The Bond family had been distilling in Kentucky since 1820, however, Bond & Lillard wasn't born until 1869 when William F. Bond and his brother-in-law, Christopher C. Lillard, formed a partnership. This Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is 100 proof (50% alc./vol.), aged a minimum of six years in warehouses and charcoal filtered.

This filtration process simulates the aeration process that happens in the barrel, converting more aggressive congeners to esters that end in more elegant top notes. The result is a lighter coloured and flavoured Bourbon with more floral notes. As the judges at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair declared, this recipe represents a real delicacy of flavour, beauty in the sparkle and superiority in strength - it bears no equal.