Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. in Franklin County Joins the Kentucky Bourbon Path Craft Tour® Journey
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Bourbon Path Craft Tour®, now celebrating its tenth anniversary, continues to develop quickly with the addition of Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. in Franklin County as its twenty fourth cease.
The Kentucky Distillers’ Affiliation created the statewide journey in 2012 because the nation’s first attraction to characteristic the burgeoning boutique distilling motion. Its associate attraction, the Kentucky Bourbon Path® tour, was based by the KDA in 1999.
Additionally in 2012, Whiskey Thief Distilling was based, working extra lately below the title Three Boys Farm Distillery. The brand new proprietor, Walter Zausch, acquired the Franklin County website at 283 Crab Orchard Street two years in the past and set his sights on becoming a member of the KBT Craft Tour.
“We’re ecstatic to welcome friends into our 10-year-old distillery,” Zausch mentioned. “We provide a novel and unforgettable expertise celebrating single barrel Bourbons at barrel-strength, uncut and unfiltered. And we’ll preserve making Bourbon and Whisky utilizing our very conventional processes. We’re able to share the following decade of Whiskey Thief Distilling as a part of the Craft Tour.”
Guests to Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. take pleasure in an informative and informal Bourbon expertise, sampling from a number of barrels of uncut and unfiltered Bourbon, and may even bottle their favourite to take residence. The again patio and cocktail bar, surrounded by the corn grown and used within the Bourbon, permits friends to calm down and benefit from the scenic Kentucky panorama.
Mandy Ryan, the KDA’s Director of Kentucky Bourbon Path® experiences, mentioned the expansion and recognition of the Kentucky Bourbon Path Craft Tour® over the previous 10 years has been phenomenal.
“Our Kentucky Bourbon Path experiences proceed to increase as curiosity in our signature spirit soars,” Ryan mentioned. “We’re thrilled to welcome Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. and encourage guests to hunt out this and the opposite unimaginable KBT Craft Tour distilleries.”
Coupled with the 18 larger-scale distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Path® tour, the KDA now boasts a report 42 immersive experiences for Bourbon and spirits lovers to take pleasure in when visiting the Bluegrass State.
Attendance on the Kentucky Bourbon Path® and Kentucky Bourbon Path Craft Tour® experiences proceed their fast rebound from COVID and closures, up 160% in complete attendance from final yr and anticipated to exceed report numbers in 2022.
The KBT Craft Tour® has tallied over 2 million distillery excursions since its inception.
The KBT Craft Tour® is split into 4 areas — Northern, Central, Western and Bluegrass — with distinctive problem cash commemorating the end of every upon completion. After ending all 4 areas, friends are awarded a collectible barrel stave tray to show their cash.
The 24 taking part distilleries are:
NORTHERN REGION
New Riff Distilling, Newport
Second Sight Spirits, Ludlow
The Outdated Pogue Distillery, Maysville
Boone County Distilling Co., Independence
Neeley Household Distillery, Sparta
CENTRAL REGION
Copper & Kings American Brandy Co., Louisville
Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Crestwood
Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co., Louisville
Jeptha Creed Distillery, Shelbyville
Log Nonetheless Distillery, Gethsemane
Limestone Department Distillery, Lebanon
Preservation Distillery, Bardstown
WESTERN REGION
The Bard Distillery, Graham
Boundary Oak Distillery, Radcliffe
Casey Jones Distillery, Hopkinsville
Dueling Grounds Distillery, Franklin
MB Roland Distillery, Pembroke
BLUEGRASS REGION
Barrel Home Distilling Co., Lexington
Bluegrass Distillers, Lexington
Whiskey Thief Distilling Co., Franklin County
Fort & Key Distillery, Frankfort
Hartfield & Co., Paris
James E. Pepper Distillery, Lexington
Be taught extra at kybourbontrail.com/distilleries/kentucky-bourbon-trail-craft-tour/.
Based in 1880, the KDA is the voice for Bourbon and spirits points. Its various membership produces the overwhelming majority of the world’s Bourbon, from legendary, international manufacturers to rising micro distilleries which might be constructing the following technology of the timeless craft.
Kentucky Bourbon is among the Commonwealth’s most historic industries, a thriving $9 billion financial and tourism engine that sustains greater than 22,500 jobs with a payroll topping $1.23 billion annually.
A key export, the enduring trade is at the moment in the course of a $5.2 billion constructing increase, from modern new tourism experiences to expanded manufacturing amenities, bottling facilities and getting old warehouses, all to satisfy the rising international thirst for Kentucky Bourbon.
Bourbon manufacturing has skyrocketed greater than 475% for the reason that flip of the century.
Kentucky now boasts greater than 11.4 million barrels of Bourbon getting old in warehouses throughout the Bluegrass, essentially the most in its revered distilling historical past. Distillers stuffed greater than 2.6 million barrels final yr alone, the fourth yr in a row that manufacturing topped the two million mark.
The KDA lately introduced 2022 is on monitor for the very best visitation yr within the KBT’s historical past. As a result of rise in Bourbon tourism and a rising demand for genuine curated experiences, a lot of Kentucky’s distilleries are asking guests to e book their excursions upfront.
To assist their efforts and guarantee whiskey lovers from around the globe can totally immerse themselves in all that Kentucky’s distilleries provide, the KDA launched a marketing campaign asking individuals to “E book Now, Bourbon Later.” Click on right here to learn extra.
For extra details about the Kentucky Bourbon Path® Experiences, contact Mandy Ryan at mandy@kybourbon.com.
The Kentucky Distillers’ Affiliation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit commerce affiliation that passionately unites, promotes, protects and elevates the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits trade. The KDA maintains an open membership coverage, champions a powerful dedication to the accountable and reasonable consumption of spirits, and fights to curb underage ingesting and drunk driving. Be taught extra at www.kybourbon.com and www.kybourbontrail.com.
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