Brand
Evan William'S
Evan William'S is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey brand produced and marketed by Heaven Hill Brands. It is a widely distributed bourbon range designed to be accessible and suitable both for sipping neat and for use in cocktails.
- Bardstown (brand bottling site / HQ; distillation in Louisville) · Kentucky · United States
- 2 products
The story
The modern Evan Williams brand was launched by Heaven Hill in 1957, taking its name from the historic distiller Evan Williams, who according to local tradition began distilling in Louisville in 1783. Today Evan Williams is produced within the Heaven Hill group: the spirit is distilled at Heaven Hill's Bernheim facilities in Louisville and is aged and bottled at Heaven Hill's facilities in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Production philosophy
To offer bourbons in a traditional Kentucky style with an accessible quality/price balance: easy-drinking, versatile expressions that highlight Kentucky's bourbon heritage while remaining oriented toward mass consumption.
Territory
Kentucky, United States (distillation: Louisville; aging and bottling: Bardstown).
Production method
Produced as Kentucky Straight Bourbon following Heaven Hill's company practice: use of the group's traditional mash bill, distillation at the Bernheim (Louisville) facilities, aging in rickhouses and bottling in Bardstown.
Distillation
Continuous distillation (column) at Heaven Hill's Bernheim facilities in Louisville.
Ageing
Aged in rickhouses; maturation in new charred American oak barrels (standard practice for bourbon).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Bardstown (brand bottling site / HQ; distillation in Louisville)
- Categories
- Whisky
- Bourbon
- Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Small Batch bourbon
- Bottled-in-Bond
- Raw materials
- corn
- rye
- malted barley
- Casks and ageing vessels
- new charred American oak barrels
- Representative products
- Whisky Evan William'S Bourbon 100cl
- Whisky Evan William'S Bourbon 70cl
- Evan Williams Black Label
- Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch
- Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond (White Label)
- Evan Williams Single Barrel
What makes it distinctive
- Brand of Heaven Hill Brands, launched in 1957.
- Produced as Kentucky Straight Bourbon; distilled in Louisville and aged/bottled in Bardstown.
- Group's traditional mash bill: about 78% corn, 12% malted barley, 10% rye (used in main expressions such as 1783 Small Batch).
- Range includes Black Label, Bottled-in-Bond (White Label), 1783 Small Batch and Single Barrel.
- Evan Williams Bourbon Experience: brand attraction in Louisville, part of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.