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C. Person's Sons

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New York whiskey distillery

C. Person's Sons was a whiskey distillery and wholesale distribution center in Buffalo, New York from 1850 until 1920, closing due to Prohibition. Known throughout all of western New York as the "foremost whiskey rectifier", C. Person's Sons was known for integrity, the excellence of its wares, and the courteous handling of its customers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1850Founded1

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C. Person's Sons was a whiskey distillery and wholesale distribution center in Buffalo, New York from 1850 until 1920, closing due to Prohibition. Known throughout all of western New York as the "foremost whiskey rectifier", C. Person's Sons was known for integrity, the excellence of its wares, and the courteous handling of its customers.2

The story

C. Person's Sons was founded by Charles Person, a German immigrant from the Alsace-Lorraine region. Person arrived in the United States at the age of fourteen and at the age of 23 opened up his business, simply called "Charles Person's", in a rented space of twenty-by-thirty feet.

Developing his skill and taste, Person also started a family with his wife Sophia in 1850, a family that would grow to include ten children (six boys, four girls). As early as 1875, the business listing filed by Person was now titled "Charles Person and Son", and by 1885, "Charles Person and Sons."

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Products and brands

Distilled

Buffalo Club Rye Whiskey

Person's Kraüter Bitters

Person's Pennsylvania Pure Rye Whiskey

Riverside Whiskey

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Distribution/Carried

Bass Ale

Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Beer

Guinness Stout

Sheboygan Mineral Water

Meadville Rye Whiskey

Jas. F. Pepper Whiskey

Cinzan's Vermouth

Cook's Imperial Champagne

Klomp Gin

Knickerbocker Malt Gin

Suffolk Tom Gin

Allasch Kümmel

Corthell's Orange Bitters

Pellich Gin

Imported wines from Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Hungary (until 1908)

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Timeline

  1. 1920Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1850Founded Founded1

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