The Fresh Bourbon Distillery, located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, is one of the newest members of the non-profit Kentucky Distillers’ Association, the group that helps lead Kentucky’s signature bourbon and distilled spirits industry.
Founded by Sean and Tia Edwards in 2017, Fresh launched its first bourbon in 2020 in a partnership with Hartfield & Co. Distillery. They then opened a boutique distillery, tasting room and cocktail experience at 377 East Main Street in Lexington in early 2022.
“We’re thrilled and honored to be accepted to join the prestigious collection of distilleries in the KDA,” Sean Edwards said in a prepared statement. “Since we started our journey to produce a new bourbon brand, we’ve been amazed and humbled by the support of people all across the industry who have helped us through numerous challenges.”
Tia Edwards said that becoming a KDA member is a milestone achievement and marks the beginning of the next chapter for the duo. “We’re delighted to be participants in this community, and we look forward to an expanded role in giving back and helping support the Kentucky bourbon industry as a whole.”
Fresh Bourbon Distillery is a craft-level member at KDA, aging less than 10,000 barrels a year.
“Sean and Tia have poured their hearts into developing a contemporary concept built on Kentucky’s rich bourbon heritage,” said KDA President Eric Gregory. “We are inspired by their passion, vision and commitment, and proudly welcome them to the KDA and our family of Kentucky’s finest distillers.”
Fresh Bourbon uses a unique four-grain recipe in its flagship brand incorporating honey malt, a rarely used grain in distilling which produces a distinctive sweet and floral character.
Sean Edwards said he anticipates releasing single barrel expressions and new products over the next several years.
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Fresh also is now eligible to apply to join the KDA’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour, which the association created in 2012 to showcase the flourishing artisan distilling movement.
For more information, check out www.freshbourbon.com.
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