The Spirits Group and The Koetter Group have opened The Blending House, a new 30,000-square-foot blending and bottling facility on 108 acres in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The facility, which launched on February 23, 2026, offers contract bottling, blending services, barrel storage, and back-office support to distilled spirits brands navigating a shifting industry landscape.
CEO Monica Wolf Brown said the facility was developed after years of working with third-party bottlers. “As the distilled spirits industry evolves, the strategies that built brands over the past decade won’t necessarily sustain them in the decade ahead,” she said.
The Blending House has the capacity for up to 250,000 cases annually. Its custom-built bottling line supports formats from 200 mL to 1.75 L at speeds of 35 to 40 bottles per minute, with both automated and artisanal packaging options available.
“We built The Blending House to give brands a reliable base of operations, allowing producers to protect quality, operate efficiently, and grow without the capital burden of building and operating their own facility,” Wolf Brown added. “Currently, there are no other facilities like it in Kentucky or the United States. We were built to bottle, with no competing priorities.”
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Director of Operations Matt King said: “Our facility layout, equipment, and overall concept allow us to put our customers first, with flexibility to align our operations around their timelines and standards. Our mission is to be a trusted partner, treating every brand with the same level of care as if it were our own.”
The operation includes a dedicated sensory lab led by Master Blender Ashley Barnes. Her expertise spans warehouse profiling, flavor projection, product development, and quality control. Blending services are available to both emerging and established brands.
NASCAR champion and Ten Runner Bourbon Whiskey founder Ryan Blaney is among the facility’s early clients. “When I decided to create Ten Runner, I turned to Monica, Ashley, and The Blending House to help craft a truly special blend of the highest quality,” Blaney said. “They have been excellent to work with and have become a key part of our growing success.”
The site also features seven rickhouses using The Koetter Group’s K-RAX Premium Barrel Storage system, each with a 20,000-barrel capacity. Over 120,000 barrels are currently on site. The system uses 3D barrel mapping and digital tracking for inventory management.
Kentucky remains the dominant hub for American whiskey production, accounting for roughly 95% of the world’s Bourbon supply. The opening of The Blending House reflects broader investment in production infrastructure as the state’s spirits sector continues to grow.
Additional services include filtration, proofing, packaging development, logistics, graphic design, marketing, and domestic product distribution. More information is available at theblendinghouse.com.
