Barrell Craft Spirits Opens New Blending And Bottling Facility.
Barrel Craft Spirits (BCS), a seminal independent American bottler of spirits in modern times, unveiled its new state of the art blending facility in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, during a private ribbon cutting ceremony. Jeffersontown is a suburb of Louisville. The event was hosted by Bourbon Authority Susan Reigler and featured speakers Mayor Craig Greenberg of Louisville and Mayor Carol Pike of Jeffersontown.
Ten years ago, BCS set out to source exceptional bourbon casks from established producers, and to blend and bottle the bourbon themselves, unfiltered and at cask strength. The goal was to elevate barrels of whiskey into something greater than the sum of their parts. Since that time, the company’s commitment to innovation, quality, and transparency has had a significant impact on Kentucky and the larger whiskey industry. In a single decade, founder Joe Beatrice has built Barrell Bourbon (the principle brand within BCS) into a nationally recognized label, sold in 49 U.S. states.. He has also inspired several other non-distilling producers to pursue blending with whiskey. Today, Joe remains intimately involved with every step of the production process at BCS, using his exceptional palate alongside the BCS blending team to choose and create great spirits.
After a decade of pushing the boundaries of blending, BCS is celebrating a new blending facility that can support its rapid growth. The 31,000 square foot facility was designed specifically to support how BCS operates as a company under one roof in the most efficient manner possible. Large office spaces encourage a free-flowing discussion of creative ideas around innovative product development. The new blending operation features (8) blending tanks with 64,000 gallons of capacity, allowing BCS to increase its blending capacity by over 500%. New bottling lines are capable of a one million case annual throughput on a single shift, ready to package innovative releases. The facility will support the growth of current brands and new product launches. BCS also recently acquired an historic 18,000-barrel rickhouse – strategically located just minutes away from the new blending facility – which features 42 ricks and five levels and offers a multitude of locations throughout to provide unique character to each cask.
“We’re thrilled to unveil our new state of the art blending facility and to continue our 10-year legacy of developing sought-after award-winning blends that push the boundaries of American whiskey,” said BCS Founder Joe Beatrice.
The timing coincides with the release of the Barrell Bourbon 10th Anniversary bottling.
