List of 17 Kentucky-based Beverages Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Brown-Forman NYSE : BF-B Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	4,178	18	11	7
Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. Private Bardstown, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	3	3	-
Bourdon Spirits Private Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Beverages	-	1	1	-
Brown-Forman Corp. - Early Times, Canadian Mist, and Collingwood Brands Acquired Sazerac Company, Inc (dba John Handy Co.) 2020-06-15 Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Alani Acquired Celsius 2025-02-20 $1.8B Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Copper & Kings Acquired Bourdon Spirits 2025-08-05 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Cork ‘N Bottle, Inc. Private Covington, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Bardstown Bourbon PE Backed Pritzker Private Capital 2022-03-07 Bardstown, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Blue Run Acquired Molson Coors 2023-08-08 Georgetown, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Limestone Branch Distillery Acquired Luxco 2015-05-01 Lebanon, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Liquor Barn Acquired Gopuff 2021-06-21 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
john conti Coffee Co. Acquired Canteen Service Co. 2014-08-10 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Angel’s Envy Acquired Bacardi Limited 2015-03-30 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Rabbit Hole Whiskey Acquired Pernod Ricard 2019-06-14 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Party Mart Acquired Gopuff 2021-06-21 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Beverages	-	-	-	-
Redemption Whiskey Acquired Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits Co. 2015-06-09 Bardstown, Kentucky, United States	Beverages	-	-	-	-

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