Lofted Spirits

What Lofted Spirits does

Lofted Spirits is a privately held Kentucky-based whiskey production platform founded in 2016 by Peter Loftin and owned by Pritzker Private Capital since 2022. The company operates a dual-distillery model consisting of Bardstown Bourbon Company, described as one of the most technologically advanced distilleries in the United States, and Green River Distilling Co., Kentucky's 10th oldest registered distillery founded in 1885 (DSP-KY-10). Together these facilities produce approximately 300,000 barrels annually, rank Lofted as a top 10 U.S. distiller by volume, and support 51 aging warehouses including clay tile rickhouses at Green River.

Name

Lofted Spirits

Legal name

Lofted Spirits

Website

https://loftedspirits.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lofted Spirits is a Kentucky-based contract whiskey distiller operating Bardstown Bourbon Company and Green River Distilling Co., producing ~300,000 barrels annually for 300+ brand partners while also selling its own premium bourbon and rye portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Whiskey Distilling

NAICS

Distilleries (312140), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (4453)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilled Spirits Production & Distilling (AFAFAAAC), Distilleries (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAG), Spirits Distillery Tours & Tastings (Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka) (THAJAGAF)

Keywords

• Contract distilling services
• Bourbon production
• Whiskey manufacturing
• Custom bottling
• Bonded warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Owensboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Distilling Services: Custom new fill distillation, aging, and production services for third-party whiskey brands. Partners work with Lofted to create bespoke mash bills, distill, age, and bottle their products at the company's facilities.
2. Proprietary Brand Sales: Revenue from owned brands including Bardstown Bourbon Company and Green River Distilling Co. products sold through distributors, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels.
3. Bottling & Co-Packing Services: End-to-end bottling services including dry goods sourcing, TTB label compliance, and flexible production runs for batches of 500 to 50,000 cases for brand partners.
4. Aged/Bulk Whiskey Sales: Sale of aged bourbon and rye from existing inventory with various mashbills available for brands to acquire and accelerate their product development timeline.
5. Bonded Storage & Logistics: Integrated logistics platform providing bonded warehouse storage, compliance management, and tax timing optimization. Deferral of Federal Excise Tax until finished goods ship to distributors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lofted Spirits operates a full-service contract distilling platform (Lofted Custom Spirits) that produces custom bourbon and whiskey for third-party brands—from mash bill development and distillation through aging, bottling, and bonded logistics. The company also owns and operates two distilleries, Bardstown Bourbon Company and Green River Distilling Co., producing its own portfolio of bourbon and rye expressions sold through distributors, tasting rooms, and e-commerce.

Product overview

Lofted Spirits is a full-service whiskey production company operating as a platform-plus-services architecture. The core offering is Lofted Custom Spirits, a custom contract distilling platform providing bespoke bourbon production from custom mash bills through aging and bottling. This platform is augmented by three service modules: Custom New Fill (custom distillation), Custom Bottling (co-packing for 500-50,000 case batches), and Logistics Solutions (bonded storage with CBMA tax benefits). Lofted Spirits also operates two owned sub-brands — Bardstown Bourbon Company (modern, technologically advanced distillery) and Green River Distilling Co. (heritage distillery founded 1885) — producing their own bourbon and rye expressions. The company serves both its own brands and contract partners (Five Trail, 15 Stars, Blue Run, Heaven's Door, Horse Soldier, etc.) through an integrated production-to-storage workflow, with a 80,000 sq ft bonded warehouse and bottling capacity expansion underway to 35 million bottles annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Distillery Reserve: Limited small-batch releases from Bardstown Bourbon Company featuring unique barrel finishes and rare expressions, including the Cascadia Garryana Oak Barrel Finish.
• Distillery Select
• Green River Wheated Bourbon
• Green River Honey
• ROW 94

Products and services

• Lofted Custom Spirits Contract Distilling Full-service custom contract distilling platform offering bespoke bourbon and whiskey production, enabling brands to create custom mash bills, distillation parameters, fermentation approaches, and aging strategies from scratch or from existing aged inventory, with a 300-barrel minimum commitment.
• Custom New Fill Custom distillation service allowing partners to define mash bill, distillation parameters, fermentation approach, and aging strategy, with laboratory validation of proof, composition, and sensory performance prior to barrel entry.
• Custom Bottling End-to-end bottling and co-packing services including dry goods sourcing, TTB label compliance, and flexible production runs for batches of 500 to 50,000 cases, processing whiskey, vodka, rum, and RTDs across four dedicated bottling lines spanning 50mL to 1.75L formats.
• Logistics Solutions Integrated bonded storage and logistics platform featuring 80,000 sq ft purpose-built bonded warehouse, Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) tax benefits, and seamless production-to-storage workflow with federal excise tax deferral until finished goods ship.
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Lofted Spirits-owned premium bourbon brand produced at the nation's most technologically advanced distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, featuring Origin Series and Distillery Reserve limited releases.
• Green River Distilling Co. Lofted Spirits-owned heritage whiskey brand from Kentucky's 10th oldest registered distillery in Owensboro, producing wheated bourbon, rye, and honey-finished expressions using clay tile rickhouses.
• Green River Distillery Select: Toasted Double Oak Eight-year-old Green River bourbon finished six additional months in new American toasted oak, bottled at 115.1 proof. Earned Double Gold at San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
• Distillery Reserve Cascadia Garryana Oak Barrel Finish Limited release blend of three 9 and 10-year bourbons finished 10 months in custom Garryana oak barrels, bottled at 107.5 proof in 375mL format, exclusive to Bardstown Bourbon Company distillery and Louisville Tasting Room.
• Green River Wheated Full Proof Full-proof (barrel strength) expression of award-winning Green River wheated bourbon, bottled at 109.3 proof, released nationwide at $49.99.
• Green River Honey Flavored whiskey featuring 4-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon with 100% real, locally sourced honey added directly into barrel for natural integration, bottled at 92 proof without artificial sweeteners or flavoring additives.
• ROW 94 Bourbon Contract-partner bourbon brand launched by Dierks Bentley, produced at Green River Distilling Co., rated 94 by Wine Enthusiast and awarded multiple gold medals.
• Private Label / Contract Partner Brand Production Custom contract distillation services for external brands including Heaven's Door, Horse Soldier, Blue Run, Five Trail, 15 Stars, and Forbidden, offering 500+ points of customization across 50+ mash bills.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 300,000 barrels annually capacity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Mission Craft CocktailsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 June 2026Exclusive supply agreement where Mission Craft Cocktails sources Kentucky bourbon and whiskey from Lofted Custom Spirits for its ready-to-drink cocktails. Agreement aims to ensure consistent quality and leverage Lofted Spirits' portfolio, supporting Mission's national sales growth and impact initiatives.
• JetBlueminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 June 2026OATRAGEOUS oat milk cream liqueur from Misunderstood Brands launched on JetBlue flights coast-to-coast, with 50mL airplane bottles blended and bottled at Bardstown Bourbon Company through partnership with Lofted Custom Spirits. First cream liqueur ever produced by Lofted Custom Spirits at their Bardstown campus.
• Misunderstood BrandsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2025Strategic production partnership making Bardstown Bourbon Company the primary production hub for Misunderstood Brands' portfolio including OATRAGEOUS Oat Milk Liqueur, Orange Blossom Bourbon, and Ginger Spiced Whiskey. Partnership aims to accelerate nationwide expansion and new product development following Misunderstood's Walmart Golden Ticket win and double-digit year-over-year growth.
• Dierks Bentley / ROW 94majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Bourbon brand ROW 94 launched by country music star Dierks Bentley in partnership with Lofted Custom Spirits at Green River Distilling Co. in Owensboro, Kentucky. Brand received strong industry recognition including 94 rating from Wine Enthusiast and gold medals. Brand serves as 'The Official Whiskey of Country' during Bentley's OFF THE MAP TOUR.
• Mars WhiskymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Mars Whisky brought together distinct traditions, perspectives, and flavor influences to create Bardstown Bourbon Company's Distillery Reserve Mars Japanese Single Blend, a whiskey unlike anything else in the category.
• Oregon Barrel WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicro-cooperage producing just 1,000 barrels per year that crafted custom Garryana oak barrels for Bardstown Bourbon Company's Distillery Reserve Cascadia release.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MGP Ingredients: MGP Ingredients is one of the largest contract distillers of bourbon, rye, and other grain spirits in the U.S., supplying aged whiskey to numerous non-distilling brand owners — the closest direct analogue to Lofted's B2B contract distilling platform.
• Wilderness Trail Distillery: Kentucky-based craft distillery offering custom bourbon production services and proprietary bottled-in-bond expressions, with a similar contract-plus-own-brand model targeting brand entrepreneurs.
• Castle & Key Distillery: Restored Kentucky distillery (former Old Taylor and Old Crow sites) producing its own bourbon and gin alongside tours, tastings, and hospitality — comparable to Lofted's blend of contract services, owned brands, and on-site experiences.
• Smooth Ambler: West Virginia distillery known for both its own bourbon/rye expressions and contract distillation work for other brands, overlapping Lofted's contract-plus-proprietary architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Sazerac Company: Privately held major spirits company owning Buffalo Trace, Maker's Mark, and multiple other distilleries — a broad incumbent with overlapping bourbon production capacity and brand portfolio strategy.
• Brown-Forman: Major publicly traded spirits producer (Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester) operating multiple Kentucky distilleries — broad incumbent with overlapping premium bourbon manufacturing.
• Beam Suntory (Suntory Global Spirits): Global spirits giant operating Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Knob Creek, and Basil Hayden's — broad incumbent with significant Kentucky distilling infrastructure and premium bourbon portfolio comparable in scale to Lofted's top-10 platform.
• Pernod Ricard: Global spirits group owning Wild Turkey, Jefferson's, and other bourbon brands — broad incumbent with comparable Kentucky production footprint and premium bourbon ambitions.

Emerging players

• Lux Row Distillers: Kentucky distiller producing multiple bourbon and rye brands under the Luxco umbrella, with growing production capacity and a multi-brand portfolio model comparable in flavor to Lofted's Bardstown/Green River structure.
• Rabbit Hole Distillery: Louisville-based modern craft distillery producing premium bourbon with a focus on innovation, technology, and distinctive expressions — comparable to Bardstown Bourbon Company's modern, tech-forward positioning within Lofted's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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