| 1783 | William Heavenhill is born
(Ky.'s Historic and Cultural Pathways, p.12). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1827 | At a memorial dinner in Frankfort, Kentucky, Lewis Sanders, a distiller, remembers Elijah Craig as having "the first fulling mill, the first paper mill and the first rope walk in Kentucky" but has no mention as to making the first bourbon
(Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon, p.136). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1870 | William Heavenhill dies
(Ky.'s Historic and Cultural Pathways, p.12). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1892 | Reuben Durret writes about Evan Williams that "his product a good medicine for chills and fever, though a very bad whisky."
(Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon, p.137). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1935 | Heaven Hill Distillery is founded. It is named for the Kentucky pioneer William Heavenhill who owned the farm on which the distillery is built, but legend has it that a typing error made the first labels come out with a two word name
(World Guide to Whiskey, Jackson). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1935 | The company was founded by the five Shapira brothers; David, Ed, Gary, George, and Moses
(Annual Guide to Kentucky's Historic and Cultural Pathways, p.10). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1935 | The company started with 12 employees
(Hist. Nelson Co., Distilleries). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1938 | Heaven Hill builds a bottling house at its Nelson County distillery
(Ky.'s Historic and Cultural Pathways, p.12). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1943 | During the Second World War, the Shapira brothers become the sole investors in the distillery
(Ky.'s Historic and Cultural Pathways, p.12). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1957 | Evan Williams Bourbon is introduced
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p. 144). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
Bottling:Evan Williams Black
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| 1966 | Heaven Hill is listed as having a capacity of 350 barrels per day and only eight bourbon brands
(1966 Red Book, p.33). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1967 | A new bottling house which can produce 2.5 million cases per year
(Ky.'s Historical and Cultural Pathways, P.12). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1976 | Heaven Hill purchases the Henry McKenna brand from Seagrams
(The Book of Bourbon..., Gary and Mardee Regan, p.159).. | Timeline:Heaven Hill
Bottling:Henry McKenna
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| 1980 | In the early 1980's Seagrams sells the domestic Henry Mckenna label to Heaven Hill but continues to make the Henry McKenna bourbon for the export market. They make it at the Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
(Mary Hite, Getz Museum, 12/2/93). | Timeline:H McKenna Distillery
Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1993 | United Distillers sell Heaven Hill a variety of brands including Yellowstone, Ezra Brooks, Cabin Still and J W Dant Bourbons
(M Veach, 28/1/93). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
Bottling:Yellowstone
Bottling:Cabin Still
Bottling:Ezra B Single Barrel
Bottling:Ezra B Single Barrel
Bottling:
Bottling:Ezra Brooks Green
Bottling:J. W. Dant
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| 1993 | Yellowstone Brand is sold to Heaven Hill and the distillery is sold to Florida Distillers
(M. Veach, 9/11/93). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1993 | Heaven Hill sells the Yellowstone Brand to David Sherman
(M. Veach, 9/11/93). | Timeline:Yellowstone
Timeline:Heaven Hill
Bottler:David Sherman/Luxco
Bottling:Yellowstone
Timeline:Yellowstone
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| 1994 | Evan Williams Single Barrel Bourbon is introduced
(M. Veach, 10/1994). | Timeline:Heaven Hill
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| 1995 | Heaven Hill creates the Henry McKenna and Elijah Craig Single Barrel Bourbons
(M. Veach 10/95). | Bottling:Henry McKenna
Bottling:Henry McKenna
Timeline:Heaven Hill
Bottling:Elijah Craig
Bottling:Elijah Craig
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