LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Shelby County family is doing things differently as they open a new distillery.

There hasn’t been a distillery in Shelby County since Prohibition. Now, Jeptha Creed will be the first locally-owned distillery in the area.

The distillery sits off exit 32 on I-64 in Shelbyville.

The 64-acre property includes the new distillery and a large farm, all owned by a local family.

Joyce Nethery is the CEO and has a background in chemical engineering. Her husband’s background is in farming. “We thought the combination with his farming background and my engineering background, we could combine those two, mesh them together and we came up with the craft distillery,” said Joyce Nethery.

An idea that took years of planning is finally coming to life.

On Tuesday, the distillery equipment was delivered.

“It’s surreal, it’s like Christmas! We’re getting all the fun equipment that I’ll hopefully be producing some world class spirits on,” said Kevin Coffey, Jeptha Creed’s Master Distiller.

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