Separate first self-distillation from earlier sourced-brand sales and licensing. Preserve Black ownership history without erasing much earlier Black distillers and workers. The first-owned-and-operated distinction is attributed to the report and cited state recognition; it is not proof of the first Black person to distill in Kentucky. Two-to-three-month maturation and distribution expansion are plans, not confirmed later outcomes.
Report on Brough Brothers’ initial distillation and the Yarbrough brothers’ Louisville enterprise.
Reports a December 31, 2020 first barrel, company formation in 2013, federal authorization in August 2018 and state recognition in 2020. Distinguishes a 25-gallon still and five-liter origin barrels from separately sourced six-month-old Indiana bourbon already sold.
Sourced bourbon and state recognition
Founders and licensing chronology
Founders and licensing chronology; Community and distribution background; First run and origin barrels; Sourced bourbon and state recognition
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Evidence
Reports a December 31, 2020 first barrel, company formation in 2013, federal authorization in August 2018 and state recognition in 2020. Distinguishes a 25-gallon still and five-liter origin barrels from separately sourced six-month-old Indiana bourbon already sold.
Location and context
No access. Founders and licensing chronology; Community and distribution background; First run and origin barrels; Sourced bourbon and state recognition.
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Annotation
Separate first self-distillation from earlier sourced-brand sales and licensing. Preserve Black ownership history without erasing much earlier Black distillers and workers.
The first-owned-and-operated distinction is attributed to the report and cited state recognition; it is not proof of the first Black person to distill in Kentucky. Two-to-three-month maturation and distribution expansion are plans, not confirmed later outcomes.