All rights reserved. Distillery, bar (The Elkhorn Tavern), small food menu, tours, tastings. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. EST, Urban Stillhouse (Louisville, Ky.) Ultra-small batch Bourbon and other spirits, mainly rum. And the place is really cute and homey looking. Copyright 2023 Kentucky Distillers Association. 3860 Fitzgerald Rd, Louisville, KY, 402160000. On site microbiology lab and largest number of stored yeast strains in the world. They are a restaurant and distillery. C&K Distillery LLC. Bourbon straight from the source! These are not to be missed. 106 E Washington St, Princeton, KY, 424452250. This distillery and bottler distills some of its own whiskey and also bottles sourced whiskeys. Winery with tours and tastings. 500 E Main St, Louisville, KY, 402020000. Castle & Key Distillery 657 Distilleries Open now By johngS2183EO Our guide was excellent and very knowledgeable of the history and production at the unique Distillery. Sunday 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. EST, Gift Shop Hours No tours or tastings mentioned. Founded by the former owners of The Party Source liquor store, this distillery has plans to make unaged spirit, bourbon and rye and is currently selling sourced bourbon and rye, distilled at MGP, under the O.K.I. Probably have tastings. CLOSED - Distillery, bourbon, clydesdales. With 7.5 million barrels of bourbon in inventory, there are almost two barrels per every Kentucky resident. (may be on hold), 501 W Sixth St Ste 165, Lexington, KY, 4050800000000. Buffalo Trace(Sazerac Co.), Frankfort, KY. Simplicity reigns at this Jim Beam owned distillery. No visitors. 1064 Loretto Rd, Bardstown, KY, 400040000. 3. 1170 Manchester Pl Ste 190, Lexington, KY 40508. Lastly, others may simple be closed or never even built. Tastings, tours, cocktail bar, gift shop. Labels bottled by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers include: Johnny Drum, Old Bardstown, Noah's Mill, Rowan's Creek, Pure Kentucky. In 2012, the Pogue family opened a new distillery in Maysville where they make Limestone Landing Rye and Five Fathers Rye. Moonshine, absinthe, and bourbon. Monday Saturday: Tours every half hour from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. EST except 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. EST Tastings, tours, cocktail bar, gift shop. Recently renovated. Closed on Tuesdays Retail Store is open 10 a.m. 5 p.m. No mention of tours. Confirm that youre over 21 years of age. Its no secret that all American states can legally produce bourbon, but Kentucky is the spirits undisputed heartland. 2385 Chrisman Mill Rd, Nicholasville, KY, 403560000. 6230 Old Lagrange Rd, Crestwood, KY, 400149550, Willett. Sunday: 1 p.m. 5 p.m. We also offer a Suppliers Directory to help distilleries find the products and services needed to operate a modern distillery. Unlike Angels Envy, the distillery doesnt have the same name as the liquor they sell. While you are at it, make sure to check out some of the best distilleries in Louisville! Tastings. Tom actually left behind a successful law practice for the pull of the frontier. Every barrel-aged, corn-based liquid lover needs to add these Kentucky distillery tours to their bourbon bucket list. *We have a beautiful Clubhouse that can be rented for events! Not a distillery (anymore). No Tastings. Tours start January 2022. Flagship is white whiskey. 5. Glenns Creek Distilling. They also plan to release Minor Case Rye, distilled in Indiana. Sat & Sun only. Heaven Hill may not be a name youve heard of. This distillery plans to make corn whiskey, bourbon and rye. Evan Williams Bourbon Evan Williams Black is a smooth, easy to drink Bourbon named after Evan Williams, who in 1783 opened Kentucky's first commercial distillery along the banks of the Ohio River. CLOSED. Tours, tastings, cocktail bar. Equus Run Vinyards. Tours and tastings. This distillery plans to release Corn Whole, a corn whiskey. Also, make sure to do some tasting of something other than bourbon. Border Bourbon Address 1570 Madison Ave New Richmond, WI 54017 United States Tours available Yes Website http://45thparalleldistillery.com/ A. Smith Bowman Distillery As a small and American family owned company, A. Smith Bowman Distillery balances time-honored traditions with innovation and creativity to produce hand-crafted spirits. Brown-Forman Distillery (Formerly Early Times Distillery) (Location stated as Shively KY) Main production distillery for Old Forester, Woodford & others. It produces its own Whiskey Row label and bottles for other companies such as Jefferson's (a part owner), Barrell Craft, Diversa's 1888 Bourbon, 35 Maple's Bib & Tucker Bourbon, JSB Reserve Bourbon, Kindred Spirits' Highspire Rye and Whiskey and Rocky Top Distillery's Rocky Top Moonshine. Its like a mini version of the big distillery. It's a garden center, but they have a Class B distiller license and sampling license. LEARN MORE Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch honors the year that Evan Williams founded Kentucky's First Distillery. The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience at Stitzel-Weller. Gift shop. This distillery opened in 2013 and makes vodka and rum and is aging a wheated bourbon. Barrel House Distilling Co., Lexington, KY. Distillery, gift shop, lodging. 1280 Moores Mill Rd, Distillery Building, Midway, KY, 403470000. They are a restaurant and distillery. No tours mentioned. 1825 Log Creek Lane, Drakesboro, KY, 423370000. Warehouse and Bottling Facility. The corporate office is in Paducah. Bourbon, Rye, Flavored whiskeys. Jim Beam is a huge company. This facility is actually the oldest distillery that has been continuously operated in the US. Main location is in Whitesburg. Brandy, gin, absinthe, etc. Distillery missing or in need of a correction? Jim Beam distillery is owned by the Beam Family and it is the largest bourbon producer in the whole of Kentucky. Wikipedia. These four well-known Kentucky distilleries are a bit further out of Bardstown, but well worth the visit: Jim Beam: Founder Jacob Beam sold his first barrel of bourbon in 1795. Alltech's Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. Town Branch Distillery& Alltech Brewery (Makers of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale), 401 Cross St, Downtown, Lexington, KY, 405082806. Eventually, they will presumably release whiskey they distilled at the new plant. Small warehouse. Small distillery - main Old Forester production is at the Shively facility. 801 S 8th St, Ste B, Louisville, KY, 402032024. Tours, tastings. Woodford Reserve Distillery 1,973 Distilleries Breweries Open now By Losiewski Distilleries listed in red either may not exist or may no longer be open or otherwise functioning. Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse. Various tours and bourbon presentation. And almost all bourbon- 95% according to the Kentucky Distillers Association - is produced in Kentucky. Wheated bourbon now available. Hotel Tango Distillery. Prior to 2010, Heaven Hill's rye whiskeys were distilled at the Brown Forman Shively distillery. New age artistry. Tours. Visitor center. Rebel Yell, Ezra Brooks, David Nicholson, Blood Oath. Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience next door, barreling and bottling facility, warehouses. No website or information as of January 2022, 3855 Kentucky Hwy 125, Hickman, KY, 420500000. Tours, tastings, gift shop. Beam has been around for seven generations.Apparently, Jim Beam was born in the Americal Stillhouse, where they now have a bunch of hands on tours, which are fun. Distillery, cocktail bar, tours, tastings, gift shop, 24 Distillery Way, Newport, KY, 4107100000000, O.Z. Bourbon and some other clear and flavored spirits; live music, bar, tours. Tours. Moonshine and a straight bourbon. 1500 Parkway Dr, Bardstown, KY, 4000400000000. Was AMBRAbev distillery. Tastings & Tours. Unframed 18 x 24 inch digital print displaying Kentucky Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey Distilleries featured on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and the Tennessee Whiskey Trail printed professionally on 80lb Satin Poster Paper. It makes Maker's Mark and Maker's 46. However, you can visit seven of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail labels right in Louisville: Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Rabbit Hole, Angel's Envy, Michter's, Old Forester, and the Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse. Warehouse and Bottling Facility. Gift shop, tours, tastings, cocktail bar. Tours, tastings, gift shop, small cocktail bar. There are currently 41 distilleries on the tour, making it a bit daunting to figure out which one to visit first. Gift shop. There is a lot that Kentucky can offer and there are some real high quality liquors that you might not expect. They appear to have the Moonshine Shack Tasting Room at The Shoppes at 225 according to their FB page, 91 Kate Camp Br, Forest Hills, KY, 415278405. Kentucky Bourbon is the largest export category of all U.S. spirits, shipping more than 28 million proof gallons to 126 countries in 2010. This distillery makes a number of sugar based moonshine spirits and is working on a bourbon.Brown Forman, Shively, KY. Brown Forman owns three distinct American whiskey distilleries (Shively, Woodford Reserve and Jack Daniel's). We have you covered, there, too. Coalition Whiskey. Make BOTECO Vodka and Espirito Cachaca. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Buffalo Trace is another big name in distilling. Still others may just be corporate offices or production distilleries that arent open to the public. Tarpon Springs Distillery. No distilling on site currently. The Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA) is the first and only non-profit trade association dedicated to protecting Kentucky's legacy in Bourbon and sharing it with the world. The corporate office is in Paducah. Moonshine and a straight bourbon. Made for more than 200 years using a secret family recipe. Tours, tastings, fill your own. Request Custom Tour of Abandoned Distilleries Today. Sunday: Closed. Click the links to filter down results in a new page. This table shows the historical names, numbers, and locations of Kentucky Distillers. Contract distillery. Tours start January 2022. No tours mentioned, 2283 Ballardsville Rd, Eminence, KY, 400190000. You can learn a lot about the facility back there. Now have tours & tasting Sat 12-5 and by appointment. 2921 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY, 402165245, 113 Great Buffalo Trce, Frankfort, KY, 406012091, 2815 Witty Ln, Hopkinsville, KY, 422400000. So just how many distilleries are in Kentucky? So that works well for many of them. sourced from an undisclosed Kentucky distiller, sourced from an undisclosed Kentucky producer but is bottled by Southfork. 801 S 8th St, Ste B, Louisville, KY, 402032024. Monday Saturday: 1 p.m. 9 p.m. EST May still be in progress. On site microbiology lab and largest number of stored yeast strains in the world. Tours, tastings, cafe (currently closed), gift shop. Distillery, restaurant, shop, bar, tours, experiences and tastings. As the highest rank within the KDA, our Heritage level membership is open to licensed distillers in Kentucky that age more than 50,000 barrels a year. Winery with tours and tastings. No distilling. On the current grounds of Buffalo Trace Distillery, this excavated, formerly abandoned Kentucky bourbon distillery is a fascinating piece of history. Don't mention tours. The state of Kentucky knows bourbon: it's home to 95 percent of the world's bourbon production (via U.S. News).While there are just 20 working bourbon distilleries throughout the state today, they produce more than 200 different brands of bourbon in total, some of which feature dozens of individual selections (via Bourbon Country). This is our culture, our heritage and our pride. From Louisville to Lexington, here are all the stops you'll want to make to get a taste of Kentucky's finest bourbon. The KDA launched the Kentucky Bourbon Trail program in 1999. The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience at Stitzel-Weller. WHEN: Tours are held Thursdays through Saturdays, 9, 10 and 11 a.m.; 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Includes a tasting of bourbon and rye. (Call to check address before you go), 465 Beattyville Rd, Irvine, KY, 403360000 (Not verified, may not be correct). Bar. Parent company C&K is in Indiana. 4465 Augusta Chatam Road, Augusta, KY, 41002000. No idea what this is. Tours, tastings, bar. In 2020, Kentucky bourbon distilleries filled 2.1 million barrels of bourbon, the highest annual production ever. Clear and flavored moonshine. "My new favorite sipper, and one of the best bourbons I have ever tasted, hands down," says Anthony Vitacca, an award-winning bartender based in California. Most of the world's bourbon comes from nearly 70 distilleries in Kentucky's Bourbon Country. May no longer exist as of January 2022. Lets take a look at this list of bourbon distilleries in Kentucky. On-site restaurant. 500 Gordon Ln, Shelbyville, KY, 400658269. The Jim Beam American Stillhouse is 12 miles away, 1600 Lebanon Junction Rd, Boston, KY, 401078550. D, Oakland Park Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43214, 1570 Madison Avenue, New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017, 825 9th St Unit B, Greeley, Colorado 80631, 703 Main Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215, 275 Beavercreek Rd Unit #C149, Oregon City, Oregon 97045, 10488 W Centennial Rd #900, Littleton, Colorado 80127, 3015 Lincoln Avenue, San Diego, California 92104, 7218 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, 1125 E. Brookside Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, 1 Bowman Dr, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408, 274 Buck Bend #B, Georgetown, Texas 78628, 3225 West 33rd Street, Port Townsend, Washington 98368, Sole Bay Brewery, E Green, Southwold, England IP18 6JW, 409 Sid Snyder Drive, Long Beach, Washington 98631, 232 North Perkins Boulevard, Burlington, Wisconsin 53105, 700 East Pierce Street, Luling, Texas 78648, 187 Lafayette Street, Brooklyn, New York 10013, 2030 E Houston St, San Antonio, Texas 2030 E Houston St, San Antonio, 75 Livingston Ave, Albany, New York 12207, 1521 34 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1V9, Calgary, Alberta AB T2G 1V9, 1237 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131, 330 South G Street, Arcata, California 95521, 640 S. Main Street, Suite 400, Zionsville, Indiana 46077, 148 W Michigan Ave, Clinton, Michigan 49236, 15 Cll Alfredo, Algodones, New Mexico 87001, 73 Tichenor Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105, 7132 N, Silver Creed Rd, Park City, Utah 84098, 2805 Wilderness Pl #200, Boulder, Colorado 80301, 5050 Robert J Mathews Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, California 95762, 134 North Franklin Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801, 5101 River Road, Suite 108, Bethesda, Maryland 20816-1560, 2830 Berryland Drive, Oakton, Virginia 22124, 7530 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia 22003, 112 N Larch Street, Lansing, Michigan 48912, 2232 5th Ave S, St. Petersburg, Florida 33712, 4539 Metropolitan Court, Frederick, Maryland 21704, 1 Scott Circle Northwest, Washington, Washington D.C. 20036, 345 Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487, 4077 Lanchaster Rd, Duncan, British Columbia V9L 6G2, 8411 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94103, 939 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, 500 East Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, 3133 Antler Run Rd, Keuka Park, New York 14478, 619 E Washington St, Springfield, Illinois 62701, 117 S Sunset St, Longmont, Colorado 80501, 3875 Cedar Lakes Dr, Ripley, West Virginia 25271, 88 Mainelli Road, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, 110 W Laurel Ave, Damascus, Virginia 24236, 6162 Route 21 South, Williamson, New York 14589, 11 Sycamore Way, Branford, Connecticut 06405, 1890 Boxwood Rd, Nanaimo, British Columbia 1V9S 5Y2, 545 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11237, 109 East 5th Avenue, North Pole, Alaska 99705, Port Ellen, Argyll & Bute, Scotland PA42 7EA, 105 Rand Mill Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529, 601 W University Dr, Tempe, Arizona 85281, 421 Beech Street, Newport, Arkansas 72112, 300 West 4th Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801, 808 Asbury Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey 07712, DistilleryTrail.com provides insights for the Spirits and Distillery Business. Distillery, bar (The Elkhorn Tavern), small food menu, tours, tastings. Will be ready for first visitors in 2022. Budget-friendly 10 places sorted by traveler favorites Clear all filters 2022 1. 10601 Toebben Dr, Independence, KY, 410510000, 2000 Boundary Oak Dr, Radcliff, KY, 401608193, 130 S Water St, Georgetown, KY, 403241361, Make 1 bourbon and have tours on Saturdays, 850 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY, 402100000. However, the distillery was purchased by the Sazerac Company the following year, and Sazerac withdrew both the Barton 1792 Distillery and the Buffalo Trace Distillery . Also, if you check out the list, many are doing business under different names than youre used to knowing them by. 528 W Main St, Louisville, KY, 402022920. Formerly Whiskey Thief distillery, this distillery is working on a bourbon and a rye whiskey which they are currently aging. Heaven Hill has been the largest independent, family-owned distillery in America since then. Produces Bulleit Bourbon as well as other Diageo bourbons and whiskey. Moonshine and Vodka. Interactive Map of all licensed Kentucky Distilleries. No Tours. Small warehouse. Its always a bummer to show up and then get turned away. See our privacy policy here. Tours, tastings, gift shop. Winery. 103 White Whiskey Rd, Lewisburg, KY, 422560000. Tours, tastings, gift shop, bar. January and February Tours, tastings, bar. Heritage members enjoy several elite benefits, including the opportunity to be a part of the world-famous Kentucky Bourbon Trailour industry's most prestigious tourism experience. Most of these working bourbon distilleries offer working tours and special visitor experiences that include tastings and gift shops. They were continuing a family tradition that goes back to Trey . Some tours are a little longer and in depth, and some are a little more of an overview and may try to sell you some stuff. Monday Saturday (Nov Apr): 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. We offer a real-time comprehensive list of all the distilleries from start up farm distillery to craft distillery to large pre-Prohibition distillery. 4360 Ky Highway 1130, Sparta, KY, 410839454. As of 2014, distillers' wholesale market revenue for bourbon sold within the U.S. was about $2.7 billion, and bourbon made up about two-thirds of the $1.6 billion of U.S. exports of distilled spirits. This Bourbon County distillery is planning to release a bourbon, a whiskey (of undisclosed type) and a rye under the label Hartfield & Co.Glenns Creek Distilling, Frankfort, KY. Please enjoy like a true Kentuckian Responsibly. The remaining faade sits quietly a couple of miles down the road from massive new barrel houses built for Woodford Reserve. Make 1 bourbon and have tours on Saturdays. Wheated bourbon now available. JacksonChestnut FarmsColonel Lee Bourbon and Blended WhiskeyCoulson'sDierbergs (Oak Park Distilling)Flatboat (Founders Company)Fleischmann's Rye and Blended WhiskeyFletcher's Blended WhiskeyFlint Creek (Founders Company)Gran Legacy Blended WhiskeyHeritage Blended WhiskeyImperial Blended WhiskeyJeffers CreekJethro T. BootsKentucky Dale Blended WhiskeyKentucky GentlemanKentucky TavernMilitary SpecialMr. BostonOld Thompson Blended WhiskeyRoyale Club Blended WhiskeySamuel Grant (Safeway brand)SetterSutton Club Blended WhiskeyTen High Bourbon and Bourbon BlendTexas Spirit (Founders Company)Tom MooreTrader Joe's BourbonTwo StarsVery Old BartonWalking StickWar Eagle (previously Levecke)Winn-Dixie Liquors Genuine Kentucky Bourbon WhiskeyZachariah HarrisBluegrass Distillers, Lexington, KY. Retail purchases are available . If you have never been to Louisville you might want to stop here for a few days and take in all the sites. No information available as of January 2022. 2351 New Millennium Dr, Lots 3 & 4, Block 3281, Louisville, KY, 402165161. Entertainment venue. Kentucky Bourbon is perfectly aged. Contact address on website is: 555 Bourbon Street Paradise, Kentucky 42337. Willett Distillery(Kentucky Bourbon Distillers), Bardstown, KY. For years the independent bottler Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (KBD) had talked about refurbishing the old Willett Distillery that they owned. Hummingbird Ridge Distillery est 2018 produces rum and brandy. Of course they have a gift shop as well.