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Williams settles in Kentucky and begins distilling
- When
- 1783
- Where
- What is now Louisville, Kentucky
Evan Williams reportedly settled in Kentucky and began distilling in 1783, in what is now Louisville, Kentucky, the year the brand later claimed as its founding.
The sourced account states that Williams settled in Kentucky and began distilling in 1783, in what is now Louisville, Kentucky. This is the year the brand's black-label bottle invokes with the inscriptions "Since 1783" and "Kentucky's 1st distiller." The location is present-day Louisville, not Bardstown, where the whiskey is only bottled today.
Sources
- Evan Williams (bourbon) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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