Distillery Trail. “Kentucky’s 1st African-American Owned Distillery Makes History as They Fill Their 1st Barrel of Bourbon.” Distillery Trail. January 2, 2021. Accessed September 6, 2026. https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/kentuckys-1st-african-american-owned-distillery-just-filled-its-1st-barrel-of-bourbon/.
Report on Brough Brothers’ initial distillation and the Yarbrough brothers’ Louisville enterprise.
Distillery Trail, “Kentucky’s 1st African-American Owned Distillery Makes History as They Fill Their 1st Barrel of Bourbon,” Distillery Trail, January 2, 2021, accessed September 6, 2026, https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/kentuckys-1st-african-american-owned-distillery-just-filled-its-1st-barrel-of-bourbon/.
Distillery Trail, “Kentucky’s 1st African-American Owned Distillery Makes History as They Fill Their 1st Barrel of Bourbon,” Distillery Trail, January 2, 2021, accessed September 6, 2026, https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/kentuckys-1st-african-american-owned-distillery-just-filled-its-1st-barrel-of-bourbon/.
Sourced bourbon and state recognition
Founders and licensing chronology
Distillery Trail, “Kentucky’s 1st African-American Owned Distillery Makes History as They Fill Their 1st Barrel of Bourbon.”
Founders and licensing chronology; Community and distribution background; First run and origin barrels; Sourced bourbon and state recognition
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Distillery Trail, “Kentucky’s 1st African-American Owned Distillery Makes History as They Fill Their 1st Barrel of Bourbon,” Distillery Trail, January 2, 2021, accessed September 6, 2026, https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/kentuckys-1st-african-american-owned-distillery-just-filled-its-1st-barrel-of-bourbon/.
Bibliography: Distillery Trail. “Kentucky’s 1st African-American Owned Distillery Makes History as They Fill Their 1st Barrel of Bourbon.” Distillery Trail. January 2, 2021. Accessed September 6, 2026. https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/kentuckys-1st-african-american-owned-distillery-just-filled-its-1st-barrel-of-bourbon/.
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