Argument brews over Kentucky s first Black-owned distillery
March 16, 2021
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) A disagreement is brewing over who started the first Black-owned distillery in Kentucky.
Victory Global, operating as Brough Brothers Distillery in Louisville, filed a federal lawsuit this month accusing Fresh Bourbon Distilling Co. in Lexington of “unfair competition for false advertising after its owners claimed to be Kentucky s first Black-owned distillery, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
Fresh Bourbon does not have its own distillery and does not have the necessary permits to distill and distribute bourbon, the lawsuit states. It asks for an injunction that would prevent Fresh Bourbon from saying that it is, or is one of, the first Black-owned distilleries in Kentucky.