The Rebirth of Peerless Distilling: Five Generations of Bourbon Making
…Purchased in 1889 by Henry Kraver, Carson’s great-great-grandfather, Peerless Distilling was originally located in Henderson. Under Henry’s watch, Peerless grew to produce more than 10,000 barrels per year and would have likely continued to prosper if it weren’t for the war abroad and the war against liquor that befell our country in the early 1900s. Carson and his father, Corky, made the determination to rebuild their family’s legacy in Louisville, selecting an old brick warehouse on the corner of 10th and Main Street as the new home for Peerless. I arrived for my tour of Peerless on a rainy day, driving straight over the great Ninth Street divide, thinking to myself how wonderful it is to see new businesses breaking down this invisible wall. Upon entry, the column still is the first thing I see, visible through a chain of windows, the still stretching tall to the ceiling beyond, a formidable tower of sleek copper crafted by Kentuckians on Kentucky soil at Vendome Copper and Brass….
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