Bardstown Bourbon Company’s state-of-the-art bottling facility is unveiled

The team at Bardstown Bourbon Company has announced the continued growth in its expansion capabilities with the opening of its new bottling facility.

Situated adjacent to the distillery and visitors centre, the 55,000 square foot facility will provide the team with the capability to bottle hundreds of thousands of cases of spirit per year. This news also brings 25 new jobs for local Bardstown residents with it.

“Our new bottling facility will raise the bar for what we can provide our partners and fill a void within co-manufacturing spirits production,” shared Justin Willett, executive director of manufacturing operations for Bardstown Bourbon Company. “We look forward to producing our own top-quality packages while working with customers on projects of all scales throughout the industry.”

Matching its reputation for utilising the newest technology, Bardstown Bourbon Company is harnessing the latest equipment for bottling and liquid management, while providing the highest level of quality and safety control. However, within this there is still flexibility to customize all specifications in accordance with customer guidelines.

The new facility will include a logistics lab, comprehensive testing abilities, component and label flexibility, expert sourcing and an on-site blending lab. 

“Bardstown Bourbon Company’s principal achievement of this remarkable project is the incredible team that has been assembled,” noted chief operating officer John Hargrove. “The success of Bardstown Bourbon lies within the great talent and culture that has been established from day one.”

Aside from the distillery’s own brand, which debuted in 2018, Bardstown Bourbon Company produces custom whiskey for more than 30 customers, including some of the most well-known liquor brands in the world. The success of its collaborative distilling program has enabled the distilling team to quadruple capacity since its inception in 2016 and now produces more than seven million proof gallons per year, or more than 330 barrels per day, across 50 different mash bills.  

“The bottling facility is the natural next step in our evolution,” said Bardstown Bourbon Company CEO Mark Erwin. “Currently, our brands and our collaborative distilling partners are bottled by an offsite third party. We’re excited to close the circle and enable a true grain-to-glass process all in our own space.”

The brand partnered with architect Joseph & Joseph Architects, PLLC of Louisville, Kentucky and Buzick Construction, Inc. of Bardstown, Kentucky to develop the facility.