Ready for our complete Kentucky bourbon distilleries list? Let’s go. The bourbon boom has resulted in thousands of new Kentucky bourbon distilleries as well as resurrected distilleries from bygone years. And then there are the old faithful distilleries. Our bourbon and whiskey distilleries list will cover them all. First, an introduction to the big guns of bourbon. Thirteen large distilleries owned by eight companies produce over 99% of the whiskey made in the U.S.

• Beam Suntory’s Booker Noe Distillery (Boston, Kentucky), Jim Beam Distillery (Clermont, Kentucky), and Maker’s Mark Distillery (Loretto, Kentucky)
• Brown–Forman’s Brown–Forman Distillery (Shively, Kentucky), Jack Daniel Distillery (Lynchburg, Tennessee), and Woodford Reserve Distillery (Versailles, Kentucky)
• Campari’s Wild Turkey Distillery (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)
• Diageo’s George Dickel Distillery (Tullahoma, Tennessee)
• Heaven Hill’s Bernheim Distillery (Louisville, Kentucky)
• Kirin’s Four Roses Distillery (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)
• MGP Ingredients’ MGP Indiana (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
• Sazerac’s Barton 1792 Distillery (Bardstown, Kentucky) and Buffalo Trace Distillery (Frankfort, Kentucky)

Of the thirteen, ten are in Kentucky, two are in Tennessee (George Dickel and Jack Daniel’s), and one is in Indiana (MGP). These three states border each other which makes sense when you know a bit of geography and know how important limestone water was and is for making good bourbon whiskey.

In addition to listing the bourbon and whiskey distilleries, I will also include the bourbon brands (and other whiskeys) crafted by that distillery. We’ve also included independent bottlers as well. If you don’t see your distillery on this bourbon and whiskey distilleries list, please contact us to be added.

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• Best Bourbon and Whiskey Distilleries List Northeast
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• Best Bourbon and Whiskey Distilleries List Mid-Atlantic
• Best Bourbon and Whiskey Distilleries List West
• Best Bourbon and Whiskey Distilleries List Rocky Mountains
• Best Bourbon and Whiskey Distilleries List Gulf Coast

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Kentucky Bourbon & Whiskey Distilleries List

Kentucky bourbon distilleries, what more can be said? You could spend an entire month traveling the state and sampling bourbons and never run out. Here’s the complete Kentucky bourbon distilleries list, so get started.

Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. (Lyons Spirits), Lexington, KY

• Pearse Lyons Reserve Malt Whiskey
• Town Branch Bourbon
• Town Branch Rye

Angel’s Envy (Lousiville Distilling Co), Lousiville, KY

• Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Casks
• Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in Rum Casks
• Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak Casks
• Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Cask Strength Finished in Port Casks
• Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks (Cellar Collection 2019)
• Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Tawny Port Wine Barrels (Cellar Collection 2020)

Barrel House Distilling Co., Lexington, KY

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• Woodshed Whisky
• Barrel House Bourbon
• Rock Castle Bourbon
• Ray’s Reserve Bourbon

Bardstown Bourbon Co., Bardstown, KY

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• Fusion Series – Fusing youthful and aged bourbons
• Discovery Series – Three aged bourbons blended to create smooth and unique expressions
• Collaborative Series – Finished Whiskey

Barton 1792 Distillery (Sazerac), Bardstown, KY

Bluegrass Distillers, Lexington, KY

• High Rye Bourbon
• Wheated Bourbon
• Blue Corn Wheated Bourbon
• High Rye Bottled in Bond Bourbon
• Bourbon Finished in Hard Cider Barrels
• Blue Dog Whiskey

Boone County Distilling Co., Independence, KY

• Eighteen 33 Bourbon (MGP)
• Split Rock Shine
• Tanner’s Curse
• Small Batch Bourbon
• Bourbon Cream
• Single Barrel Bourbon

Boundary Oak Distillery, Elizabethtown, KY

• Blackhorse 1901 American Whiskey
• Lincoln Straight Bourbon
• Kentucky Amber
• Patton Armored Diesel

Brough Brothers Distillery, Louisville, KY

• Kentucky’s First and Only African American Owned Distillery
• Bryson Yarbrough, Kentucky’s First Black Master Distiller
• Brough Brothers Bourbon
  • 41% ABV or 82 Proof
  • Mashbill: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, & 4% Malted Barley
• Address: 1460 Dixie Hwy., Louisville, KY 40210

Brown Forman, Shively, KY

Buffalo Trace (Sazerac), Frankfort, KY

Castle & Key (Peristyle), Frankfort, KY

Castle & Key distills at the former Old Taylor Distillery. It was one of the first destination distilleries because it was a castle (Colonel EH Taylor, you sly dog, you were ahead of your time). In November 2020, they released their first whiskey — Restoration Rye.

Corsair Distillery, Bowling Green, KY and Nashville, TN

• Triple Smoke Malt whiskey
• Wry Moon Unaged Rye Whiskey
• Blackberry Farm Tennessee Bourbon
• Rasputin Hopped Whiskey
• Graniac 9 Grain Bourbon
• James E. Pepper Bourbon
• W.M. Cove Bourbon

Fern Creek Bourbon, Lousiville, KY

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Four Roses (Kirin), Lawrenceburg, KY

Four Roses Mashbills

Four roses has 10 recipes consisting of 10 mashbills and two yeast strains:

• Mashbill E = 75% corn, 20% rye, 5% malted barley
• Mashbill B = 60% corn, 35% rye, 5% malted barley

Four Roses Yeast Strains

• Yeast K = Slight Spice
• Yeast Q = Floral Essence
• Yeast O = Rich Fruit
• Yeast F = Herbal Notes
• Yeast V = Delicate fruit

How to Read a Four Roses Label

Four Roses labels don’t have to be confusing. In order, from left to right:

• Warehouse Number – Warehouse on the Four Roses property where the barrel was stored
• Side of the Warehouse – N, S, E, W, etc
• Rick Number – Rick which barrel was stored
• Tier Number – Tier/level of the rick which barrel was stored
• Position Number – The position of the barrel within the tier. The first barrel is A, the second is B, the third is C, and so on.

Hartfield & Co., Paris, KY

Hartfield & Co. was formerly The Gentleman

• American Whiskey
• Wheated Bourbon
• Country Burn Bourbon
• Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon

Glenns Creek Distilling, Frankfort, KY

• OCD #5 Bourbon
• Ryskie Rye (MGP)
• Stave & Barrel Bourbon (MGP)
• Hamilton Smoke
• Hamilton Dark
• Hamilton’s Spirit
• Millville Malt
• Café Olé Bourbon

The Green River Distillery, Owensboro, KY

Some of these brands have moved on to different distilleries over time and some are no longer in production

• Five Brothers
• Green River
• Ezra Brooks
• Mellow Corn
• Medley Brothers
• Kentucky Beau
• Old Medley

Heaven Hill, Louisville, KY & Bardstown, KY

Jim Beam (Beam Suntory), Clermont & Boston, KY

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Kentucky Artisan Distillery (Copperhead Distillery), Crestwood, KY

• Jefferson’s (part owners)
• Barrell Craft
• Diversa’s 1888 Bourbon
• 35 Maple’s Bib & Tucker Bourbon
• JSB Reserve Bourbon
• Kindred Spirits’ Highspire Rye
• Kindred Spirits’ Highspire Whiskey
• Rocky Top Distillery’s Rocky Top Moonshine
• George Remus Rye

Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co., Louisville, KY

• Peerless Rye
• Peerless Bourbon

Limestone Branch Distillery, Lebanon, KY

Operated by members of the Beam family and opened in 2011 (co-owned with Luxco)

• T.J. Pöttinger Corn Whiskey
• Minor Case Rye
• Yellowstone Select
• Yellowstone Limited Edition

Maker’s Mark (Beam Suntory), Loretto, KY

• Maker’s Mark
• Maker’s Cask Strength
• Maker’s Mark 101
• Maker’s Mark 46
• Maker’s Mark Wood Finish Series
• Maker’s Mark Private Select

M.B. Roland Distillery, Pembroke, KY

• White Dog
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Single Barrel)
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Wheated Mash)
• M.B. Roland Dark Fired Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Dark Fired Whiskey
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey
• M.B. Roland True Kentucky Shine
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Black Dog
• M.B. Roland Flavored Shine
• M.B. Roland Mint Julep
• M.B. Roland Kentucky Straight Hemped Bourbon

Michter’s Distillery, Shively, KY

• Straight Rye
• Straight Bourbon
• American Whiskey
• Sour Mash
• Toasted Barrel Rye
• Toasted Barrel Bourbon
• Toasted Barrel Sour Mash
• Barrel Strength Rye
• Barrel Strength Bourbon
• 10-Year-Old Single Barrel Rye
• 10 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon
• 20-Year-Old Bourbon
• 25-Year-Old Bourbon
• 25-Year-Old Rye
• Bomberger’s Declaration
• Shenk’s Homestead

New Riff Distilling, Newport, KY

• OKI Bourbon (MGP – Out of Production)
• New Riff Bottled in Bond Bourbon
• New Riff Bottled in Bond Rye
• Single Barrel Barrel Proof Bourbon
• Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye

Old Pogue Distillery, Maysville, KY

Old Pogue functioned as an independent bottled since the original distillery closed in 1940, but that changed in 2012 when the Pogue family opened the new Old Pogue Distillery in Maysville, KY.

• Limestone Landing Rye
• Five Fathers Rye

Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Louisville, KY

• Old Rip 10-Year-Old Bourbon
• Lot B 12-Year-Old Bourbon
• Van Winkle Rye 13-Year-Old
• Pappy Van Winkle 15-Year-Old
• Pappy Van Winkle 20-Year-Old
• Pappy Van Winkle 23-Year-Old

Paducah Distilled Spirits, Paducah, KY

• Uncle Mosey’s Moonshine Corn Whiskey
• Old Paducah Corn Whiskey
• Lubow Corn Whiskey

Preservation Distillery, Bardstown, KY

• Wattie Boone & Sons
• Very Olde St. Nick
• Cowboy Little Barrel
• Rare Perfection

Pursuit Spirits

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• Pursuit Spirits Uncut Unfiltered Single Barrels
• Pursuit United (Blend of KY, TN, NY Whiskey)

Second Sight Spirits, Ludlow, KY

• Oak Eye Kentucky Bourbon

Three Boys Farm Distillery, Frankfort, KY

Three Boys Farm Distillery was formerly Whiskey Thief Distillery

• Three Boys Bourbon
• Three Boys Rye Whiskey
• Whiskey Thief Crafted Bourbon
• Whiskey Thief Rye Whiskey
• Foggy Dog Flavored Whiskey

Wild Turkey (Campari Group), Lawrenceburg, KY

Pernod Ricard sold the Wild Turkey brand for $575 million to Italy’s Campari in 2009.

• Wild Turkey Bourbon
• Wild Turkey 101
• Wild Turkey Rye
• Wild Turkey Rye 101
• Long Branch
• Rare Breed Barrel Proof Bourbon
• Rare Breed Barrel Proof Rye
• Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel
• Wild Turkey Master’s Keep
• Russel’s Reserve 10-Year-Old Bourbon
• Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel
• Russel’s Reserve 6-Year-Old Rye
• Russel’s Reserve Limited Edition
• Duke Bourbon
• Bond & Lillard Bourbon
• Old Ripy Bourbon

Wilderness Trail Distillery, Danville, KY

• Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon
• Small Batch High Rye Bourbon
• 6-Year-Old Bourbon

Willett Distillery (Kentucky Bourbon Distillers), Bardstown, KY

• Willett Family Estate Rye
• Willett Family Estate Bourbon
• Willett Pot Still Reserve
• Johnny Drum Private Stock
• Johnny Drum Black Label
• Old Bardstown Bottled in Bond
• Old Bardstown Estate Bottled
• Old Bardstown 90 Proof
• Noah’s Mill
• Rowan’s Creek
• Pure Kentucky
• Vintage Kentucky

Wheel Horse Whiskey, Owensboro, KY

Latitude Beverage in partnership with The Green River Distillery also known as Owensboro Distilling Co (formerly O.Z. Tyler).

• Wheel Horse Bourbon
• Wheel Horse Rye

Bulleit Frontier Whiskey (Diageo), Louisville, KY

• Bulleit Bourbon
• Bulleit Rye
• Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Old
• Bulleit Barrel Strength Whiskey
• Bulleit Blenders Select
• Bulleit Single Barrel Bourbon

Stitzel-Weller Distillery (Diageo), Lousiville, KY

• Blade and Bow Bourbon
• Blade and Bow 22-Year-Old Bourbon

Kentucky Owl (SPI Group), Bardstown, KY

• Kentucky Owl Rye
• Kentucky Owl Bourbon
• Kentucky Owl Confiscated Bourbon
• Kentucky Owl Dry State Bourbon

Barrell Craft Spirits, Louisville, KY

• Barrell Bourbon
• Barrell Rye
• Barrell Whiskey
• Barrell Rum
• Barrell Craft Bourbon 15-Year-Old
• Barrell Craft Whiskey 25-Year-Old
• Barrell Craft Rum 14-Year-Old
• Barrell Dovetail
• Barrell Bourbon New Year
• Barrell Infinite
• Barrell Private Release Whiskey
• Barrell Private Release Rum
• Barrell American Vatted Malt
• Barrell Armida

If you don’t see your distillery on this bourbon distilleries list, please contact us to be added.