The James E. Pepper Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky has reached a milestone. After beginning distillation again in December of 2017, Old Pepper Bourbon and Rye are once again available as products distilled completely on-site. These bottled-in-bond offerings signal a shift from the brand’s years of contract-distilled products, to products made entirely in-house – a triumph for a distillery and a brand that were almost completely lost to history.
James E. Pepper was the son of Oscar Pepper and the grandson of Elijah Pepper. Elijah Pepper started the distillery that today is Woodford Reserve, and his son Oscar hired James Crow to work in the
