IW HARPER BOURBON KENTUCKY 82PF 750ML

Isaac Bernheim immigrated to the United States in 1867 with only $4 in his pocket - while he intended to work in New York City upon his arrival. Bernheim then moved to Paducah, Kentucky and became a bookkeeper for a liquor wholesaler, eventually saving enough money to bring his brother Bernard to the United States. In 1872, Isaac and his brother established their own company - Bernheim Brothers - and together purchased a distillery in Louisville, Kentucky and began to produce I.W. Harper Bourbon. While I.W. stood for “Isaac Wolfe”, the given name of the older Bernheim, the brothers chose the name “Harper” over their own surname because it, “sounded more American.