Born Taylor William Samuels II, “Bill” was born in Kentucky to Leslie B. and Mary Louise, and was heir to the T. W. Samuels Distillery Co. On early labels of T.W. Samuels’ products, Bill is listed as “T. W. Samuels IV” being born in 1911....
Bill Samuels, Sr. re-entered the distilling business after leaving T.W. Samuels Distillery Co. in 1943. He purchased the former Burks Spring plant on Star Hill Farm and named it, Maker’s Mark Distillery. It is believed he changed his name from Taylor William...
After Prohibition ended, the T.W. Samuels & Son Distillery company was reorganized as the T.W. Samuels Distillery Co. with Robert Block serving as president, Leslie B. Samuels as plant manager, and his son, Bill Samuels, Sr., as vice president. Just three years...
The Star Distillery Co. of Cincinnati purchased control of the T.W. Samuels & Son Distillery, buying out the Samuels’s family interest, except for Leslie’s. He would remain on as manager of the plant until it closed in 1920 due to Prohibition.
Leslie B. Samuels is born to William Isaac and Emma Dorcas in Kentucky. He is the father to Bill Samuels, Sr., founder of Maker’s Mark Distillery. At the age of 26 he would inherit the distillery after the death of his grandfather and father in the same year....
