George T. Stagg master distiller Elmer T. Lee’s legendary career nearly ended before it began. His 1949 encounter with Col. Albert B. Blanton, the George T. Stagg president, concluded with, “Son, we’re not hiring…” Fortunately, distillery worker Orville Schupp insisted Lee ignore the company president and show up to work anyway.
Known for his kindness and humility, Lee rose from plant engineer to plant superintendent, then plant manager until earning the master distiller title. Lee’s crowning achievement was bringing the single barrel to the masses, a first for bourbon, in 1984, with Blanton’s.
He retired the next year and that’s...
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