Bourbon from Bourbon County

Hartfield & Co. is the first legal distillery in Bourbon County since Prohibition closed 26 stills in 1919. We fired our pot still on October 7, 2014, distilled the County’s first legal bourbon in 94 years, and have been expanding the revival ever since. 

What sets us apart
• Grain-to-glass production in the birthplace of bourbon whiskey
• Small-batch, pre-Prohibition mash bills plus modern straight-bourbon releases
• Local grain sourcing, on-site milling, open-top fermentation, and sweet-mash runs
• Single-barrel program with a live inventory of Family Reserve and Old Bourbon County barrels for private selections 

Milestones
• Distribution in 11 U.S. states and one Canadian province by 2024 
• Launched Old Bourbon County Straight Bourbon (2023) and Family Reserve 9 Year (2024) 
• Family Reserve awarded Double Gold, 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition 
• Pivoted to hand-sanitizer production during the 2020 shutdown, fulfilling nationwide orders

Tours & experiences
• Bookable tours and guided tastings Tuesday–Saturday
• Barrel-pick sessions for retailers, clubs, and corporate groups
• Virtual tasting kits shipped coast-to-coast

Mission: Gather people around authentic Kentucky spirits and restore the craft to its birthplace—one batch, one barrel, one story at a time.

Specialties: Bourbon & rye distilling; single-barrel programs; contract barrel production; experiential tastings; craft-spirit innovation.

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