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The exterior of the new Whiskey House in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
For many, the allure of visiting a legacy whiskey distillery is its history. Distillers can be borderline superstitious, arguing that if they change anything about production — from changing the size of the still to altering the fermenters — it will impact flavor. The founders of Whiskey House, a new, state-of the-art facility from the founders of Bardstown Bourbon Company, would not argue that those old distilleries have a certain kind of magic. But their goal is to keep experimenting and advancing to stay at the forefront of spirits innovation.
“It will be the most advanced distillery in the country, hands down,” said Whiskey House’s cofounder and CEO David Mandell during a recent hardhat tour of the 176-acre campus in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, that is projected to cost $350 million over the next decade to fully build out and complete.
