Owensboro distillery getting new name, makeover

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, bourbon will again be made in Owensboro.

Multiple media outlets report that Gov. Steve Beshear and TerrePURE company officials attended a groundbreaking and dedication ceremony Thursday to rename the Old Charles Medley Distillery in Daviess County.

The distillery will be named the O.Z. Tyler Distillery in memory of the co-inventor of the TerrePURE distilling process.

TerrePURE Kentucky Distillers Inc. is investing $25 million to purchase and refurbish the nearly 130-year-old facility. It says the project will create up to 75 full-time jobs.

The company initially announced plans for the project in May 2014.

TerrePURE’s CEO Earl Hewlette says the distillery will be making liquor by next year. Bourbon has not been produced in the city since 1992.

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