Isaac Wolfe Bernheim (November 4, 1848 – 1945) was an American businessman notable for starting the I. W. Harper brand of bourbon distilled at the Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. The success of his distillery and distribution business helped to consolidate the Louisville area as a major centre of Kentucky bourbon distilling. Bernheim was also a philanthropist, establishing the 14,000 acre (57 km²) Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Bullitt County.
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