Taylor & Williams Yellowstone Bourbon

Title

Subject

Alcoholic Beverages

Whiskey

Description

Labeled as "The Greatest American Whiskey," Yellowstone Bourbon was created in 1872 in Louisville, when the namesake national park was opened. D. H. Taylor and John T. Williams joined as "Taylor & Williams" in 1876, though the bourbon was originally made by J.B. Dant. According to bourbonveach.com, the paper label (traces found on our bottle) appeared after Taylor retired in 1892. This bottle is likely pre-prohibition because the full word "incorporated" appeared on the Yellowstone advertisements pre-prohibition, and the abbreviation "inc." appeared after, though the label stayed relatively the same. The brand has been revived by Limestone Branch since 2014.

Source

Brand History: Yellowstone Bourbon

Limestone Branch, Yellowstone Bourbon's Resurrection, and Craft Whiskey's Evolution to the Mainstream

Publisher

Phoenix Project

Date

1892-1918

Contributor

Emmett Cantkier

Format

672g
Height: 300mm
Diameter: 89mm

Type

Glass

Bottle

Identifier

a61 ACC190

Coverage

CCU 310

Collection

Artifacts

Citation

“Taylor & Williams Yellowstone Bourbon,” The Phoenix Project , accessed September 7, 2024, http://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/items/show/164.