Medium & Craft Distillery Founders
The Bluegrass Region
(NOTE: FOUNDERS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
1
Shane Baker,
Wilderness Trail
Shane has a long lineage in the distilling industry in Kentucky starting in the 1940’s when Dorris Ballard his grandmother met Hubert Ballard his grandfather at the Kentucky River Distillery at the young ages of 14 and 16. Doris retired from the famed Stitzel-Weller distillery after more than 50 years in the bourbon industry.
2
Mark Coffman,
Town Branch
THIS FOUNDERS HISTORY WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON
3
Marianne Eaves,
Castle & Key
THIS FOUNDERS HISTORY WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON
4
Dr. Patrick Heist,
Wilderness Trail
In February 2013 Dr. Heist once again with partner Shane Baker founded Wilderness Trail distillery which has become one of the fastest growing bourbon distilleries in the world. Wilderness Trail distillery produces numerous bourbons including both high rye and wheated bourbons and rye whiskey using their own proprietary yeast strains. They use an infusion mashing process that is proprietary to Wilderness Trail.
