers The Distillery I work for does not have the capibility to produce and store enough Whiskey to take full advantage of Green River s Potential.. We have run out many times since the fire of 1918. Bottles sell in the $ 800 to $ 1000+ dollar range to keep sales to a minimum. The other pre prohibition Brand I own Mountain Dew we have put most of our efferts into and can be purchased in the $25 dollar range online from cutting edge distributors like
http://www.hitimewine.net 800-331-3005
I would like to find someone or a few people with the resources to make Green River the top selling Whiskey again which given the history and the unlimited ammount of pre-prohibition memorabilia that can be Reproduced should be easy expecially with internet sales. A reproduction of one of the old crock/ Jugs with the top shelf Whiskey is a sure thing . Check EBAY www.EBAY.com
If you would like to invest in the current distillery, Own a distillery with storage capasity I will work with you to make Green River the top brand in the world. If you want to purchase the Trademark outright I will still help. Call me
Cheers,
Rob McCulloch (Semi-Retired Master Distiller
937-725-5588
Enjoy History no other brand can match or will ener be able to match
IN 1885, JOHN MCCULLOCH KNEW HE HAD FOUND THE SWEET SPOT AS THE FIRST FEW DROPS OF HIS LEGENDARY MOUNTAIN DEW CAME OFF THE STILL. BY 1897 HIS MOUNTAIN DEW AND HIS GREEN RIVER WHISKEY HAD GAINED A REPUTATION AS THE BEST SPIRITS IN THE WORLD. MANY PEOPLE CALLED GREEN RIVER THE WHISKEY WITH OUT A HEADACHE AND THAT LABEL STUCK WELL INTO THE 1900’S. GREEN RIVER QUALITY GAINED THE ATTENTION OF U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE FOR IT’S "EXCEPTIONAL QUALITIES" AND IN 1897 THE U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE AWARDED JOHN MCCULLOCH IT'S HIGHEST HONOR, A CONTRACT TO SUPPLY THE MARINE SERVICE AND U.S. EMBASSIES WORLDWIDE. EVERY YEAR WELL INTO THE EARLY 1900'S, JOHN MCCULLOCH COMPETED AGAINST THE BEST SPIRITS IN THE COUNTRY AND CONTINUALLY WAS AWARDED THIS PRESTIGIOUS CONTRACT. AS SHOWN ON THE 1907 WATCH FOB JOHN MCCULLOCH SPIRITS HAS OFTEN BEEN NAMED "BEST OVER ALL COMPETITORS" AND HAS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST AWARDS IN PARIS IN 1900, ST LOUIS 1904, LIEGE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 1905, PORTLAND 1905, MILAN ITALY 1906, & JAMESTOWN 1907. IN 2010 JOHN McCULLOCH AMERICAN VODKA WON SILVER AT WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION IN SAN FRANCISCO
1893 - Green River wins a Medal for Excellence at the Worlds Fair (U D Archives, Uncataloged Document).
"Gold Medal Won By J.W.McCulloch's Green River Whisky in Paris: Owensboro Messenger, Aug. 29, 1900, p. 5.
Green River advertisement on Page 19 of the Jan.1, 1900 issue of the Wine and Spirit Bulletin.
Green River wins 1st prize and the gold medal at the Paris Exposition (Wine and Spirit Bulletin, Aug.1, 1900, page 12).
Wine and Spirits Bulletin states that the gold medal won buy Green River at the Paris Exposition was for high quality (Nov.1, 1900, p.16).
1905 - Green River whiskey wins the Grand Prize at the Exposition Universelle de Liege. (UD Archives, 991.).
"Medal Received From the Paris Exposition," Owensboro Daily Messenger, May 25, 1901, p. 1.
"Green River Won the Grand Prize Over All Competitors at the World's Fair," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Nov.
20, 1904.
Green River whiskey wins the Grand Prize at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Portland, Oregan.
(UD Archives, 991.)
"Another Prize is Won By the Famous Green River Whisky," Owensboro Messenger, Sept. 9, 1905
Article on the Green River display at Louisiana Purchase Exposition, in St. Louis. Display was simply a plain glass case with hundreds of bottles in it, left unattended. Green River won a Grand Prize (Wine and Spirit Bulletin, Jan 12, 1905, page 35).(Copy of the award on page 99).
1907 - Green River whiskey wins the Grand Prize at the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition. (UD Archives, 991.)
1906 - Green River whiskey wins the Grand Prize at the Esposizione Internatioale at Milan. (UD Archives, 991.)
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Green River advertisement on page 72 and an article about J W McCulloch's Green River Distillery's 25th aniversary on page 47. McCulloch started off as an agent for the Internal Revenue Department (Wine and Spirit Bulletin, Nov.1, 1912).
"Best Whisky in the World is Manufactured in Owensboro," Owensboro Daily Messenger, May 22, 191 0, Special "Boosters' Edition" sec. 3, p. 3.
Ernest Hemingway in his short story The Last Good Country highlights Green River Whiskey
"Green River Distilling Co. Gets Contract: to Furnish United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service with Whisky," Owensboro Messenger, Aug. 11, 1906, p. ?.
"In Three Hours Time Every Building of Big Concern is Reduced to Piles of Ashes," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Aug. 25, 1918, sec. 1, p. 1. (Green River Distillery Fire).
"Plant of Green River Distillery Wiped Out; $3,000,000 Loss Greatest Fire in City's History," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Aug., 25, 1918, p. 1.
"Col. McCulloch Returns to Find Green River Gone," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Aug. 27, 1918, p. 1.
"Some Differences of Opinion on the Origin of the Fire," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Aug., 28, 1918, p. 2.
"Wrecking Crews Work on Small Distillery Plants," Owensboro Messenger, Oct. 20, 1913, sec. 2, p. 1. (Dismantling of small Owensboro plants).
"No Adjustment Yet Been Made on Green River Fire," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Dec. 22, 1918, p. IS.
"(Green] River Had 18,000 Barrels of Whisky Burned, Owensboro Daily Messenger, Dec. 28, 1918.
McCulloch and' Green River'," Owensboro Daily Messenger June 4, 1903, p. 1.
"McCulloch - Holmes" (Marriage) Owensboro Semi-weekly Newspaper, Nov. 28, 1884, p. .
"Officers Elected; Green River Distilling Company in Full Blast," Owensboro Daily Messenger, July 4, 1903, p. ?
"Born, Sunday, May 6,1888, to Mr. & Mrs. J.W. McCulloch, a Son," Owensboro Daily Messenger, May 8,1888, p.4.
"John W. McCULLOCH: Pictured by the Facile Pen of Col. Thomas M. Gilmore," Owensboro Messenger, Dec. 6, 1901, p. 2.
"Mr. McCulloch Very Ill of Typhoid Fever at His Home," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Aug. 26, 1905, p.5.
"Slightly Improved is the Condition of John W. McCulloch," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Aug. 27,1905, p. 1.
"Mr. McCulloch Improving," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Aug. 29, 1905, p. 1.
"Daviess County's History, Closely Linked with Many World- Famous Distilleries, Will Go 'Dry 'When Entire Nation Goes," Owensboro Daily Messenger, Jan. 19, 1919, p ?
"McCulloch Plays His Part," Owensboro Messenger, May 16, 1919, p. 4. (Editorial about Resolutions Committee of Republican Convention at Lexington which declared for state and national prohibition).
"Green River Distillery All Whisky Shipped," Owensboro Messenger, Oct. 2, 1919, p. 1.
"Col. J.W. McCulloch to Return to Old Home Town at Early Date," Owensboro Inquirer, Dec. 7, 1922.
"Two Distilleries are Being Built Near Owensboro: McCulloch's Green River Whiskeys Being Promoted J.W. McCulloch," Owensboro Messenger, Dec. 5, 1933, p. 1. (J.W. McCulloch, Jr. incorporates).
"Efforts to Restore Old Distilleries Recall Era of Infant Industries Here," Messenger Inquirer, Oct. 2, 1934,
p. 2. (J.W. McCulloch Jr. & Sr. and others mentioned).
"J.W. McCulloch Injured in Crash, Dies at Hospital," Owensboro Messenger, Oct. 23, 1934, p. 1.
Keith McCulloch, Dies, June 4, 1936, p. 3.
"Henry Berry Recalls Early History of Making of Sour Mash Whisky in Daviess County," by Mrs. J.E. Cockriel, Owensboro Messenger, Feb. 26, 1939, sec.2, p. 3.
"Advertisements Considered Classics; Green River Whiskey Most Famous," Bicentennial Section, Part 1. Messenger Inquirer, May 2, 1976, p. I 1.
"Distilleries' Legacy: Couple Collect Containers Dating Back to the 1870s," Messenger-Inquirer, Oct. 9, 1994, pp I E+.
1885 - 2005
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