A bottle of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey named for Elijah Craig

Elijah Craig (1738 – May 18, 1808) was a Baptist preacher from Kentucky, who is remembered chiefly for being credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. An invention is a new form composition of matter device or Process. Bourbon is an American Whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from Corn and named for Bourbon County Kentucky. Craig was born in Orange County, Virginia in approximately 1738. Orange County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1771, and was imprisoned briefly in South Carolina, apparently for disturbing the peace with his sermons. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. A sermon is an oration by a Prophet or member of the Clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, or religious topic He then moved to what was then Bourbon County, Kentucky and settled in the area of Frankfort, Kentucky in 1785. Bourbon County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Frankfort is a city in the US commonwealth of Kentucky that serves as the state Capital and the County seat of Franklin County. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1777, he became pastor of Blue Run Church. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A pastor is an official person within a Protestant group of people and related to the positions of Priest or Bishop within the Anglican, Roman Catholic

Craig was a shrewd businessman and a local magnate; he built Kentucky's first fulling mill, its first paper mill, and founded a distillery in approximately 1789 in Georgetown, Kentucky. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in A paper mill is a Factory devoted to making Paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or similar apparatus Distillation is a method of separating Mixtures based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. It is said that Craig's distillery was the first to age corn whiskey in new charred oak barrels, which is the decisive step in turning moonshine into Bourbon whiskey. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Whisky (uisge-beatha or whiskey (uisce beatha or fuisce) refers to a broad category of Alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin An aging barrel is a barrel used to age Wine or distilled spirits such as Whiskey, Brandy, or Rum. Production Uses Usually large scale distillation is practiced for the purpose of making ethanol for drinking, yet it may also practiced for creating Biofuel Bourbon is an American Whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from Corn and named for Bourbon County Kentucky.

Craig died in Georgetown in 1808. Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Heaven Hill distilleries now produces a bourbon named after him which is considered to be one of the firm's premium products. Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc is a leading Distillery based in the self-proclaimed "Bourbon Capital of the World" Bardstown Kentucky.

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