Born in Garrard County, KY in 1835, George T. Stagg would start a spirits distribution company out of St. Louis, MO, importing and shipping Kentucky whiskies all over the mid-West. in 1878, due to a world economic downturn, Stagg would purchase the O.F.C. Distillery from Col. E. H. Taylor who owed Stagg over $150,000 – more than $4MM in today’s value.
George T. Stagg
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