Evan Williams (whiskey)
Encyclopedia
Evan Williams is a brand of bourbon whiskey
bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky
at the Heaven Hill
distillery. The product is aged for a minimum of four years and is sold for a relatively modest price.
sold in vintage
dated bottles sealed with black wax.
As of June 21, 2010, Evan Williams was the second largest-selling Kentucky bourbon and had the fastest-growing market share among the top-volume American whiskey brands (with a 12.4% sales growth rate), according a press release issued by the producer citing A.C. Nielsen
Scantrack 2010 data.
Evan Williams began distilling in 1783 near Louisville, Kentucky
after emigrating from Wales. Evan Williams Black is 43% alc/vol (86 proof) unlike some popular whiskeys which are 40% alc/vol (80 proof).
as "Best Buy Whisk(e)y of the Year" in the 17th Annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards.
Bourbon whiskey
Bourbon is a type of American whiskey – a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name of the spirit derives from its historical association with an area known as Old Bourbon, around what is now Bourbon County, Kentucky . It has been produced since the 18th century...
bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown, Kentucky
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of...
at the Heaven Hill
Heaven Hill
Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., is a private family-owned and operated distillery company headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky that produces and markets the Heaven Hill brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and a variety of other distilled spirits. Its current distillery facility, called the...
distillery. The product is aged for a minimum of four years and is sold for a relatively modest price.
Production
Most Evan Williams bourbon is sold as the mass-market "Black Label" variety, which is aged 5 to 7 years. Evan Williams also bottles Evan Willams 1783 bourbon in more limited quantities and a highly rated, nine-year-old single barrel bourbonSingle barrel bourbon
Single barrel whiskey is a term that describes a premium class of whisky in which each bottle comes from an individual aging barrel, instead of being created by blending together the contents of various barrels to provide uniformity of color and taste.The term is most commonly associated with...
sold in vintage
Vintage
Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product . A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and...
dated bottles sealed with black wax.
As of June 21, 2010, Evan Williams was the second largest-selling Kentucky bourbon and had the fastest-growing market share among the top-volume American whiskey brands (with a 12.4% sales growth rate), according a press release issued by the producer citing A.C. Nielsen
ACNielsen
ACNielsen is a global marketing research firm, with worldwide headquarters in New York City. Regional headquarters for North America are located in Schaumburg, Illinois. As of May 2010, it is part of The Nielsen Company.-History:...
Scantrack 2010 data.
Evan Williams began distilling in 1783 near Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
after emigrating from Wales. Evan Williams Black is 43% alc/vol (86 proof) unlike some popular whiskeys which are 40% alc/vol (80 proof).
Varieties
- Evan Williams Green Label, 80 proof
- Evan Williams White Label, 100 proof
- Evan Williams Black Label, 86 proof
- Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage, 86.6 proof
- Evan Williams 1783, 86 proof
- Evan Williams Red Label, 101 proof (not available in the U.S.)
- Evan Williams Blue Label, 107 proof (not available in the U.S.)
- Evan Williams Egg NogEggnogEggnog, or egg nog, is a sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, beaten eggs , and liquor...
, 30 proof - Evan Williams HoneyHoneyHoney is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
Reserve, 70 proof - Evan Williams CherryCherryThe cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
Reserve, 70 proof
Awards
On Feb. 16, 2011, the "Black Label" expression tied with 100 proof Very Old BartonVery Old Barton
Very Old Barton is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced in Bardstown, Kentucky and aged 6 years by the Sazerac Company at its Tom Moore Distillery . It is sold in glass bottles of 16 oz pint, 750ml, and 1-liter sizes, and in plastic 1.75L bottles...
as "Best Buy Whisk(e)y of the Year" in the 17th Annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards.