The distillery was built in 1874. By 1888, it was operating as the Daviess County Distilling Co. with R. Monarch, president, and John Callaghan as vice president. Its top brand was Kentucky Club. Information from insurance underwriter records compiled in 1892 suggest that the distillery comprised a two-story frame structure with a metal or slate roof. The grounds housed a cattle barn and
three warehouses.
In 1901, Geo. E. Medley of Bardstown purchased part of the distillery from the R. Monarch estate. In 1904, Dick Meschendorf of Louisville joined Medley in acquiring the entire plant. When Medley died in 1910, his son Tom took over operations. In 1940, the Medleys sold the distillery to Fleischmann Distilling Corp and started Medley Distilling. In 1989, Glenmore acquired the assets of Fleischmann and the distillery closed.
