Kentucky’s Old Taylor Distillery Becomes Castle & Key
BY NINO MARCHETTI
The Old Taylor distillery in Kentucky has a long history in bourbon lore, having first been established in 1887 and producing whiskey for sometime before eventually falling into disrepair and neglect over a period of over 40 years. It was brought back to life by a pair of entrepreneurs and a female master distiller not too long ago, and now, as part of its rebirth, it has gained a new name – Castle & Key.
What the new Castle & Key is undertaking, being led by Will Arvin, Wesley Murry and master distiller Marianne Barnes, is a painstaking resurrection of an 83 acre site which includes, among other things, a massive limestone castle and surrounding grounds geared towards tourism. While this might seem daunting for most, the young trio seems unfazed by the challenge.
…This hidden treasure, as Arvin calls it, will very much be a work in progress for sometime. Recent work at the site has allowed for “state of the art distillation equipment manufactured by Vendome Copper & Brass Works” to be recently installed, allowing whiskey production to begin this summer. In addition to distillation capabilities, the team said, “the facility has two barrel storage buildings one of which is the longest bourbon rick house in the world measuring almost two football fields in length.”
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