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jan 13, 1789 - Elijah Craig distills first Bourbon whiskey in Kentucky

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Craig has sometimes been claimed to have been the first to age the distillation in charred oak casks, "a process that gives the bourbon its reddish color and unique taste".

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jan 13, 1789
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~ 237 years ago