W. H. McBrayer’s Cedar Brook Private Bottling 95 Proof 1896 (1 Bottle 1/5 Gallon)

W. H. McBrayer’s Cedar Brook Private Bottling 95 Proof 1896

Distilled in Spring 1896 at Distillery No. 44 8th District Kentucky (Cedar Brook), special bottling for private cellar of Mr. WM. S. Kies, 'Hannah & Hogg, Chicago' branded capsule worn and slightly oxidized, very slight damage to top of capsule, front label soiled

Provenance

This bottle comes from a small collection of private bottlings for Mr. WM. S. Kies, consigned directly from the estate of the Kies family. This bottle has a different glass style to the other bottles of McBrayer's Cedar Brook from the same consignment.

William Samuel Kies (1877–1950) was a prominent American lawyer, banker, investment executive, and early advocate for expanding American commerce abroad. After completing his education, Kies began a successful legal career in Chicago and, by his late twenties, became general attorney for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway system. In 1912, he moved to New York to join the National City Bank, where he helped organize its Foreign Trade Department and develop its South American banking network. He later served as Vice President of the American International Corporation, traveled extensively in Europe and Latin America on matters of finance and trade, and ultimately founded the investment banking firm W. S. Kies & Co. His career placed him at the forefront of the early twentieth-century expansion of American banking, investment, and international commerce. 

1 bottle 1/5 gallon (no original packaging)

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