Stitzel-Weller Distillery
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Stitzel-Weller Distillery is a historic Louisville, Kentucky bourbon distillery renowned for producing wheated bourbons and for its legacy in American whiskey history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oscar Pepper Distillery | 1 |
| Stitzel-Weller Distillery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4597014 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stitzel-Weller Distillery Context triple: [Kentucky Bourbon Trail, hasPart, Stitzel-Weller Distillery]
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A.
Woodford Reserve Distillery
Woodford Reserve Distillery is a historic bourbon whiskey distillery and National Historic Landmark in Kentucky, known for producing premium small-batch bourbon.
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B.
Heaven Hill Distillery
Heaven Hill Distillery is a major American whiskey producer in Kentucky, best known for its bourbon brands such as Evan Williams and Elijah Craig.
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C.
Wild Turkey Distillery
Wild Turkey Distillery is a historic Kentucky bourbon producer in Lawrenceburg, known for its high-proof, full-flavored whiskeys and long-standing role in American bourbon heritage.
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D.
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a historic and award-winning American whiskey distillery renowned for producing bourbons such as Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, and Pappy Van Winkle.
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E.
Willett Distillery
Willett Distillery is a historic, family-owned bourbon and rye whiskey producer in Kentucky known for its small-batch and single-barrel expressions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stitzel-Weller Distillery Target entity description: Stitzel-Weller Distillery is a historic Louisville, Kentucky bourbon distillery renowned for producing wheated bourbons and for its legacy in American whiskey history.
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A.
Woodford Reserve Distillery
Woodford Reserve Distillery is a historic bourbon whiskey distillery and National Historic Landmark in Kentucky, known for producing premium small-batch bourbon.
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B.
Heaven Hill Distillery
Heaven Hill Distillery is a major American whiskey producer in Kentucky, best known for its bourbon brands such as Evan Williams and Elijah Craig.
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C.
Wild Turkey Distillery
Wild Turkey Distillery is a historic Kentucky bourbon producer in Lawrenceburg, known for its high-proof, full-flavored whiskeys and long-standing role in American bourbon heritage.
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D.
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace Distillery is a historic and award-winning American whiskey distillery renowned for producing bourbons such as Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, and Pappy Van Winkle.
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E.
Willett Distillery
Willett Distillery is a historic, family-owned bourbon and rye whiskey producer in Kentucky known for its small-batch and single-barrel expressions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American whiskey distillery
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bourbon distillery ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Van Winkle family ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Julian Van Winkle III ⓘ |
| brandAssociatedWith |
Blade and Bow
ⓘ
I. W. Harper ⓘ Old Fitzgerald ⓘ Pappy Van Winkle ⓘ
linked to:
Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon
Rebel Yell ⓘ W. L. Weller ⓘ |
| city |
Louisville
ⓘ
linked to:
Louisville, Kentucky
|
| closedForDistilling | 1992 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedBy |
Alex T. Farnsley
ⓘ
Arthur Phillip Stitzel ⓘ Julian P. Van Winkle Sr. ⓘ |
| hasVisitorExperience |
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience at Stitzel-Weller
ⓘ
linked to:
Bulleit Bourbon
|
| heritage | Prohibition-era whiskey lineage through its founders ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic bourbon distillery ⓘ |
| historicRole | major producer of wheated bourbon in the 20th century ⓘ |
| industry | spirits industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of wheated bourbon style ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jefferson County, Kentucky
ⓘ
Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ Shively, Kentucky ⓘ |
| marketingSloganAssociated | “No finer whiskey can be made” ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Arthur Phillip Stitzel
ⓘ
Julian P. Van Winkle Sr. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aging and maturation of wheated bourbons
ⓘ
influence on American whiskey history ⓘ use of wheat instead of rye in the mash bill ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1935-05-13 ⓘ |
| operator | Diageo ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Diageo ⓘ |
| partOf | Bourbon tourism in Kentucky ⓘ |
| produces | bourbon whiskey ⓘ |
| productType | straight bourbon whiskey ⓘ |
| region |
Kentucky bourbon region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky bourbon industry
|
| reopenedAs |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ |
| reopeningDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| specializesIn | wheated bourbon ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| tourism |
offers distillery tours
ⓘ
offers whiskey tastings ⓘ |
| warehouseUse | aging of Diageo bourbon stocks ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stitzel-Weller Distillery Description of subject: Stitzel-Weller Distillery is a historic Louisville, Kentucky bourbon distillery renowned for producing wheated bourbons and for its legacy in American whiskey history.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Stitzel-Weller Distillery