Barton Brands, Ltd. was a company that produced a variety of distilled beverages and liqueurs and is now part of the Sazerac Company, which is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has its principal offices in Louisville, Kentucky. The Barton distillery, currently known as the Barton 1792 distillery, was originally established in 1879, and is located in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Some of Barton's better-known brands and products have included the 1792 Bourbon, Kentucky Tavern, and Very Old Barton bourbons; Fleischmann's, Skol and Wave Vodkas; the 99 line of schnapps (99 Apples, 99 Bananas, etc.); Calypso and Barton rums; Capitan, El Toro and Montezuma tequilas and Mr. Boston and Fleischmann's gins.
In 1993, Barton was acquired by Canandaigua Wine Company, later Constellation Brands.[1] In 2009, Constellation sold Barton to the Sazerac Company.[2]
- ^ Lazarus, George (April 29, 1993). "Deal Is Uncorked For Barton Brands". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ Lawrence, Keith (January 13, 2009), "Constellation Spirits sold in Sazerac deal" (PDF), Messenger-Inquirer, archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009