The Four Roses was founded by Paul Jones in 1884 in the historic Whiskey Row and trademarked the name in 1888.
The Georgia-born Jones fell for a southern beauty who accepted his marriage proposal while she was wearing a four rose corsage at a popular ball.
One of the legends go that Jones then devoted the name to his Kentucky Bourbon. The brand changed hand numerous times over the years, surviving two world wars, the great depression, the prohibition and 40 years of exile from the USA. These days the brand is owned by the Japanese company Kirin Brewery and Brent Elliot is the master distiller for this historical Four Roses spirit.
