Stitzel-Weller Distillery

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Stitzel-Weller Distillery is a historic Louisville, Kentucky bourbon distillery renowned for producing wheated bourbons and for its legacy in American whiskey history.

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Oscar Pepper Distillery 1

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instanceOf American whiskey distillery
bourbon distillery
historic site
associatedWithFamily Van Winkle family NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Julian Van Winkle III NERFINISHED
brandAssociatedWith Blade and Bow NERFINISHED
I. W. Harper NERFINISHED
Old Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
Pappy Van Winkle NERFINISHED
Rebel Yell NERFINISHED
W. L. Weller NERFINISHED
city Louisville NERFINISHED
closedForDistilling 1992
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy Alex T. Farnsley NERFINISHED
Arthur Phillip Stitzel NERFINISHED
Julian P. Van Winkle Sr. NERFINISHED
hasVisitorExperience Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience at Stitzel-Weller NERFINISHED
heritage Prohibition-era whiskey lineage through its founders
heritageDesignation historic bourbon distillery
historicRole major producer of wheated bourbon in the 20th century
industry spirits industry
influenced development of wheated bourbon style
locatedIn Jefferson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Shively, Kentucky NERFINISHED
marketingSloganAssociated “No finer whiskey can be made”
namedAfter Arthur Phillip Stitzel NERFINISHED
Julian P. Van Winkle Sr. NERFINISHED
notableFor aging and maturation of wheated bourbons
influence on American whiskey history
use of wheat instead of rye in the mash bill
openingDate 1935-05-13
operator Diageo NERFINISHED
ownedBy Diageo NERFINISHED
partOf Bourbon tourism in Kentucky
produces bourbon whiskey
productType straight bourbon whiskey
region Kentucky bourbon region NERFINISHED
reopenedAs tourist attraction
visitor center
reopeningDate 2014
specializesIn wheated bourbon
state Kentucky
tourism offers distillery tours
offers whiskey tastings
warehouseUse aging of Diageo bourbon stocks

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Kentucky Bourbon Trail hasPart Stitzel-Weller Distillery
Woodford Reserve Distillery historicName Stitzel-Weller Distillery
this entity surface form: Oscar Pepper Distillery