Balance Distilling Company
Smith's Grove, Kentucky · DSP-KY-20099 · basic permit KY-S-20093
A label says this plant distilled something. Also printed as LLC.
About this house
- What it does
- Small-farm craft distillery at 3558 Will Bohannon Rd, Smiths Grove, Kentucky, reviving the Mammoth Cave bourbon brand
- Founded
- 2020 — Founded 2020; production began 2022
- Owner
- Luke Jean (founder; veteran-owned)
- Address
- 3558 Will Bohannon Rd, Smiths Grove, KY 42171 — TTB FOIA Spirits Producers and Bottlers list, 2026-08-31: permit KY-S-20093
- Website
- balancedistilling.com
Read from craftspiritsmag.com, ttb.gov, balancedistilling.com, 2026-09-05. Identity facts only; who distilled what comes from the labels above.
Distilled and bottled here
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 15 Oct | Emeritus, Scratchmade | Whiskey | Not stated | 88 | KY | Own still |
15 OctEmeritus, ScratchmadeWhiskey, 88 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
Filed under DSP-KY-20099
Every label this permit holder filed, whatever the label says about who distilled it.
| Distiller | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | Emeritus, Scratchmade | Whiskey | Not stated | 88 | KY | Own still |
 | 11 Sep | The Mammoth Cave National Park Association | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 120 | KY | Not named |
 | 10 Sep | Cave City Distilling Company, Finished in Blackberry Wine Barrels | Whiskey specialty | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 06 Jul | The Mammoth Cave National Park Association | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
 | 17 Sep | Mammoth Cave, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight bourbon | Not stated | 100 | KY | Not named |
15 OctEmeritus, ScratchmadeWhiskey, 88 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Own still
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
11 SepThe Mammoth Cave National Park AssociationStraight bourbon, 120 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
10 SepCave City Distilling Company, Finished in Blackberry Wine BarrelsWhiskey specialty, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
06 JulThe Mammoth Cave National Park AssociationStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company
17 SepMammoth Cave, Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyStraight bourbon, 100 proof
- Distilled in
- KY
- Distiller
- Not named
- Filed by
- Balance Distilling Company