Log Still Distillery has named Nashville-based MP&F Strategic Communications as its agency of record for both the distillery and its expansive 300-acre tourism destination, Dant Crossing. The award-winning full-service agency will support the sister brands with media buying, marketing, public relations, design and digital strategy efforts.
With the opening of the distillery’s Tasting Room in February 2021, an almost 200-year family legacy in the bourbon business is being revived under the leadership of president and distiller J.W. “Wally” Dant III, the great-great-great-grandson of bourbon legend Joseph Washington Dant.
The Log Still Distillery story all began with Joseph Washington Dant’s hollowing out a poplar log to distill his first batch of Kentucky bourbon in 1836. And now a new generation of distillers is reviving his legacy, with Joseph Washington’s great-great-great-grandson Wally Dant at the helm as president/distiller. The distillery is set to open in phases beginning in spring of 2021 in Gethsemane, Ky., in southern Nelson County and will employ approximately 75 people once fully operational.
Anchored by Log Still Distillery, Dant Crossing will also include a network of wooded walking trails, a fully functional train depot, an outdoor amphitheater, farm-to-table restaurant, 12-acre lake for fishing, a wedding and events venue, and unique lodging options that create an immersive experience never before seen in bourbon country. The Homestead bed-and-breakfast opened this winter and is now accepting reservations.