Evan Williams is produced by Heaven Hill in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to Evan Williams, Heaven Hill also produces Elijag Graig, Larceny and Old Fitzgerald brands. Evan Williams Bottled in Bond, which is also called "White Label" is apparently the same stuff as the company's better known Kentucky Straight "Black Label".…
At least in the Baltic countries, the Bourbons sold in stores seem to be divided into two different camps. Cheap products worth € 10-15 (70cl), slightly obscure, often bottled in Europe and mostly bulk whiskey bought from some big producers. And then there are bottles from big, well-known manufacturers that cost…
Wild Turkey has risen to a significant position in the American whiskey market in recent years. The collaboration with the new brand ambassador Matthew McConaughey has worked well and brought a lot of publicity to the brand. The Italian owner of the brand, Gruppo Campari, has also worked hard to increase…
Wild Turkey had its roots in 1891, when Thomas Ripy founded the Old Hickory Distillery in Kentucky. However, Bourbon’s name was born during World War II, when a wholesaler on a hunting trip fell in love with this Old Hickory distillate. It was named Wild Turkey and the wholesaler began manufacturing…
The production of Maker’s Mark started in 1954 at premises, which previously belonged to Burks Distillery. It was bought by William Samuels, the founder of the company. The first bottling came out in 1958 and already has the dipped red wax over the cap, which since has been the trademark of…
Jim Beam Black was launched in 1978. It was originally called Double Aged, which means double the maturation age of original Jim Beam, so 8 years. Later it’s name changed to Triple Aged, which means three times the time, which is needed for straight bourbon, so 6 years. Anyway, Triple Aged…
Ewan Williams Bourbon is produced by Heaven Hill on their Bernheim distillery at Louisville, Kentucky. It’s most sold product of Heaven Hill and secondly most sold bourbon whiskey after Jim Beam. On the world it’s 7th most sold whisk(e)y. Story tells that Welsh Ewan Williams was the first who start whiskey…
Four Roses Distillery, situated at Kentucky USA, established at 1910. Bought at 1943 by Seagram, Canadian company, who decided to focus to European and Japan markets with Four Roses. So it was not available at USA during 50 years. 2002 Japanese Kirin Brewery bought it from Seagram and increased the production…
Jim Beam is the world’s biggest and best-selling Bourbon and Jim Beam distilleries produce ⅔ of the bourbon that is distilled in Kentucky. Jim Beam’s story dates back to the 18th century, when Bohm’s family moved from Germany to America and settled there in the Kentucky area. At that time, whiskey…
Jack Daniels whiskeys are produced in Jack’s Daniels Distillery, Lynchburg, Tennessee. It has been owned since 1956 by the conglomerate Brown-Forman Corporation. The whiskey developer is Jasper Newton Daniel, who was born in the mid-19th century (the exact year of birth is unknown). Jesper learned how to make alcohol from his…