macdeffe Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Hi Bourbon ExpertsI've been toying with world map of whisk(e)y distilleries but had to divide them up due to limitations of google mapsHere's the american one : http://bit.ly/bNM4HNAs I am close to clueless (well almost) about american whiskeys, and surfing the internet the state of various distilleries can be hard to determinate, so any input is welcome. Distillery I missed, distilleries that hasn't been operating so long whiskey from them isn't really availbale anymore, wrong postions, etc.It was very fun to surf the internet looking for the exact position of distilleriesKind regardsSteffenPS : other parts of the world, various trivia quizzes about whisky at my blog, its dominantly Scotland thou : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Congratulations. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Look at your Bernhiem (Heaven Hill) location, now go across Dixie Highway to the West, right there you will find the Old Forester Distillery. Less than 100 meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Before you posted this Steffen I never knew where Boston, KY was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I'll add, since you have other dead distilleries:In Owensboro, KY:Charles Medley Distillerycorner of Ebach and TexasBarton Distillery4th St and Barton AveFrankfort, KyJim Beam (Old Grand Dad)Old Grand Dad Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Old Taylor Distilleryapproximately 4438 St Highway 1659 Frankfort, KyOld Crow Distillery ~ 3384 St Highway 1659 Frankfort, KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Boiler Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 What an excellent way to kill the last hour of a work week. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOWK Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Isn't Lairds Bonded Apple Brandy distilled in New Jersey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 I am really trying to only include dead distilleries which whiskey is still available on the general market, which means there's casks in stock being used for bottlings available today. Port Ellen and Brora in Scotland were the ones I had as "text book" examples of this in ScotlandWith Bourbons being matured for a shorter time than single malts, I'd reckon it would general be harder for closed bourbon distilleries to be includedIt can be hard to hard to judge. If you think I have added to many old ones , please let me knowI am looking on the likes of Shelter Point in Canada and Las Vegas Distillery to see when they start productionSteffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeox Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Can you give the dead distilleries a different pin color to set them off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 Good idea callmeox!, I just checked that I can set different colours, so I am gonna do thatSteffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickert Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Corsair Artisan also has a Nashville distillery location (DSP-TN-15006). You can find it here:http://maps.google.dk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=da&geocode=&q=corsair+distillery+nashville&sll=36.297418,-86.418457&sspn=2.147094,5.410767&ie=UTF8&hq=corsair+distillery&hnear=Nashville,+Davidson,+Tennessee,+USA&ll=36.167883,-86.783667&spn=0.033606,0.084543&z=14&iwloc=A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Of the ones I listed, still in use I believe: Beam Frankfort (bottling and aging), Old Crow (aging), Barton Owensboro (bottling and aging). Charles Medley has some currently delayed plans to reopen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 There's a difference between, say, Old Taylor and Old Grand-Dad. Old Taylor is a ruin, completely decommissioned, as it were. Old Grand-Dad (i.e., Jim Beam Frankfort) is an active distilled spirits production facility, it's just not a distillery. It's a maturation, bottling and distribution facility. Likewise what Timothy called Old Forester is the site of the former Old Forester distillery but that site is still an active bottling and distribution facility for Brown-Forman. Distilling and maturation is at the Brown-Forman Distillery (formerly Early Times) down the road. Likewise no distilling is done at Stitzel-Weller but maturation is. The old Glenmore Distillery in Owensboro is, similarly, a maturation, bottling and distribution facility for Sazerac. KBD in Bardstown same way, not distillers but they mature and bottle. It makes sense for it to be a map of active distilled spirits production facilities, without worrying about who actually distills and who doesn't. Heaven Hill in Bardstown is the best example. They have maturation, bottling, distribution and corporate headquarters there, but no distillation.I'm skeptical that there is still any whiskey aging at Old Crow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I'm skeptical that there is still any whiskey aging at Old Crow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beakerboy Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I've been doing something similar on wikimapia:http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=43.0046471&lon=-80.0683594&z=4&l=0&m=b&tag=7369Feel free to borrow,Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbac Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Steffen -Thank you for posting -- this is great.jsbac**EDIT: Sorry for posting on an old thread.. This was the first time I had read it, appears that although the thread has died down, the map is still getting updated periodically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Yes, I work on it from time to time :-)Steffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcg9779 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Steffen -Thank you for posting -- this is great.jsbac**EDIT: Sorry for posting on an old thread.. This was the first time I had read it, appears that although the thread has died down, the map is still getting updated periodically.I'm glad you bumped this - I hadn't seen it before either. This is a very cool idea, and if time allows, it would be cool to eventually see a map all whisk(e)y distilleries around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Great map, thanks. I had never heard of Yahara Bay in Madison, Wi which is relatively near by and they offer a 110 proof "moonshine" with an aging barrel.One to add....North Shore Distillery:http://www.northshoredistillery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You left out the best distillery in Arkansas. Old Ed Ward's Distillery in Newport, AR. They make the best "legal moonshine" in the country (probably the world). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Another pin for the Few Spirits Distillery too in Evanston, ILThese little operations are starting to really pop up all over..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdeffe Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 I only put up distilleries that age their spirit, I decided this to limit myself somehow. I even considered only to put up distilleries that has whiskey as main product put didn't. Some distilleries only did a whiskey as a small side production once so not sure how relevant they will be after a few yearsSteffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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