Kentucky Distilleries

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 Service - See the Map

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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

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Age International Inc. (maker of Blanton's) Frankfort Franklin Bluegrass
Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Lexington Fayette Bluegrass  
Angel's Envy Distillery (Bacardi) Louisville Jefferson Central



B

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Baker-Bird Distillery & Winery Augusta Bracken Bluegrass  
(The) Bard Distillery Graham Muhlenberg Western
(The) Bardstown Bourbon Co. Bardstown Nelson Central
Barrel House Distilling Co. Lexington Fayette Bluegrass
Barrel Craft Spirits Distillery Louisville Jefferson Central
Barton 1792 Distillery Bardstown Nelson Central
Bluegrass Distillers Lexington Fayette Bluegrass
Boone County Distilling Co. Independence Kenton Bluegrass
Boundary Oak Distillery Radcliff Hardin Central
Bourbon 30 Spirits LLC Georgetown Scott Bluegrass
Brown-Forman Distillery Inc. Louisville Jefferson Central
Buffalo Trace (Sazerac) Frankfort Franklin Bluegrass



C

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Casey Jones Distillery Hopkinsville Christian Western
Castle & Key Frankfort Franklin Bluegrass
Coal Pick Distillery Drakesboro Muhlenberg Western
Copper & Kings American Brandy Company Louisville Jefferson Central
Crooked Tail Distilling Co. Princeton Caldwell Western


D

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Diageo Americas Supply Inc. (Bulleit) Shelbyville Shelby Bluegrass
Dueling Barrels Brewing & Distillery Pikeville Pike Eastern  
Dueling Grounds Distillery Franklin Simpson Central


E

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(The) Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Louisville Jefferson Central



F

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Four Roses Distillery Lawrenceburg Anderson Bluegrass
Fulton County Distillery Hickman Fulton Western

G

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(The) Glenmore Distillery Owensboro Daviess Western
Glenns Creek Distilling Frankfort Franklin Bluegrass
Grease Monkey Distillery Louisville Jefferson Central


H

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Hartfield & Co. Distillery Paris Bourbon Bluegrass
Heaven Hill (Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, many more) Bardstown Nelson Central  
Hummingbird Ridge Distillery Nicholasville Jessamine Bluegrass


J

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James Pepper Distilling Co. Lexington Fayette Bluegrass
Jeptha Creed Distillery Shelbyville Shelby Bluegrass
Jim Beam American Stillhouse (Beam Suntory) Clermont Bullitt Central  
Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse (Beam Suntory) Louisville Jefferson Central


K

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Kentucky Artisan Distillery Crestwood Oldham Bluegrass
Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ltd. (Willet) Bardstown Nelson Central  
Kentucky Mist Distillery Lexington Fayette Bluegrass
Kentucky Mist Moonshine Whitesburg Letcher Eastern
Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. Louisville Jefferson Central


L

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Limestone Branch Distillery Lebanon Marion Central  
Louisville Spirits Group Louisville Jefferson Central
Lux Row Distillers Bardstown Nelson Central


M

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Maker's Mark (Beam Suntory) Loretto Marion Central  
MB Roland Distillery Pembroke Christian Western
Michters Distillery Louisville Jefferson Central



N

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Neeley Family Distillery Sparta Gallatin Bluegrass
New Riff Distilling Newport Campbell Bluegrass


O

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O.Z. Tyler Distillery Owensboro Daviess Western
Old Forester Distilling Co. Louisville Jefferson Central
Old Pogue Maysville Mason Bluegrass

P

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Paducah Distilled Spirits Paducah McCrakcen Western
Pauley Hollow Distillery Forest Hills Jefferson Central
PCS Distilling Co. Louisville Jefferson Central


R

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Rabbit Hole Distilling Louisville Jefferson Central
Route 52 Moonshine Irvine Estill Eastern


S

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Saddlestone Distillery Midway Woodford Bluegrass
Second Sight Spirits Ludlow Kenton Bluegrass
Silent Brigade Distillery Paducah McCrakcen Western
Six Mile Creek Distillery Pleasureville Henry Bluegrass
(The) Still Danville Boyle Bluegrass


T

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Three Boys Farm Distillery Frankfort Franklin Bluegrass
Town Branch Distillery Lexington Fayette Bluegrass



W

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Wadelyn Ranch Distilling Waynesburg Lincoln Bluegrass
Whiskeycraft Bardstown Nelson Central
Wild Turkey (Campari Group) Lawrenceburg Anderson Bluegrass
Wilderness Trail Distillery Danville Boyle Bluegrass
Woodford Reserve / Labrot & Graham (Brown Forman) Versailles Woodford Bluegrass