This first distillery was built in 1887 and was considered a showcase of bourbon making in the entire state. It included A peristyle springhouse, sunken gardens, stone bridges, gazebos and castle-like buildings adorned with turrets surrounded the 82-acre property,giving it a charming and imposing feeling. The main offices and plant were constructed entirely of Tyrone, Kentucky limestone,giving the structure a castle-like appearance. Inside the buildings were gardens and rooms used to entertain guests and important officials from the state capital. In the early 19th-century, the distillery was as much as a tourist attraction as the capitol building. Each visitor was given miniature bottles of it's namesake whiskey.
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