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Show Me | J. Rieger & Co. Whiskey

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April 6, 2015  |  Cole Blaise  |  1 min read

J. Rieger & Co. was forced to close its doors due to prohibition, with only the family named Rieger Hotel surviving. Ninety-five years later, whiskey has returned to the East Bottoms bearing the name of KC as a distinct style of whiskey.

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