Kentucky Distillery Guide
Distillery · Kentucky Bourbon Trail stop

The Bard Distillery

5080 Hwy. 175 South, Graham, KY 42344

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Muhlenberg County, Western Kentucky

Hours

Weekly hours
Monday10am to 5pm
Tuesday10am to 5pm
Wednesday10am to 5pm
Thursday10am to 5pm
Friday10am to 5pm
Saturday10am to 5pm
Sunday10am to 5pm

Times are Central Time. Closed major holidays; hourly tours, last tour at 4 pm.

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, american whiskey, liqueur
Founded
2019

Published visitor policies

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

Dogs

Dogs permitted within the published conditions.

Named venue amenities explicitly say Pet-Friendly. No claim all animals are allowed in production areas or on every tour; Family-Friendly label alone is not an exact tour-age rule.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Experiences

distillery tour, spirit tasting

Operator advertises hourly tours during published opening hours. A schedule is not a guarantee of current seats or a requirement to reserve.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

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

What’s here

  • Tours
  • Tastings
  • Cocktail bar

The distillery occupies a 1920s school site in Graham, where co-founder Thomas Bard attended school.

Timeline

  1. Operator legacy page dates Thomas and Kim Bard property purchase to 2015.

    Source

  2. September 26, 2022 issuer announcement hosted by KDA dates Bard founding to 2019.

    Source

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

Nearby

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance. Your map app will be more exact.

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