BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) - One of Kentucky’s newest bourbon producers is already planning a distillery expansion as the company looks to double production capacity to up to 100,000 barrels a year.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the Bardstown Bourbon Co. recently received approval from the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority for an additional $400,000 in tax incentives for the $18 million expansion.
The company says the expansion will take the company’s annual distilling capacity from 3 million to 6 million proof gallons.
The expansion also will let Bardstown Bourbon Co. grow its collaborative distilling program, which produces custom-made whiskey for other craft labels.
The company plans to install a second 36-inch custom still, another cooker and up to 16 additional fermenters. Two more 22,500-barrel warehouses also will be built this year, doubling aging capacity.
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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, https://www.kentucky.com
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