In 2008, Jeff Wiseman and Pete Wright, the owners of Barrel House Distilling Company, brought bourbon distillation back to Lexington after over a half-century of its absence from the city. Barrel House co-founders Jeff Wiseman, left, and Pete Wright at the November groundbreaking for its new distillery in Cynthiana. In 2006, over a game of poker, Wiseman, Wright, and a few friends discussed the idea of starting a bourbon distillery in Lexington. Wiseman: I’d first like to mention that our moonshine, Devil John Moonshine, won an award at the Denver International Spirits Competition. Wiseman: Lexington also just became a gateway city for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail to distilleries located in Fayette County.

Source: Forbes December 27, 2023 18:05 UTC