Kentucky Distillery Guide
Dates, developments and the next visit

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Recent openings, announcements and changes worth checking before a visit.

Each date describes the event or report, with its source and uncertainty beside it. The source-check date is separate. An announcement does not establish completion, current hours or available tickets.

Dates ahead

Selected operator-published dates, shown as all-day reminders. These are not tour departure times or reservations.

  • Operator-listed closure

    Four Roses Coxs Creek visitor closure

    December 9, 2026

    624 Lotus Road, Coxs Creek, Kentucky

    The operator lists this date as closed for the Warehouse & Bottling Facility in Coxs Creek. This is a visitor closure reminder for this location, not a closure of the separate Lawrenceburg distillery. Confirm the current visitor page before traveling.

    Source checked . Four Roses Warehouse & Bottling visitor page.

    Current place listing
  • Operator-announced future change

    Moonshine University planned program conclusion

    December 31, 2026

    Louisville, Kentucky

    Flavorman announced that Moonshine University and associated program operations will conclude on this date. The announcement says scheduled commitments and course dates will be honored through the remainder of 2026. This future target is not evidence that the venue has already closed or that a transfer to another organization has completed.

    Source checked . Flavorman transition announcement.

    Current place listing
  • Organizer-announced dates

    Kentucky Bourbon Festival: announced 2027 dates

    September 16, 2027 to September 19, 2027

    Bardstown, Kentucky

    The organizer announces September 16 to 19, 2027. This all-day date reminder does not supply daily opening times, admission, ticket availability, age or access conditions. Linked organizer pages still describe some 2026 arrangements; do not apply those details to 2027.

    Source checked . Kentucky Bourbon Festival organizer.

    Plan for the festival

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The small calendar includes festival dates, a location-specific visitor closure and an announced program change. Entries carry the official source, check date and any tentative status. No alarms or reservations are added.

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A season is not a calendar date.

These targets have no exact published day, so they stay out of the calendar.

  • Abstraction Spirits: An original founder interview says the first in-house distillation, a gin, was planned for spring 2026. Announced or scheduled date. Completion is not established by this record. Source checked . Source
  • Coal Pick Distillery: Operator visitor-center page targets late spring 2027 for new public facility. Announced or scheduled date. Completion is not established by this record. Source checked . Source

Dated developments

Records from the recent portion of the history collection. A year-only record keeps its year; it is not assigned an invented month or day. Current visitor arrangements remain on each place listing.

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