The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is an incredible way to experience all that this beautiful state has to offer. From the Bluegrass region in the east to the rolling hills of the western part of the state, there is something for everyone on this list of tours. We strongly recommend you contact individual distilleries for the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding hours, policies, and experiences. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail® will continue to update the website – www.kybourbontrail.com Please visit each KBT AND Craft Tour distillery's site for current information and tour availability:
* within 30-minutes of Wildflower Ranch Inn Angel's Envy - Louisville
Please call the distilleries in advance of your trip for the most up-to-date info.
Local Distillery News
Jefferson's Distillery™ Building in Lebanon
A rendering of the Pernod Ricard facility, planned for Marion County. A new 75,000-square-foot facility will be built on a 265-acre site in Lebanon, KY. The site will include a distillery, drying operation, three warehouses and a world-class visitor center. Work on the facility began in January 2023 and is planned to be completed by July 2025. The Marion County facility will be fully carbon neutral and will have zero fossil fuel consumption to produce bourbon. Read more HERE
Willett Distillery™ Building in Springfield
Willet Distillery broke ground on a 70,000-square-foot facility on 150 acres in January 2023. The new facilities will be including new distillery operation, barrel storage warehouses and a water storage area for fire prevention at 1170 Mackville Road in Springfield. Construction of the project began with several Rickhouses in January 2023. Read more HERE
J&D Distilling Building in Springfield
Back in August 2022, shock waves ripped through the Bourbon industry with the news that Maker's Maker Master Distiller, Denny Potter, and Master of Maturation, Jane Bowie, were departing the iconic red wax Bourbon makers.
Jane and Denny says that there next move....drum roll....their very own distillery in Washington County, Kentucky!
"It's a big day for us because it's been a lot of baby steps," Jane Bowie said. She and Potter are majority owners in the project and plan to start building a team soon. "We're going to make what we know and love, bourbon primarily," Bowie said. "The American whiskey landscape is fascinating right now. We hope to be inspired by the local farmers. We have a strong opinion on the kind of whiskeys we want to make and we are going to build a distillery to make those. We're going to do what we do best." She said they are still working on a name and other details.
Limestone Branch Distillery™ Makes Significant Investments and Improvements
Limestone Branch Distillery team made a host of facility improvements. These updates include back-of-house and visitor-area enhancements.
To increase production capacity, Limestone Branch Distillery installed a new cooker and a 1,000-gallon pot still, both created by Vendome, a local Louisville company known for making state-of-the-art stills. Added two new wine tanks and six new fermenters. Grain-delivery systems were improved, and piping for water and steam was replaced. To enhance the production of Bowling & Burch Gin, staff installed a new, 66-gallon gin still made by Frilli, a renowned, century-old Italian company. The existing Trident Pot Still has been repurposed as a finishing still. The operational results of such an investment are impressive.
The distillery now can cook 3,000 gallons of mash per day – a 280% increase over its previous capacity. In terms of output, this translates into the ability to produce seven barrels per day or 200 per month, up from one-to-two barrels per day. Read more HERE
