J. Rieger & Co.

J. Rieger & Co.
Company typeDistillery
Founded1887 (closed from 1919 to 2014)
FounderJacob Rieger
Headquarters
Websitewww.jriegerco.com

J. Rieger & Co. is an American distillery founded by Jacob Rieger in 1887. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, it was shut down in December 1919 due to the onset of federal Prohibition. The brand was reestablished in 2014 by co-founders Andy Rieger and Ryan Maybee, becoming the first legal distillery in Kansas City since Prohibition.