The history of this brand began with prohibition. In 1900, the USA placed a huge order for brandy in Portugal. A few years passed and no operator wanted to take the risk until the century-old Portuguese company Carvalho, Ribeiro & Ferreira decided to put forward a proposal and joined forces to produce a highly innovative product in the Portuguese sector, with semi-automatic production. Together with the American client, after long discussions, they decided on the name of the product, which would be called Kaiser. Production took place and all the bottles were sent to their destination. Shortly afterwards, the Prohibition era of 1920 began and many of them were returned to Portugal. This was the beginning of prohibition. The bottles were not returned to the United States and the company decided to change its name to 1920 in homage to this peculiar beginning in order to launch a brand from scratch with the same quality profile. 1920 gained enormous prominence in European countries due to its quality, becoming one of the best-selling brandies in Portugal. It is the perfect break for many Portuguese people."