Copper & Kings Distillery

Copper & Kings is an American brandy company based in Butchertown, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. We make a dynamic American style brandy. We do not make derivative brandy. We make a differentiated, uncommon, unadulterated pure pot-distilled natural American brandy. Distilled in American copper potstills, matured in Bourbon barrels. Our signature house style is a little feisty, rambunctious with a long smooth finish. We use traditional copper pot-distillation to forge untraditional craft-distilled, natural, Pure Pot-still brandies. Our brandies are batch distilled exclusively in copper pot-stills, and are non-chill filtered with no added sugar, boise (powdered oak, shavings or infusion) other flavors, synthetic chemicals or caramel colorants for an uncorrupted, authentic, natural flavor, nose and color. We adopt a “Low & Slow” distillation philosophy – A relatively low distillation  temperature, for a longer, slower distillation, maximum copper contact, and a distillation batch ceiling of 135(O) to express concentrated flavors, aromas, and smoothness. We believe that the art of brandy starts in the vineyard or orchard, and our wines are selected for superior aromatics and quality. Our focus is the distillation of unfiltered, un-sulfited wines. Our grape Brandies typically use the classic brandy varietals – Colombard, Muscat and Chenin Blanc. We are always experimenting with grape varietals – in particular indigenous American and Kentucky grown varietals. Our apple-wine is selected for its fresh, crisp, high acid, high aromatic character. Our aged brandies are matured in American Bourbon Whiskey barrels, and medium Char American White Oak barrels, for a distinctive New World American flavor and nose. Smooth and aromatic, but a little feisty and rambunctious. We also have significant investment in novel barrels from Port and sherry butts to Oak Hogsheads and Juniper barrels. Take a tour! Friday – 10:00am – 8:00pm on the hour Saturday & Sunday – 10:00am – 3:00pm on the hour We have two tour options: Tour includes the Distillery, Grounds & Skydeck Tour with Rooftop tasting – $10 This tour lasts between 45 minutes and an hour. All guests on this tour will receive a signature Copper & Kings glass to take away. Reservations are highly recommended. Mini-Tour includes the Video experience & Enomatic sampling  – $5 Military members with an ID are not charged for tours. Distillery tours are currently available on weekends year round.  Touring hours are likely to expand based on demand. To schedule private tours we request a minimum of ten people per group. Private touring is subject to event space availability. Contact us here to inquire about private touring. There are no tours on the following dates: Martin Luther King Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, December 24, 25, 31 and January 1.