The as yet unnamed distillery, Luxco said, will be built on a 70 acre site off a local state highway. Construction, which will begin this summer, will ultimately produce by late next year an 18,000 square foot distilling facility, six barrel warehouses, a tasting room and event space. On top of all of this it will be built adjacent to a National Historic Place home, which will remain on the property.
To build the distillery, Luxco has been offered some rather nice incentives from local and state officials, including a preliminary approval from the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority for $1.3 million in tax incentives. The Joint City-County Planning Commission. meanwhile, approved rezoning of the land for the project.
“Building this distillery will allow us to control our own production as well as offer us the ability to experiment with new and innovative mash bills, barrel types and aging techniques.”
Luxco, which will employ an estimated 34 people at its new distillery, has already dipped its toes into production. It owns 50 percent interest in the Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky, which produces Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
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