Heaven Hill Distillery
Beverages Louisville, KY · Private
Heaven Hill Distillery is the largest independent, family-owned distilled spirits producer in the U.S. with significant bourbon inventory holdings and multi-facility operations across Kentucky. The company maintains a stable operational footprint with established manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Louisville and Bardstown.
Heaven Hill Brands is the largest independent, family-owned distilled spirits company in the United States, founded in 1935 by the Shapira family and producing a wide portfolio of bourbon, whiskey, and other spirits. The company is the second-largest holder of bourbon whiskey inventory in the world and operates multiple Kentucky distilling and bottling facilities.
Employees
1,300
Mfg Plants
2
All Facilities
4
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (4 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (2)
Heaven Hill Springs Distillery
Bardstown, KY
$200M state-of-the-art distillery opened April 2025; marks return to distilling in Bardstown after 1996 fire; capacity ~150,000 barrels/year initially with plans to triple.
Bernheim Distillery
Louisville, KY
Primary bourbon distilling facility since 1999; produces upwards of 1,300 barrels per day using traditional mashing, fermentation, and distillation. Not open to the public.
Other Facilities (2)
Bardstown Bottling and Warehousing Campus
Bardstown, KY · distribution
Large Bardstown campus handles aging (57 warehouses, 1.5M+ barrels across Nelson and Jefferson Counties), bottling, and shipping for the company's spirits portfolio.
Heaven Hill Brands Corporate Headquarters
Louisville, KY · hq
Corporate headquarters for Heaven Hill Brands, housing executive and administrative offices.