05/30/2026
On our trip to Bardstown at the beginning of May, we got to take a tour of the new Heaven Hill Springs distillery opened in late 2025. Since the tragic 1996 fire, Heaven Hill has not distilled in Bardstown, but this new distillery marks the company’s return to distilling in the city as well as expanding its production capacity on top of their Bernheim distillery in the Louisville area. We were especially struck at what a modern, large-scale distillery looked like because most modern distilleries we have visited are craft size and most large distilleries are older and have evolved over the years. Heaven Hill has positioned itself well for the future with plenty of room to grow.