Heaven Hill to break ground, announce name of
$135 million Bardstown distillery

BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (June 3, 2022) – The bourbon industry will mark a special homecoming Monday as Heaven Hill is slated to break ground on its new $135 million distillery in Bardstown.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear will join Heaven Hill President Max Shapira and Master Distiller Conor O’Driscoll to commemorate the start of construction and reveal the new distillery’s name.

The new, state-of-the-art distillery is being built in the heart of the Bourbon Capital of the world at 1015 Old Bloomfield Pike, off KY 245, and the distillery is expected to be operational by the end of 2024. The new distillery adds 38 jobs to the company’s 381 people already working in Bardstown at Heaven Hill’s Loretto Road bottling, aging and tourism facility.

Monday, June 6
11:00 a.m. ET

Site of new Heaven Hill distillery
1015 Old Bloomfield Pike
Bardstown, KY 40004