AUGUSTA — Augusta Distillery just lately closed on over 30 acres of property in Bracken County’s Industrial Park for a rick home challenge.
In keeping with Judd Weis, a co-founder of the distillery, he and the opposite co-founders have been working with Bracken County’s Industrial Authority for a number of years to start this challenge.
Weis mentioned the house owners of the distillery needed to “take benefit” of the park and its proximity to Kentucky 9. He famous the comfort of the property in relevance to the distillery.
“The placement was excellent,” Weis mentioned. He went on to additional talk about the steps taken to buy the 34 acres within the industrial park.
In keeping with Weis, representatives of the distillery labored intently with Decide-Govt Tina Teegarden and Bracken County magistrates to make the challenge occur formally.
He mentioned there was “unimaginable” help from every particular person concerned within the rick home challenge.
“This can be a large step for the county because it (bourbon manufacturing) turns into a part of one of many fastest-growing industries within the state,” mentioned Earl Bush, Chairman of the Industrial Authority Board.
Weis pressured {that a} key a part of the distillery’s mission in constructing rick homes is to create a big financial alternative for Augusta and Bracken County. He famous that the distillery already gives financial alternative for Augusta.
Weis feels the Rick Home location will permit a bigger financial alternative for Bracken County as a complete, he mentioned.
In keeping with Weis, Augusta Distillery’s rick home challenge consists of 5 rick homes standing on the Bracken County Industrial Park. He mentioned the whole variety of barrels of bourbon that may be housed shall be 250,000.
In 45 days, Augusta Distillery will “break floor” on the property that was just lately bought. He mentioned he expects the primary Rick Home to be full in February or March of 2024. The distillery will begin the challenge with two rick homes, he added.
Weis famous the timing of the primary rick home completion is a “good factor” as a result of will probably be across the similar time that bourbon barrels are beginning to be crammed. After being crammed, the barrels shall be “put to sleep” for eight years, he mentioned.
In keeping with Weis, the rick homes shall be used to retailer bourbon for Augusta Distillery and different distilleries close by that will want the house. He mentioned something that must be saved might be saved as soon as the challenge is full.
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