Woodford Reserve is a premium small batch Kentucky straight bourbon produced at Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County, Kentucky.

Willett Distillery is a private, family owned and operated company on the outskirts of Bardstown, Kentucky, on a site that began as a farm owned by the Willett family.

Wild Turkey is a Kentucky straight bourbon produced at Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

Westland Distillery is a distillery in Seattle, Washington, known for American single malt.

Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey began as a 94 proof, small batch whiskey distilled in Denver, Colorado.

Smooth Ambler Spirits is a distillery in Maxwelton, in the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia. It opened in 2009 and is best known for its Old Scout line. Key facts Location: 745 Industrial Park Road, Maxwelton, West Virginia Established: 2009 Founders: Tag Galyean and John Little Current CEO and head distiller: John Little, per The Spirits Educator (2022) Owner: Pernod Ricard Group, per Difford's Guide Known for: Old Scout, sourced from MGP of Indiana History Tag Galyean and

Rabbit Hole Distillery is in the NuLu district of Louisville, Kentucky. It was founded in 2012 by Kaveh Zamanian and has been part of Pernod Ricard since 2019. Key facts Location: 711 E Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky Founded: 2012 Founder: Kaveh Zamanian, who left a career in clinical medicine according to Pernod Ricard Owner: Pernod Ricard, partnership announced 14 June 2019 Style: bourbon and rye with innovative grain recipes History Kaveh Zamanian founded Rabbit Ho

New Riff Distilling is in Newport, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. It is independently owned by one family and bottles every spirit without chill filtration. Key facts Location: Newport, Kentucky Founded: 2014 by Ken Lewis Ownership: independent, one family Founder note: Ken Lewis is a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Award: 2026 World's Best Bourbon at the World Whiskies Awards, as stated by the distillery Distribution: all 50 states, accordi

Nelson's Green Brier Distillery in Nashville makes Tennessee whiskey, bourbon and rye. It revives a nineteenth century distillery that closed when Tennessee enacted prohibition in 1909. Key facts Location: Nashville, Tennessee Original distillery: Greenbrier, Robertson County, 1867 to 1909 Revival announced: 2011, by Charlie and Andy Nelson Nashville distillery opened: 23 November 2014 Owner: Constellation Brands, minority stake 2016 and majority stake 2019 Original site on t

The old Bomberger's Distillery, later known as Michter's Distillery, near Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, was long believed to be the oldest remaining distillery building in the United States.

Maker's Mark is a small batch bourbon produced in Loretto, Kentucky, and one of the most recognisable bottles on any back bar thanks to its red wax seal.

Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee whiskey produced at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and has been owned by Brown-Forman since 1956.

High West Distillery is a manufacturer of distilled spirits in Park City, Utah.

Heaven Hill is a private, family owned and operated American distillery company founded in 1935 and headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky.

George Dickel is a Tennessee whisky produced in Tullahoma, in Coffee County, Tennessee, at the Cascade Hollow Distillery.

Four Roses is a Kentucky straight bourbon produced at Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

Corsair is a small batch craft distillery in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 2008 by childhood friends Darek Bell and Andrew Webber. Key facts Location: Nashville, Tennessee Founded: January 2008 in Bowling Green, Kentucky Founders and owners: Darek Bell and Andrew Webber Nashville opened: 2010, the first legal craft distillery in Nashville since Prohibition Third site: Wedgewood-Houston, 2016, now headquarters Bowling Green closed: 31 August 2018

Castle & Key is a Kentucky distillery built on the restored site of the historic Old Taylor Distillery in Millville. It was announced in 2016 with Marianne Barnes as master distiller. Key facts Location: Millville, Kentucky, on the Old Taylor Distillery site Announced: March 2016 Master distiller at launch: Marianne Barnes, described as Kentucky's first female master distiller since Prohibition Official website: castleandkey.com History Announcements in March 2016 described a

Bulleit Bourbon is a Kentucky straight bourbon produced by Diageo at the Bulleit Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky and the Bulleit Distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky.

Buffalo Trace Distillery sits in Frankfort, Kentucky, and has gone by several names, including the George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fashioned Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery.