W. Q. Emison & Company was a wholesale whiskey broker during 1887 and 1888, located at 62 East Main Street.[i] He advertised:
Have in stock the largest lot of OLD WHISKEY
of various brands, distilled in 1866, 1867 and 1869.
AGENTS FOR: Sachs, Pruden & Co’s
Famous Ginger Ale and agaric.
Straight Kentucky Whiskies
Distillers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers
[i] Lexington City Directory for 1887 and 1888.
References:
William M. Ambrose, Bottled In Bond under U. S. Government Supervision, Limestone Press, Lexington, 2008.
