Kentucky is home to sixty-nine (69) craft spirit or liquor
distilleries, with more than half making bourbon whiskey. This also
ranges from Kentucky moonshine to rye and other aged whiskeys,
vodka, rum, brandy, gin and more. The majority of Kentucky's
distilleries are in the Bluegrass and Central Kentucky regions, with
31 and 25 distilleries each. There are ten (10) distilleries in
Western Kentucky and three (3) in Eastern Kentucky.
Each of the Kentucky Distilleries are listed here in alphabetical
order and we also provide regional lists.
Let us know if we are missing any
distilleries and we will add them to our list right away.
* Regions are based on those defined by the National Weather
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All Kentucky Distilleries (Alphabetical)
A | B | C
| D | E | F
| G | H | I | J
| K | L | M
| N | O | P
| Q | R | S | T
| U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Age International Inc. (maker of Blanton's) |
Frankfort |
Franklin |
Bluegrass
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| Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass
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| Angel's Envy Distillery (Bacardi) |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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B
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Baker-Bird Distillery & Winery |
Augusta |
Bracken |
Bluegrass
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| (The) Bard Distillery |
Graham |
Muhlenberg |
Western |
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| (The) Bardstown Bourbon Co. |
Bardstown |
Nelson |
Central |
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| Barrel House Distilling Co. |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass
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| Barrel Craft Spirits Distillery |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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| Barton 1792 Distillery |
Bardstown |
Nelson |
Central |
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| Bluegrass Distillers |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass
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| Boone County Distilling Co. |
Independence |
Kenton |
Bluegrass
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| Boundary Oak Distillery |
Radcliff |
Hardin |
Central |
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| Bourbon 30 Spirits LLC |
Georgetown |
Scott |
Bluegrass
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| Brown-Forman Distillery Inc. |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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| Buffalo Trace (Sazerac) |
Frankfort |
Franklin |
Bluegrass
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|
C
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Casey Jones Distillery |
Hopkinsville |
Christian |
Western |
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| Castle & Key |
Frankfort |
Franklin |
Bluegrass
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| Coal Pick Distillery |
Drakesboro |
Muhlenberg |
Western |
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| Copper & Kings American Brandy Company |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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| Crooked Tail Distilling Co. |
Princeton |
Caldwell |
Western |
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D
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Diageo Americas Supply Inc. (Bulleit) |
Shelbyville |
Shelby |
Bluegrass
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| Dueling Barrels Brewing & Distillery |
Pikeville |
Pike |
Eastern |
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| Dueling Grounds Distillery |
Franklin |
Simpson |
Central |
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E
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| (The) Evan Williams Bourbon Experience |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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F
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Four Roses Distillery |
Lawrenceburg |
Anderson |
Bluegrass
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| Fulton County Distillery |
Hickman |
Fulton |
Western |
|
G
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| (The) Glenmore Distillery |
Owensboro |
Daviess |
Western |
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| Glenns Creek Distilling |
Frankfort |
Franklin |
Bluegrass
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| Grease Monkey Distillery |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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H
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Hartfield & Co. Distillery |
Paris |
Bourbon |
Bluegrass
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| Heaven Hill (Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, many more) |
Bardstown |
Nelson |
Central |
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| Hummingbird Ridge Distillery |
Nicholasville |
Jessamine |
Bluegrass
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|
J
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| James Pepper Distilling Co. |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass
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| Jeptha Creed Distillery |
Shelbyville |
Shelby |
Bluegrass
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| Jim Beam American Stillhouse (Beam Suntory) |
Clermont |
Bullitt |
Central |
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| Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse (Beam Suntory) |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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K
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Kentucky Artisan Distillery |
Crestwood |
Oldham |
Bluegrass
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| Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ltd. (Willet) |
Bardstown |
Nelson |
Central |
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| Kentucky Mist Distillery |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass
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| Kentucky Mist Moonshine |
Whitesburg |
Letcher |
Eastern |
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| Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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L
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Limestone Branch Distillery |
Lebanon |
Marion |
Central |
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| Louisville Spirits Group |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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| Lux Row Distillers |
Bardstown |
Nelson |
Central |
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M
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Maker's Mark (Beam Suntory) |
Loretto |
Marion |
Central |
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| MB Roland Distillery |
Pembroke |
Christian |
Western |
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| Michters Distillery |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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N
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Neeley Family Distillery |
Sparta |
Gallatin |
Bluegrass
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| New Riff Distilling |
Newport |
Campbell |
Bluegrass
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O
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| O.Z. Tyler Distillery |
Owensboro |
Daviess |
Western |
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| Old Forester Distilling Co. |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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| Old Pogue |
Maysville |
Mason |
Bluegrass |
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P
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Paducah Distilled Spirits |
Paducah |
McCrakcen |
Western |
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| Pauley Hollow Distillery |
Forest Hills |
Jefferson |
Central |
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| PCS Distilling Co. |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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R
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Rabbit Hole Distilling |
Louisville |
Jefferson |
Central |
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| Route 52 Moonshine |
Irvine |
Estill |
Eastern |
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S
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Saddlestone Distillery |
Midway |
Woodford |
Bluegrass |
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| Second Sight Spirits |
Ludlow |
Kenton |
Bluegrass |
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| Silent Brigade Distillery |
Paducah |
McCrakcen |
Western |
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| Six Mile Creek Distillery |
Pleasureville |
Henry |
Bluegrass |
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| (The) Still |
Danville |
Boyle |
Bluegrass |
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T
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Three Boys Farm Distillery |
Frankfort |
Franklin |
Bluegrass |
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| Town Branch Distillery |
Lexington |
Fayette |
Bluegrass |
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W
| Distillery |
City |
County |
Region |
More |
| Wadelyn Ranch Distilling |
Waynesburg |
Lincoln |
Bluegrass |
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| Whiskeycraft |
Bardstown |
Nelson |
Central |
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| Wild Turkey (Campari Group) |
Lawrenceburg |
Anderson |
Bluegrass |
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| Wilderness Trail Distillery |
Danville |
Boyle |
Bluegrass |
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| Woodford Reserve / Labrot & Graham (Brown Forman) |
Versailles |
Woodford |
Bluegrass |
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