Blue Wing Rye Whiskey

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Blue Wing Rye Whiskey

Headquarters - St. Louis, MO
Email: billwittenberg@cjthomas.com
Phone: 314-346-0391

Blue Wing Rye Whiskey was made in St. Louis from the 1880s up until 1920. Charles Henry Wittenberg was the founder of C. H. Wittenberg Distilling Company the owner of the Blue Wing Rye Whiskey brand.

The C.H. Wittenberg Distilling Company once was one of the largest whiskey distilleries in Saint Louis, MO. Before Prohibition, there were about 15 distillers in St. Louis. Unfortunately, like most liquor manufacturers, the death knell for them occurred with the start of Prohibition in 1920. None in St. Louis started back in business after Prohibition ended, and so it was with the C.H. Wittenberg Distilling Company and the Blue Wing brand.

Today, I am pleased to advise that, 100+ years after the Volstead Act put C.H. Wittenberg Distilling Co. out of business, we are back in business!
C. H. Wittenberg’s descendants have recreated the flavor and quality of this St. Louis spirit that was put out business by Prohibition. As we say on the bottle, enjoy one of the treasures of St. Louis’ past, today.

Bill Wittenberg
Owner

Wittenburg descendants - Bill Wittenberg & Sons, and C.H. Wittenberg

Retail Locations - Where To Buy Blue Wing Rye Whiskey

retail locations for Blue Wing Rye Whiskey

Find us at twelve locations around St. Louis.

Grillo’s Chop and Barrel in Lake St. Louis
https://www.chopandbarrel.com/

Spirit Wine and Craft in South St. Louis
https://spiritwineandcraft.com/

Wine and Cheese Place locations in Clayton, Kirkwood and Creve Coeur
https://www.wineandcheeseplace.com/Clayton-MO
https://www.wineandcheeseplace.com/Creve-Coeur-MO
https://www.wineandcheeseplace.com/topics/Kirkwood-Location-g2945306hd

The Beer Sauce Shops in St. Peters and Sunset Hills
https://www.beersauceshop.com/locations/saint_peters-beer-store/
https://www.beersauceshop.com/locations/sunset-hills-beer-store/

Friar Tuck Beverage in Fenton, O’Fallon and Crestwood
https://crestwood.friartuckonline.com/
https://fenton.friartuckonline.com/
https://ofallon.friartuckonline.com/

Parkers Table in Richmond Heights
https://www.parkerstable.com/

Beverages Unlimited
1138 Kersting Rd., Wentzville, MO 63385

Also Available at The Missouri Athletic Club Downtown photo of Blue Wing Whiskey on sale at the Missouri Athletic Club

Blue Wing Rye Whiskey is now available at the Missouri Athletic Club downtown location! Look for it next to the Maker’s Mark. More locations to follow.

rye whiskey manufactured in St. Louis photo of Square One Restaurant & Distillery

Where It's Made
Square One Restaurant And Distillery - Lafayette Square St. Louis.

The Blue Wing brand was easily recognizable as their advertising items almost always featured a well depicted blue wing duck. Today collectors can find Blue Wing advertising items from the pre-Prohibition era on tin serving trays, etched whiskey shot glasses, and lithographs such as the ones featured here.

ad items with Blue Wing Whiskey on them

Blue Wing Fact Sheet (.pdf file)

Link: http://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2021/06/wittenbergs-whiskey-flew-on-ducks-wings.html

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