Who owns this bourbon I’m drinking? By Bottom of the Barrel Bourbon Podcast Updated March 2014
Corrections/additions/comments welcome: http://bottomofthebarrelbourbon.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/Who-makes-what/
Alltech, Lexington, KY
Town and Branch Distilling, Lexington, KY Town and Branch Brown-Forman, Louisville, KY
Early Times Distillery, Louisville, KY Old Forrester Early Times
Woodford Reserve, Versailles, KY Woodford Reserve Double Oaked and Master’s Collections
Jack Daniels Distillery, Lynchburg, TN (no bourbon here, Tennessee whiskey)
Campari Group, Milan, Italy
Wild Turkey Distillery, Lawrenceburg, KY Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve
Chatham Imports, NYC, NY
Michter's (Bottled at KBD, distiled at ??) New distillery built in Louisville, KY
Frank-Lin Distillers Products, San Jose, CA (?connection to Angostura company of CL Financial Group)
Charles Medley Distillery, Owensboro, KY Wathen's Old Medley Medley Bros.
Georgetown Trading Co, Washington, DC
James E. Pepper 1776 (appears to be distilled Midwest Grain Products Ingredients)
Heaven Hill Distilleries, Bardstown, KY
Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, KY 1492 Cabin Still Aristocrat Elijah Craig Evan Williams Fighting Cock Heaven Hill Henry Mckenna JTS Brown JW Dant Larceny Old Fitzgerald Parker's Heritage Rittenhouse Rye (Distilled at Early Times, at Bernheim Distillery; both in Louisville, KY)
Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Bardstown, KY
Willett Distilling, Bardstown, KY Distilling began 2012 , No current distillate releases
Non-Distiller producer for: Willett products Johnny Drum Noah's Mill Rowan’s Creek Old Bardstown Kentucky Vintage Pure KY XO
Kirin Brewing, Japan
Four Roses Distilling, Lawrenceburg, KY Four Roses Bulleit (label owned by Diego Britain, rye made in Lawrenceberg, Indiana)
Louisville Distilling Company, Louisville, KY
Angels Envy
Old Pogue, Maysville, KY
Old Pogue (Bottling only)
Sazerac Company, New Orleans, LA
Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, KY Eagle Rare Blanton’s Buffalo Trace Sazerac Rye Buffalo Trace Antique Collection Weller Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Old Charter Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project Benchmark E. H. Taylor Jr. Ancient Age Van Winkle Reserve Hancock Reserve Old Rip Van Winkle Elmer T. Lee Pappy van Winkle Family Reserve Rock Hill Farm Stagg Jr.
Barton 1792 Distillery (AKA Clear Spring Distilling), Bardstown, KY Very Old Barton 1792 Ridgemont Reserve Kentucky tavern (bottled in Owensboro) Colonel Lee Kentucky Gentleman Trader Joe's Bourbon Ten High Two Stars Chestnut Farms Zachariah Harris Jeffers Creek
A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Reston, VA A. Smith Bowman Virginia Gentleman
Glenmore Distillery, Owensboro, KY No longer distills, bottling only
Suntory, Japan (assuming the deal clears)
Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont and Boston, KY Baker's Old Crow Booker’s Old Grand Dad Jim Beam Old Overholt Rye (not sure where Kirkland Signature for Costco distilled) Knob Creek Ri1 Rye (not sure where distilled)
Maker's Mark, Loretto, KY Maker’s Mark They only make Maker’s Mark, in case Maker’s Mark 46 they haven’t already told you