Kentucky Distillery Guide
Distillery · Kentucky Bourbon Trail craft stop

J. Mattingly 1845 Distillery

20 Reilly Rd, Frankfort, KY 40601

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Franklin County, Frankfort and Lawrenceburg

Hours

Weekly hours
Monday8:30am to 5pm
Tuesday8:30am to 5pm
Wednesday8:30am to 5pm
Thursday8:30am to 5pm
Friday8:30am to 5pm
Saturday8:30am to 5pm
SundayClosed

Times are Eastern Time. Eastern Time.

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

Published visitor policies

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

Dogs

Operator restricts pets for the described visit.

Service animals only indoors.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Food

No food service reported for the described location.

Frankfort FAQ explicitly says no onsite food. All-age onsite welcome is not assumed to guarantee participation in every blending or tasting experience.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Reservations

recommended

Operator highly recommends advance reservations; request specific group or accessibility arrangements directly.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Access information

Operator states gift shop, tasting areas and Bourbon Blending Experience are wheelchair accessible with ramps; production areas have access limits for non-employees.

Replaces prior broad Tour shorthand with the exact named areas. No blanket production-tour accessibility certification inferred.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Experiences

distillery tour, guided tasting, custom bourbon blending

Frankfort FAQ explicitly says no onsite food. All-age onsite welcome is not assumed to guarantee participation in every blending or tasting experience.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Not established in the reviewed sources: Children on tours.

What’s here

  • Tours
  • Tastings
  • Bottle your own
  • Gift shop

Guests can blend their own bourbon from a selection of barrels and finish the bottle with a custom label and wax seal.

Timeline

  1. KDA says Jeff Mattingly opened Bourbon 30 in Georgetown in 2010.

    Source

  2. Issuer press release reports the new Frankfort venue opened November 1, 2023.

    Source

  3. KDA announces J. Mattingly membership March 21, 2024.

    Source

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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