Evan Williams Bourbon Whiskey
Evan Williams Bourbon Whiskey is Heaven Hill Distillery's flagship Kentucky straight bourbon at 86 proof (43% ABV), named for Kentucky's first commercial distiller, Evan Williams, who opened his distillery on the banks of the Ohio River in 1783. A genuine sour mash bourbon aged — in the brand's words — "far longer than required by law," it is the #2-selling Kentucky straight bourbon in the world. A 750mL bottle. Buy bourbon online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 43% (86 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: No age statement
- Origin: Heaven Hill — distilled at Bernheim (Louisville), bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky
- Production: Kentucky straight bourbon; genuine sour mash; new charred American oak
Since 1783
Evan Williams was distilling in Kentucky before Kentucky was a state — 1783, when his name went on the first commercial distillery along the Ohio River. Heaven Hill's black-label flagship honors that lineage with the industry's classic sour-mash method, batch after batch, at the proof that made it the world's second-best-selling Kentucky straight bourbon. Explore the Evan Williams family or shop the full bourbon whiskey range.
Tasting Notes
Per evanwilliams.com: medium amber in color; the nose shows deep vanilla and mint; the taste brings oak, brown sugar and caramel; a medium-to-long finish.
How to Enjoy
The everyday workhorse: neat or on the rocks after work, and the definitive well bourbon for cocktails — a black-label Old Fashioned or whiskey sour is the Kentucky standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Evan Williams Black Label? It carries no age statement; the brand says it is aged "far longer than required by law" without giving a number.
What proof is Evan Williams Bourbon? 86 proof (43% ABV).
Who was Evan Williams? Kentucky's first commercial distiller, who opened his distillery on the Ohio River in 1783.
Kentucky's original name in bourbon — get Evan Williams online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.