Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve is said to be the oldest and smallest distillery in Kentucky tracing its roots to Elijah Pepper in 1797. It's a National Landmark and the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby.
One of the original building from early 1810 - notice the barrels on the railroad tracks.
Corn mash doing its fermenting thing
Corn mash - after its been distilled. That leftover product, which is loaded with proteins, is then sold to surrounding farmers and fed to their cattle. Farmers like to say they have "happy cows".
One of the original copper stills that Elijah Pepper used.
Woodford Reserve uses copper stills, most other distilleries do not.
The bottling assembly line
Woodford Reserve just renovated their new tasting room.
The original landowners are buried on site in their family cemetery
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