Evan Williams (whiskey)
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Historical Marker for Evan Williams in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky
Evan Williams is a brand of bourbon whiskey which is bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky at the Heaven Hill facility. It is aged for a minimum of seven years and is sold for a relatively modest price.
Most Evan Williams bourbon is sold as the mass-market "Black Label" variety. Evan Williams also bottles Evan Willams 1783 ten-year-old bourbon in more limited quantities and a highly rated, ten-year-old single barrel bourbon sold in bottles sealed with black wax.
Evan Williams is the second largest-selling Kentucky straight bourbon. Founder Evan Williams began distilling in 1783 near Louisville, Kentucky. Evan Williams is 43% alc/vol (86 proof) unlike some popular whiskeys which are 40% alc/vol (80 proof).
[edit] Varieties
- Evan Williams Black Label
- Evan Williams Blue Label (not available in the U.S.)
- Evan Williams Green Label
- Evan Williams Red Label (not available in the U.S.)
- Evan Williams 1783
- Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage
- Evan Williams White Label
- Evan Williams Egg Nog

