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Experience the Distillery. Explore our historic grounds, learn how we set the standard of excellence in spirits and hospitality, and take in the beauty that Castle & Key is known for. You don’t need a ticket to sit in a chair and listen to the creek.
The Castle has been standing proud over this site since 1887, and it first served as a distillery as early as 1819. We’re beyond excited to once again invite guests to explore where the magic happens while taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of spirits production.
In 1887, Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. built a new kind of distillery destination in Millville, Kentucky. Inspired by European architecture, the site featured a Castle, a classical Springhouse, and a Sunken Garden. What he built became the birthplace of bourbon hospitality and tourism.
Enjoy the beauty of our historic grounds, including the Springhouse, Botanical Trail, and Glenns Creek with a cocktail in hand. Shop our curated collection in the Boiler Room and enjoy the full essence of Castle & Key. Stop in and visit us for our special events or during open hours!
The Distillery. Built in 1887 and restored in 2014. Castle & Key is open today 10:30am-5:00pm. Hours & Directions. Free shipping for all orders over $50 🥃. Shop. Our Spirits. Visit the Distillery. Host an Event. Craft & Heritage. A Historic Bourbon Destination Both Then and Now.
Aug 31, 2023 · Driving out McCracken Pike today, you’ll come to a turreted Victorian-style castle that looks as if it would be more at home in the majestic Highlands of Scotland than along Glenn’s Creek, a sleepy trickle in the Kentucky Bluegrass.
Sep 26, 2018 · Thanks to a grand vision and some very lucky circumstances, the Old Taylor Distillery has been reopened and reimagined as Castle & Key.
Apr 19, 2022 · Castle & Key Distillery is a working distillery that produces gin, vodka, rye whiskey, and, most importantly, bourbon. It also doubles as one of the best places to drink any of the above spirits in the state, thanks to the limestone castle and surrounding bar, sunken garden, and botanical trail.
Accessibility, photography, and parking information for distillery tours and tastings in Frankfort, Kentucky. Directions from Lexington, Louisville, and Frankfort.
Jun 29, 2021 · FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced that Castle & Key Distillery in Woodford County is the 43rd member of the non-profit trade group that unites and leads Kentucky’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry.
