Originally opened on Derby Day in 1935 and reopened to the public in 2014, the Stitzel-Weller Distillery is one of the true cathedrals of the American whiskey industry. The Stitzel-Weller Experience is one of the most convenient and impressive stops along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®. Stitzel-Weller focuses on Blade and Bow, I.W. Harper, Orphan Barrel bourbons and other North American Whiskey innovations from Diageo. Guest experiences include tours, historic behind-the-scenes access, tastings and mixology classes. In 2021, the Garden & Gun Club opened at the distillery. The destination cocktail bar, inspired by Garden & Gun Magazine’s hospitality franchise, is located on the second floor of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery offering a unique food and drink experience along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®.
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Originally opened on Derby Day in 1935 and reopened to the public in 2014, the historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery is one of the true cathedrals of the American whiskey industry. Located only five miles from downtown Louisville, the Stitzel-Weller Distillery Experience is one of the most convenient and impressive stops along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®. Stitzel-Weller Distillery focuses on Blade and Bow, I.W. Harper, Orphan Barrel bourbons, and other North American Whiskey innovations from Diageo. Guest experiences include tours, historic behind-the-scenes access, tastings and mixology classes.
The tour takes guests through a distillery steeped in history. Guests walk through a warehouse where the ricking system, invented by one of the distillery’s predecessors in 1879, stands and experience a cooperage which remains virtually unchanged since it was last used in the early 1990s. Also, part of the tour is a small batch still that nurtures inspired experimentation and education.
New to the distillery, guests can now enjoy a drink or light bites at the Garden & Gun Club. The destination cocktail bar, inspired by Garden & Gun Magazine’s hospitality franchise, is located on the second floor of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery offering a unique food and drink experience along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®.
