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The Road to 90: Honoring Our Legacy and Toasting to the Future

Today marks the start of an incredible journey, our “Road to 90.” Exactly one year from now, on December 13, 2025, we’ll celebrate 90 years since the Shapira brothers filled their first barrel of Bourbon Falls on December 13, 1935. That day began a legacy rooted in craftsmanship, resilience and

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Planting Roots and Stocking Grain at Heaven Hill Springs

As 2024 wraps up, progress continues at our Heaven Hill Springs Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. Nearly nine decades since Heaven Hill first operated a distillery here, this project represents a return to our roots—and an investment in both bourbon production and the local community. Two key milestones highlight the momentum:

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One step closer to our ‘Bourbon Capital Homecoming’

As we prepare for cooler, and sometimes unpredictable, winter weather in the months ahead, it’s all cylinders a-go at the Heaven Hill Springs Distillery property. The active worksite has been changing daily and we’ve made swift progress with the installation of all underground utilities and equipment. So much so that

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Laying the Foundation

As we prepare for cooler, and sometimes unpredictable, winter weather in the months ahead, it’s all cylinders a-go at the Heaven Hill Springs Distillery property. The active worksite has been changing daily and we’ve made swift progress with the installation of all underground utilities and equipment. So much so that

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Ground broken for Heaven Hill Springs Distillery

The bourbon industry marked a special homecoming on June 6, 2022, as Heaven Hill broke ground on a $135 million distillery in Bardstown – with a name paying tribute to the family-owned company’s original distillery that burned in a devastating fire in 1996.

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Bardstown and Heaven Hill: A Shared and Storied History

The five Shapira brothers and a group of Bardstown-area investors founded “Old Heavenhill Springs” distillery in 1935 and filled its first barrel—labeled Bourbon Falls—on December 13 of that year. The company grew over the years and added several acclaimed brands, including Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Henry McKenna and more, which

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Initial Announcement of New Distillery

The family-owned and operated distilled spirits supplier will build the new distillery on a vacant 61-acre site at 1015 Old Bloomfield Pike, off KY 245. Construction is slated to begin this spring and the distillery will be operational by the end of 2024. Initial production is slated for 10 million

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