# The Story of Kessler Whiskey
**URL:** https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-story-of-kessler-whiskey/1340
**Category:** Spirits
**Created:** [August 19, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-story-of-kessler-whiskey/1340 "2026-08-19T23:39:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@RobertSimonson](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/RobertSimonson)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-story-of-kessler-whiskey/1340/1 "2026-08-19T23:39:00Z")
I did my best to find out anything I could about Kessler Whiskey, the bottom-shelf American blend, basically because I realized I knew nothing about the ubiquitous brand. I uncovered an interesting story. Unsurprisingly, the conglomerate that owns Kessler had no answers.
> **[The Trail for Kessler Whiskey Ends in Wisconsin](https://themilwaukeemix.substack.com/p/the-trail-for-kessler-whiskey-ends)**
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> What’s the Story Behind One of Wisconsin’s Most Popular Bottles?
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### Author:  [@BeerAndAShot](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/BeerAndAShot)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-story-of-kessler-whiskey/1340/2 "2026-08-31T17:14:49Z")
Heh. I found a bottle of it at a store in Louisville and bought it because I followed the antics of an avid drinker of it, ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER back in the Twitter days. For as cheap as it was I found it quite drinkable.
(I, unfortunately, do not subscribe so couldn’t read the article, since I do not give Substack money, but I’d gladly pay you directly for a copy of it.)
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### Author:  [@RobertSimonson](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/RobertSimonson)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-story-of-kessler-whiskey/1340/3 "2026-08-31T17:36:10Z")
Thanks. Sorry to hear you don’t and won’t subscribe. 90% of what you pay would go to me, only 10% to Substack. And, as an independent journalist, I make more a living there than I ever did at the many newspapers and magazines I’ve written for over the years, places that paid my $1 a word (at best!) in 1990, and in 2026 still pay $1 a word, or much less. But I respect your stance.
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### Author:  [@BeerAndAShot](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/BeerAndAShot)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-story-of-kessler-whiskey/1340/4 "2026-08-31T17:39:39Z")
Heh, yeah, I know why people use it…that’s why I offer now to pay authors directly.
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### Author:  [@martin](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/martin)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-story-of-kessler-whiskey/1340/5 "2026-08-31T18:02:13Z")
Yeah, Substack has, amongst other things, a Nazi problem. I managed to help persuade Jim Meehan to try publishing [his journal](https://www.the-iceberg-newsletter.com) on Ghost.