Kentucky Distillery Guide
Distillery · Kentucky Bourbon Trail craft stop

Dueling Grounds Distillery

208 Harding Rd, Franklin, KY 42134

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Simpson County, South Central Kentucky

Hours

Weekly hours
Monday10am to 6pm
Tuesday10am to 6pm
Wednesday10am to 6pm
Thursday10am to 7pm
Friday10am to 7pm
Saturday10am to 7pm
Sunday2pm to 7pm

Times are Central Time. Franklin location only.

Checked October 14 and 15, 2026 from the place’s own hours source. Hours change; confirm before you go.

Before you go

Visiting
Tours and tastings
Policies
Read the sourced visitor policies below for booking, children, pets, food and access conditions.
Makes
Bourbon, gin

Published visitor policies

Conditions apply to the location and experience described. A policy answer does not guarantee admission or a tour seat.

Food

Food is offered within the published conditions.

Franklin section explicitly describes onsite food and guided distillery experience. Cave City has a separate section and menu.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Experiences

guided distillery tour, guided tasting

Franklin section explicitly describes onsite food and guided distillery experience. Cave City has a separate section and menu.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Not established in the reviewed sources: Children on tours, Dogs, Reservations, Access information.

What’s here

  • Tours
  • Tastings
  • Cocktail bar
  • Gift shop
  • Live music

Makes Linkumpinch Bourbon, which is double-pot distilled from regional grains, and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail describes it as the first distillery of its kind in the area since Prohibition.

Timeline

  1. October 2018 and October 2020 issuer releases say operations began in 2014.

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  2. 2026 anniversary release says founded 2016.

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  3. October 16, 2018 release schedules first two-year Linkumpinch sales December 1.

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  4. October 22, 2020 release schedules four-year Linkumpinch release October 31.

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  5. Release posted August 20, 2026 schedules ten-yearcelebration September 19.

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Each milestone says exactly what happened: a company founding is not the same as a first distillation or a visitor opening.

Nearby

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