Woodford Reserve Distillery distillery at dusk

Versailles, KY

Woodford Reserve Distillery

Est. 1812DSP-KY-52historicBourbon Trail

Historic Versailles distillery with roots to 1812, home of Woodford Reserve and its copper pot stills.

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Timeline

  1. 1812

    Distillery established

    Elijah Pepper begins distilling in Woodford County, Kentucky.

  2. 1878

    Labrot & Graham

    The site is purchased by Leopold Labrot and James Graham.

  3. 1941

    Brown-Forman acquires the site

    Brown-Forman buys the Labrot & Graham distillery for the first time.

  4. 1996

    Woodford Reserve launched

    Brown-Forman reopens the restored distillery and introduces Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select.

  5. 2015

    Expansion

    New rickhouses and additional stills expand capacity.