We stopped here as part of the craft trail and had such a nice time :) I liked the traditional and rustic feel of the place. Our tour guide, Lindsay, was so fun to talk to. We were the only ones, so it was easy to talk and ask questions. We tried 4 of the spirits/ bourbons and were impressed with the quality and flavor variations. This spot is a little out of the way, but well worth a few extra minutes on the road. read more

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Great info provided and fantastic bourbons. We learned more about the actual distrilling process here than a combination of the others we have visited. Highly recommend a visit and a taste of the white whiskey and the maple barrel finished bourbon. We left with 4 bottles..hope that was enough read more

Great little place to visit. The only bourbon distillery in bourbon county. The products were great! Delicious bourbon! The cats at the distillery were so fun. Staff was super nice. Definitely worth a trip! read more

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Right in uptown Paris. Very nice tour that really delved deep into the process. The cats were adorable. read more

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Very small distillery, but definitely one of the best of our tour. It's great to see the big distilleries but I recommend visiting small ones as well and this one is probably one of the best small ones we visited on our trip. read more

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Wonderful tour, great staff with some tasty bourbon. The tour guide/distiller was very knowledgeable and fun. Paris is a great small town. Cool shops and def try the bakery. We purchased two bottles: Frankenwhiskey- blended 113 proof of left over bits of past mash's that has a major flavor pop. The bourbon label was by the local artist Tony Moore of the Walking Dead fame. Kentucky Spirits Ltd. -Single barrel select. 118 proof 4 year and old gem. Great place and a beautiful drive through Kentucky horse country o read more

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Had a great and informative tour with Lindsey. The distillery is really no frills but is a cool place and the staff were so friendly. Our favorite was the cask strength we tried. Bonus: 2 distillery cats! read more

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I highly recommend the distiller for the day tour. You learn a lot and it's a great experience overall. We tried so many great whiskeys right from the barrel. Plus my wife loved the cats. Lol read more

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Very nice staff, very small distillery. Cool atmosphere and decent pours. Worth the trip. read more

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Great building and parking across street. Loved the tour and employees were friendly and knowledgeable. Best of all... delicious tasting bourbon. Highly recommend you stop by. read more

Hartfield - Distilleries Near Me - Paris, Kentucky

Waited and waited and waited for "her" and where ever she was, was not promoting the product or selling the $6 tastings we asked for. We all just waited, waited some more and after 25 minutes in uncomfortable chairs I finally yelled back into the work area to at least get our Field Guide stamped so we could escape with no tastings or bottles. We have been to some cool small distilleries and this one has potential, maybe if "she" was there to help us. We tend to over purchase and today we have more bourbon funds for somewhere else. read more

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This distillery is a gem in the rough! A beautiful old building that has been repurposed in amazing ways. Tyler the distiller is just the coolest guy and has so many cool stories and interesting information! All of the items we got to taste were delightful and delicious. They even have cocktails for those that aren't into tasting the spirits straight. read more

Great tours and better bourbon! See everything from the making process to the tastings. The staff was very kind and knowledgeable and let us try all their products! read more

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One of the better tours we have had and we liked all of their spirits...rum, gin, whiskey and the bourbon. Tour guide was very personable as well as the three cats. Definitely a craft distiller with 3-5 people doing it all. Tasting was great and even gave a taste of a couple extras. More intimate tour than many others. Had dinner at Trackside at the Depot down the street which was also excellent. read more

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stood in lobby for 15 minutes with no service. called the number showed on the counter for service if no one there. the phone started ringing behind the counter... finally left after waiting for far too long read more

My daughter or me a tour for Christmas present. Never new it was there. It's basically a mom & pop operation. Tour just takes a few min, It was nice. The tasting is well worth it. Everything at they brewed is very good. Local coffee shop down the street roast coffee beans for them & They put then in used bourbon barrels. We bought some to try at home. They use small 7 gallon barrels, So they age there bourbon faster than big distillery's. On Friday & Saturday nights they a bar/game room that fix some unique drinks. **PS the coffee is great........., read more

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great tour. very informative & interesting. our tour guide was fun and took his time w/us. Would do it again.

My buddies and I come to Kentucky every fall for the trail, and we look for something new every year. The distiller for a day was something that really caught our eye. Tyler was a great host, and it was nice to meet some of the other staff as well. This experience was probably the best one for this trip and in the top 5 of all the tours, tastings, and experiences we've attended. This is not for the novice, but we enjoyed it immensely. Thanks again read more

This a a great small distillery with a truly personalized tour feel! They really use all the components of the ingredients to be sustainable... great job! We had a great time and really enjoyed the differences between the tastings. read more

Interesting tour! A very cool building that utilizes its space to be an efficient small craft distillery. Our tour guide was a very pleasant and knowledgeable gal! Apologies that I can't remember her name. This is an interesting and very affordable tour/tasting that I would definitely recommend. read more

Great bourbon and very friendly and knowledgeable staff. I liked to hear about the history of the building as well and the distilling process read more

My Frenchman and I live in San Francisco. We visited Kentucky and booked a tour at Hartfield & Co for Saturday October 9, 2021 directly on their website. We drove 45 mins to this distillery in Paris, KY only to discover that the company was closed for the weekend. They had clearly forgotten to update their hours on their website and turn off their bookings for this weekend. We even received an email reminder the day before regarding our upcoming "visit". How extraordinarily unprofessional. A complete waste of our time on a Saturday afternoon. Would recommend that you go elsewhere. read more

Great spirits, friendly and knowledgeable staff. A must stop on the craft bourbon trail.

My husband and I visited for a tour we purchased on Groupon and had a fabulous time. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, and the distillery has a great vibe. There's a nice bar in the back where you can do a tasting and our tour guide was nice enough to show off some of their experimental bourbons and rums. We've done several craft distilleries and this was a top one for sure. Also, Paris is very cute, so take some time to shop or grab coffee in town too! read more

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I did their "Day as a Distiller" tour yesterday. Highly recommended. I'd done two prior bourbon tours which was good preparation for this 4-5 hour experience, as was home brewing beer, to understand the process. I met the owner, Jeremy, and worked with Tyler in the distillery. I gather I was fortunate that day as I was able to participate in almost every process: making the mash, piping it down to the fermenters and pitching the yeast, watching them measure the final proof of a fresh batch, and sampling the aging whiskey. (That happened first thing, 10:30 am, so I suggest a hearty breakfast to buffer the alcohol!). I spent the most time labeling bottles and putting them in the pallet. I labeled well over 100 on the machine. There were a lot of trips up & down stairs between mashing and fermenters. I poured a partial bag of malted wheat but Tyler spared me the 50 lbs bags. As the mash bins emptied I helped stir them with a paddle to keep the grain suspended -- but the hose still clogged twice. You will make a productive contribution to the effort. It wasn't physically demanding even considering I'll turn 69 next week. Didn't get dirty, just some wheat dust that brushed off. I'd lucked into cool weather otherwise it might have been unpleasantly warm around those 180F mash bins. I was able to taste from the mash, the fermenter, from the still, barrels aged only 3&4 months, and fully aged. The mash was sweet, fermenter a bit sour (of course), the freshly distilled "white" malted wheat whiskey had a surprising amount of flavor having aged maybe 10 minutes in stainless steel, with the final aged product excellent. Definitely among the best I've tried: as points of reference, I've been of legal age for 50 years; favorites include High West, Old Granddad (my "every day" bourbon), Bulliet, Noah's Mill, and for Scotch, The Macallan. I lean heavily towards rye and high rye mash billed bourbons. Since moving to Kentucky last year, I'm trying as many as possible starting with the most local to Lexington. Of their two cats, Rye was friendly while Barley kept his distance. Corn had the habit of jumping on guests' heads so is now WFH. Lunch is on your own. Lil's Cafe is walking distance and good; wish I'd seen the tomato pie and assorted quiche on my way in! The complete product tasting is at the end. They have a humidor, so a cigar would nicely occupy the time metabolizing the alcohol. read more

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Very friendly and knowledgeable people running the tour and distillery. It was great to see a small operation up close.

Great small batch craft distiller with a very hands on process. Good contrast with large scale operations; very intimate look at how it's done. Also, Paris has a nice little downtown area for strolling and recommend Lil's for great lunch after the tour. read more

This place was an unexpected surprise. While making the drive to KY from NC I decided to google which distilleries were nearby and Hartfield showed up. We took a small detour and found ourselves outside the cute little shop. My husband is big into bourbon so after agreeing to drive the rest of the trip so he could sample, we ventured in and he did some tasting. In addition to the bourbon offerings they also had rum, tequila and some other spirits (just in case fellow non-bourbon drinkers are reading!) and they were more than willing to let us sample all! We grabbed a bottle of bourbon and some coffee beans and were back on the road. This place was a perfect stop for us and they had just enough room for my kids to burn off a little energy (with no judgement) before we powered through the rest of our trip! If you're in the area, definitely stop by! read more

The rating is based on the lack of attention to social media and neing able to order items from the business. Bought and paid for merchandise that has not been received after 3 weeks, have left messages on social media, even called and left.message at the business with no response at all. This is not how to run a business- big or small. read more

Excellent example of small distillery making a great product. Loved the tour (thanks Rachel!), the two cats (Rye & Barley), and the generous tasting. I highly recommend and look forward to returning! read more

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Hartfield is a great distillery where you can have a realistic experience on the bourbon trail. We thought about booking one of the huge places, but am so glad we choose the more intimate distillery, Hatfield. Yes, it is a small property, but offers info and experience with every phase of the making of bourbon. We saw everything up close, versus standing in a group and listening/watching. A favorite part was when they opened the still and the entire building filled with a delicious fragrance. Hartfield was a great experience of a small, family owned distillery. Tasting at the end was very enjoyable. Guide Lindsay was very personable and knowledgeable. Hartfield is in Paris, KY, and could easily be combined with tour of a local horse farm such as Claiborne Farms and supper at Windy Corner Market for a day full of wonderful experiences. read more

What a gem! Carmie was a fantastic tour/tasting guide! Everyone at the distillery was so friendly (including their precious cats!) and informative. I would highly recommend this distillery. The site and story is wonderful and their gin and bourbon are delicious. read more

Hartfield was recommended to us by a lovely woman at Claiborne. Our tour guide Riley was very friendly and Austin was very knowledgeable. My husband had a lot of question they were able to answer. We have taken tours at the big distillery's but this place is different. The operation is small but the tour was good. Bourbon was good and we left with a few bottles. Our daughter loved the cats. read more

People are great and always They mix some great driks, and a good place to visit a friend. Their own brews and Bourbons set them apart read more

The atmosphere is great and walking around their distillery is very cool. It is the only Bourbon Distillery in Bourbon County.

My friend who lives in Paris, KY kept telling me about the first bourbon distillery in Bourbon County since Prohibition. Incessantly. I get it. Bourbon-- blah blah blah. Everybody is trying to do a little something-something with Bourbon. I live in Louisville where it's constantly in your face, and it can get a little inundating. So while I was visiting my Parisian (lol) friend, I obliged to his hype. Thank goodness I did because it restored my faith in small-batch. Andrew himself and the distillery he has created is amazing. Good conversations, humble guy, great Bourbon. I'm a big fan. We didn't leave Paris without buying a bottle of his bourbon whiskey. He also makes a few mean cocktails-- check out Prichard and Bail. read more

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5 of us went on a tour and tasting and we loved it. Did the tour with just us and it was very personal pleasant. We tasted many things with large pours and it felt like it would've been fine if we stayed there all day just talking and drinking. We all loved it and all spent $ there. Def go on the tour read more

Overall: Whether you're into bourbon or not, this place is worth a visit. Hartfield & Co. is a cute and interesting distillery with a laid-back attitude and friendly owners. I really hope these guys do well with their business. The distillery: It's all contained in that one small building. They're unique from the others in that they age in smaller barrels that require less time. The owner was more than patient talking with us for a good while about the "hows" and "whys" of whiskey making and how this company came to be. Loved it. We didn't actually go on a formal tour, just popped in and had a quick walk around the lower floor. The attached bar area is open in the evenings and looks like a cross between a bar, a community center, and neighborhood hangout. Wish we could've stuck around until evening to throw some darts and have a drink. The booze: They have more than bourbon. On our visit there was a classic bourbon, a lighter "American" whiskey, a white whiskey ("white dog"), two types of gin, an apple pie rum, and an agave liquor (aka. tequila). We got to try whatever of the lot we wanted, and no tasting fee. The bourbon was pretty good, and I really liked their herb-infused gin. A number of others bought their apple pie rum. All the prices were really reasonable, especially for a small boutique distillery. Unique find: They will do custom made small barrels of whiskey for your wedding or other event. You work with them on the mash components, takes 4-6 months in the barrels, and they bottle it with custom labels. Overall sounded like it would be in the $80-90/bottle range at the end of the day. Super cool and unique offering. read more

My wife and I stopped into Hartfield & Company while completing the craft bourbon trail and I'm sure happy this spot was on the list. After being to over 15 distilleries those on the regular bourbon trail and craft bourbon trail this was by far one of my favorite stops and I didn't even take a tour. The place is definitely what I imagine when I hear craft bourbon distillery and the owner of the distillery even provided a quick behind the scenes look into the facility. However, we can't give a review without talking about the bourbon and this place definitely knows how to put out a good product, and I look forward to seeing what they keep producing in the future. If your in Bourbon County this is a must stop for any true bourbon fan. read more

Ross was such a lovely guy and we enjoyed our time here. We spent a lot of time chatting about the industry and the area. Tasty stuff!!