Wild Turkey Distillery (Lawrenceburg)
Campari Group, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
The Wild Turkey Distillery sits on Wild Turkey Hill in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and makes Wild Turkey and Russell's Reserve bourbon and rye. The site traces to a distillery built in 1891 and took the Wild Turkey name in 1971. Campari Group has owned it since 2009 and opened a new distillery there in 2011.
- Company
- Campari Group
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1891
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Food and beverage
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Bourbon and rye whiskey under the Wild Turkey and Russell's Reserve brands.
Facts
| Location | Sits on top of Wild Turkey Hill in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; distillery tours bookable online (company: wildturkeybourbon.com) |
|---|---|
| Products | Bourbon and rye under the Wild Turkey and Russell's Reserve brands; SKYY vodka is also bottled on site (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| Origins | Thomas Ripy built the Old Hickory Distillery near Lawrenceburg in 1891; Austin Nichols bought the facility in 1971 and renamed it the Wild Turkey Distillery (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| New distillery | Distilling began at a newly built facility near the old distillery in 2011; a bottling facility opened in 2013 (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| Owner | Campari Group acquired the distillery and brand from Pernod Ricard in 2009 (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
Distillery tours booked online (wildturkeybourbon.com) Check the operator's site before you go.
Sources
- Wild Turkey: Visit (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Wild Turkey (bourbon) (reference, checked November 12, 2026)
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