Leroux & Co.

Leroux & Co., Inc. was an American liquor company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company produced and bottled the Leroux range of spirits and liqueurs, including Aquavit, Kummel, brandies, rum, anisette, curacao, maraschino and peppermint schnapps.
The Leroux name was in use by the 1930s. By the 1940s, the company had a broad portfolio of alcoholic beverages. A 1944 advertisement lists Leroux Aquavit at 90 proof and identifies Leroux &Co., Inc. in Philadelphia as the maker and bottler.
Leroux was also involved in bottling and supplying spirits produced by other distillers. A 1948 federal court case concerning whiskey identifies Leroux & Co. as a bottler and supplier, so the company should not be treated simply as a distillery that distilled all of its own products.
The original Philadelphia company eventually disappeared, but the Leroux brand survived through later ownership. It is now produced and bottled by Ed Phillips & Sons Co. in Princeton, Minnesota. The current range consists mainly of flavoured brandies, liqueurs, schnapps and Rock & Rye; Aquavit is no longer listed.
The historical Leroux & Co. and the modern Leroux brand therefore represent different stages of the same American spirits brand, with Leroux Aquavit belonging to the earlier Philadelphia period.