Kentucky's first black-owned bourbon distillery
Afro Biz • January 28, 2020
Three Louisville-born brothers are bringing a new distillery to the West End and it's close to opening. It's called Brough Brothers Distillery. The name is take off of their surname, Yarbrough. The brothers, Victor, Christian and Bryson have all pursued different ventures in life, but have come together to create a product that's true to their Kentucky roots.
First African American owned distillery in the state of Kentucky. So we've already independently verified that with some historians," said Victor Yabrough. Victor Yarbrough,who lived in England for a decade began bottling and selling it in the U.K. at first. Now, they're rolling it out in the U.S. Their distillery will open later in February on Dixie Highway in the Parkhill Neighborhood.
Yarbrough and his brothers grew up in the West End and eventually moved to St. Matthews. He's also spent some time overseas including in London where he began his spirits importer and exporter called Victory Global. Bringing back opportunities and lessons learned from his time in London never left his mind.
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