Glenns Creek Distillery – Historic Cask-Strength Bourbon in Frankfort 🥃
📍 Frankfort – A Must-Visit Stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Step onto sacred bourbon ground at Glenns Creek Distillery, where tradition and craft converge in the heart of Kentucky. Pair your visit with Bluegrass Executive Transportation and Bourbon Tours for a seamless, comfortable journey through bourbon country.
Nestled within the historic limestone walls of the former Old Crow Distillery, Glenns Creek doesn’t recreate history—it continues it. Here, cask-strength bourbon is produced where innovation once defined American whiskey.
Founded by David Meier, Glenns Creek is fiercely independent, producing small-batch, pot-distilled bourbon bottled at full cask strength—no chill filtration, no proofing down, no compromise.
Travel to Glenns Creek in Comfort
Enhance your visit with Bluegrass Executive Transportation and Bourbon Tours:
- Private, door-to-door transportation
- Safe travel for high-proof tastings
- Flexible scheduling across multiple distilleries
- Custom Kentucky Bourbon Trail itineraries
Relax and enjoy the ride while exploring one of Kentucky’s most historic bourbon sites.
Bourbon Built Where Bourbon Was Perfected
The grounds echo the work of James C. Crow, whose methods shaped modern bourbon through sour mash consistency and scientific precision. Glenns Creek honors that legacy while forging its own path with pot still distillation and full-strength releases.
Every pour carries heritage, intention, and bold Kentucky flavor.
🥃 Bourbon Tours & Experiences
Arrive with Bluegrass Executive Transportation and Bourbon Tours and dive into authentic, cask-strength bourbon.
Foundations of Flavor Tour & Tasting
⏱ ~1 Hour | Daily
- Explore fermentation in historic limestone vessels
- Watch pot still distillation in action
- Learn barrel aging in historic rickhouses
- Guided tasting of uncut, unfiltered bourbons
🔥 Distiller’s Select Experience
📅 Friday–Sunday
- Learn yeast selection and historic strain revival
- Understand barrel entry proof and aging strategies
- Taste multiple cask-strength expressions
🧬 Deep Dive: Yeast, Barrels & Proof
📅 Friday–Sunday
- Sample single barrels and experimental batches
- Explore fermentation science and barrel influence
- Learn how proof impacts flavor and mouthfeel
🥃 Walk-In Tastings
📅 Available Daily
Short on time? Enjoy curated flights:
- Stave + Barrel – layered and complex
- OCD #5 – historic yeast revival
- Cuervito Vivo – bold and experimental
With transportation handled by Bluegrass Executive Transportation and Bourbon Tours, you can fully enjoy these full-proof tastings.
Signature Cask-Strength Releases
- Stave + Barrel Bourbon – rich and uncut
- OCD #5 Bourbon – cult favorite
- Cuervito Vivo – experimental
- Prohibition Kentucky Rum – bourbon-influenced aging
- Kentuila – Kentucky-crafted agave
Each release lets the barrel, yeast, and time speak boldly and authentically.
A Living Bourbon Landmark
- Historic limestone warehouses and rickhouses
- Working pot stills rooted in tradition
- Immersive, hands-on tours
Few distilleries offer this level of historical continuity, making Glenns Creek a truly unique stop on the Bourbon Trail.
🕰️ Plan Your Visit
📍 Glenns Creek Distillery
- Open 7 days a week
- Walk-ins welcome for tastings
- Reservations recommended for tours
- Private group experiences available
Travel easily between distilleries with Bluegrass Executive Transportation and Bourbon Tours and turn your visit into a full bourbon itinerary.
Bourbon With Backbone
At Glenns Creek, bourbon isn’t watered down, rushed, or compromised. It’s crafted where history lives and bottled at full strength.
Come for the legacy.
Stay for the cask strength.
Leave with a bottle that carries both.
With Bluegrass Executive Transportation and Bourbon Tours, your bourbon journey is as bold and authentic as the whiskey itself. 🥃
