The closures, which affect Bulleit Distilling Co. in Shelbyville, Ky. and the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Shively, a Louisville suburb, along with the George Dickel visitors center at Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Tours at the Roe & Co. Distillery and the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland have also been shut down until at least March 29 in line with government restrictions.
Beam Suntory is ending tours and closing visitors centers at all of its facilities worldwide starting Monday, including the Jim Beam American Stillhouse and Maker’s Mark Distillery in Kentucky, as well as the Laphroaig, Bowmore, and Glen Garioch distilleries in Scotland, and Ireland’s Kilbeggan Distillery.
Heaven Hill has shut down its Bourbon Heritage Center in Bardstown, Kentucky and the Evan Willians Bourbon Experience in Louisville until further notice, as has Campari’s Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg.
Four Roses Distillery suspended tours and closed its gift shops through at least March 29 at the distillery in Lawrenceburg and the maturation/bottling complex in Cox’s Creek, Ky.
Michter’s said it was closing its main distillery in Louisville and the Fort Nelson microdistillery in downtown Louisville until at least April 1.
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closed its 10 wineries and tasting rooms to the public indefinitely “This pandemic is truly an extraordinary event, and we believe it is our responsibility to act decisively in the best interests of the communities where we work and live,” said Jim Mortensen, president/CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates..