Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co, Louisville

Have driven by this place hundreds of times. Heard from a coworker how awesome it is and that they offer tours. My sister and I visited and it was literally SO cool. Our tour guide was really informative and we got some really neat pictures.

I enjoyed the Peerless distillery tour I recently took. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and it is impressive to see how an old urban building has been repurposed into a real, working distillery. Perhaps a bit too much time was spent on the tour recounting the family history of the proprietors. While mildly interesting, this history has very little to do with the present-day operations of the distillery. Also, the product is overpriced relative to other products of similar quality (e.g. Wilderness Trail, New Riff). Of course, the proprietors have every right to charge as much as they like, and there is logic in aggressively high pricing when one has (so far) rather little product to sell. Yet, high prices discourage sales, especially repeat sales that will drive future expansion of production. I am sure I will enjoy the 200ml bottle of rye that I purchased. Once it is empty, however, I will likely replace the bottle with something from another distillery in order to broaden my tasting experience.