Willow Springs Distilling Company

Willow Springs Distilling Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryBeverages
Founded1866
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska, United States
ProductsGins, pure rye and bourbon whiskeys, mash and sweet mash

Willow Springs Distilling Company was a brewery located in South Omaha, Nebraska.[1] Part of a national conglomerate, Willow Springs was Nebraska's first distillery, and grew to become the nation’s third largest distillery before the Great Depression.[2] Willow Springs was one of the "Big 4" brewers located in Omaha, which also included the Krug, Storz and Metz breweries.[3]

The Willow Springs Bottling Company still operates in the area.

  1. ^ "Reconnaissance Survey of Portions of South Omaha."[usurped] Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 9/8/07.
  2. ^ "American Distiller #74." Retrieved 9/8/07.
  3. ^ Larsen, L.C. and Cotrell, B.J. (1997) The Gate City: A History of Omaha. University of Nebraska Press. p 144.