News About John McCulloch and His Spirits

Dive into the illustrious history of John McCulloch Distillery and our John McCulloch’s work as a distiller. From winning medals at world-renowned expositions to crafting spirits celebrated for their “medicinal qualities,” discover how news about John McCulloch and his spirits captivated audiences, reinforcing a legacy that continues to inspire. 

1893 – John McCulloch Wins a Medal for Excellence at the World’s Fair (UD Archives, Uncatalogued Document) 

1900 – “John McCulloch Wins 1st Prize and the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition” (Wine and Spirit Bulletin, August 1, 1900, page 12) 

1900 – “Gold Medal Won By J.W. McCulloch in Paris” (Owensboro Messenger, August 29, 1900, page 5) 

1900 – Wine and Spirits Bulletin States That the Gold Medal Won by John McCulloch at the Paris Exposition Was for High Quality (Wine and Spirits Bulletin, November 1, 1900, page 16) 

1901 – “Medal Received from the Paris Exposition” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, May 25, 1901, page 1) 

1903 – “Officers Elected; Green River Distilling Company in Full Blast” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, July 4, 1903) 

1904 – “John McCulloch Won the Grand Prize Over All Competitors at the World’s Fair” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, November 20, 1904) 

1905 – John McCulloch Wins the Grand Prize at the Exposition Universelle de Liege (UD Archives, 991) 

1905 – John McCulloch Wins the Grand Prize at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Portland, Oregon (UD Archives, 991) 

1905 – “Another Prize Is Won” (Owensboro Messenger, September 9, 1905)  

Article on the display at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. The display was simply a plain glass case with hundreds of bottles in it, left unattended. 

1905 – Grand Prize (Wine and Spirit Bulletin, January 12, 1905, page 35) (Copy of the Award on page 99). 

1906 – Grand Prize at the Esposizione Internazionale at Milan. (UD Archives, 991) 

1906 – “John McCulloch Gets Contract: to Furnish United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service with Whisky” (Owensboro Messenger, August 11, 1906) 

1907 – Grand Prize at the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition (UD Archives, 991) 

1910 – “Best Whisky in the World Is Manufactured in Owensboro,” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, May 22, 1910, Special “Boosters’ Edition”, section 3, page 3) 

1912 – “McCulloch Started Off as an Agent for the Internal Revenue Department” (Wine and Spirit Bulletin, November 1, 1912) 

Advertisement on page 72 and an article about J. W.’s Distillery’s 25th anniversary on page 47. 

1918 – “In Three Hours Time, Every Building of Big Concern Is Reduced to Piles of Ashes” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, August 25, 1918, section 1, page 1) 

1918 – “Distillery Wiped Out; $3,000,000 Loss Greatest Fire in City’s History” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, August 25, 1918, page 1) 

1918 – “Col. McCulloch Returns to Find His Distillery Gone” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, August 27, 1918, page 1) 

1918 – “Some Differences of Opinion on the Origin of the Fire” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, August 28, 1918, page 2) 

1918 – “No Adjustment Yet Been Made on Green River Fire” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, December 22, 1918, page IS) 

1918 – “18,000 Barrels of Whisky Burned” (Owensboro Daily Messenger, December 28, 1918) 

1919 – “McCulloch Plays His Part” (Owensboro Messenger, May 16, 1919, page 4) (Editorial About Resolutions Committee of Republican Convention at Lexington That Declared for State and National Prohibition) 

1919 – “All Whisky Shipped” (Owensboro Messenger, October 2, 1919, page 1) 

1922 – “Col. J.W. McCulloch to Return to Old Hometown at Early Date” (Owensboro Inquirer, December 7, 1922) 

1933 – “Two Distilleries Are Being Built Near Owensboro: McCulloch’s Whiskeys Being Promoted J.W. McCulloch” (Owensboro Messenger, December 5, 1933, page 1) (J.W. McCulloch, Jr. Incorporates) 

Ernest Hemingway, in His Short Story The Last Good Country, Highlights John McCulloch’s Whiskey 

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