date:Aug 25, 2014
Diageo has broken ground on its $115m distillery in Shelby County, Kentucky, on a day when a British regulator found the company to have breached marketing rules.
The proposed 1.8 million proof gallon distillery will have six barrel warehouses and is expected to become operational in late 2016.
To be named The Bulleit Distilling, the facility will be involved in the production of Bulleit Bourbon.
The facility will also distill various existing and future Diageo bourbon and North American Whis