Whisky Advocate: Bardstown Bourbon’s Former Leaders Building Major New Kentucky Distillery
October 13, 2023John Hargrove, Daniel Linde, and David Mandell were part of the team behind Bardstown Bourbon Company when it was founded in 2014. In addition to the many top-flight whiskeys sold under the Bardstown name, the company has also produced liquid for more than 30 other labels as a custom contract producer, including Belle Meade, High West, Hirsch, James E. Pepper, Jefferson’s, to name a few.
Over the past four years, Hargrove, Linde, and Mandell have all left Bardstown, which last year was acquired by Chicago-based investment firm Pritzker Private Capital. But the three men didn’t leave behind their passion for whiskey: Last year they formed a company called Whiskey House of Kentucky, and yesterday they unveiled details about forward plans. Whisky Advocate has more.
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