Four Roses
Four Roses dates to 1888, when Paul Jones Jr. trademarked the name in Kentucky after moving his business to Louisville’s Whiskey Row. Its history took several unusual turns after that: the Paul Jones Company bought Frankfort Distilling in 1922, which helped Four Roses survive Prohibition through medicinal whiskey sales, and Seagram later acquired the brand, eventually withdrawing its straight bourbon from the US while keeping Four Roses strong in export markets such as Europe and Japan.
Four Roses dates to 1888, when Paul Jones Jr. trademarked the name in Kentucky after moving his business to Louisville’s Whiskey Row. Its history took several unusual turns after that: the Paul Jones Company bought Frankfort Distilling in 1922, which helped Four Roses survive Prohibition through medicinal whiskey sales, and Seagram later acquired the brand, eventually withdrawing its straight bourbon from the US while keeping Four Roses strong in export markets such as Europe and Japan.
