Technical Notes When Evan Williams first began distilling his Bourbon on the banks of the Ohio River in 1783, he probably couldn’t have imagined that it would have led to the crafting of an entire family of Bourbons. Today, there is an Evan Williams Bourbon brand for every taste. And, each of these brands is made using the same time-honored process and traditional Bourbon recipe made popular by Evan Williams himself. The result is an entire family of brands - each of which is smooth, rich and, we think, worthy of its name.