No contemporary source establishes Elijah Craig as bourbon’s inventor

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A compact, high-value warning against repeating an origin legend as documented fact.

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Veach evaluates a late-nineteenth-century deduction that credited Elijah Craig with inventing bourbon.

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But no contemporary source tying Craig to the invention of bourbon whiskey has ever been found.

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Chapter 2 — The Origin of Bourbon Whiskey

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But no contemporary source tying Craig to the invention of bourbon whiskey has ever been found.

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Source section: Chapter 2 — The Origin of Bourbon Whiskey

Veach evaluates a late-nineteenth-century deduction that credited Elijah Craig with inventing bourbon.

A compact, high-value warning against repeating an origin legend as documented fact.

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