LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Owensboro-based distillery is opening a new tasting room in downtown Louisville's Whiskey Row next year.
Green River Distilling Co. has begun construction on a horseshoe-shaped cocktail bar at 714 West Main Street. The space will also feature a retail and bottle shop offering everyday whiskies and limited-edition distillery exclusives.
Officials said the tasting room is set to open in mid-2025.
It will also feature a lounge with a performance stage and a hidden entrance leading to a speakeasy bar where the distillery will host a "refined cocktail program," educational experiences and private events.
Visitors will also find Green River memorabilia throughout the tasting room highlighting the brand's 140-year history.
Renderings of Green River Distilling Co.'s new Whiskey Row tasting room
Green River is owned by Bardstown Bourbon Company, which has a tasting room and retail shop on the same block. Officials said the existing space has been a "resounding success" and attracts more than 100,000 guests in the last year.
"Through our brand homeplaces in Bardstown and Owensboro and our tasting room in Louisville, visitors have come to expect first class experiences that engage, educate and delight," Bardstown Bourbon Co. CEO Mark Erwin said. "Our new tasting room will being the spirit of the 10th oldest distillery in Kentucky to the welcoming home of bourbon tourism, with fun, spirit and surprises like only Green River can."
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