Wilderness Trail
Kentucky, United States. Owned by Campari Group (70% stake).
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- Kentucky
- Owner
- Campari Group (70% stake)
- Limited lines
- 1
- Editions tracked
- 4
Wilderness Trail distillery-exclusive aged releases. Picture from SipWhiskey.
About Wilderness TrailUnited States
Wilderness Trail Distillery is in Danville, Kentucky, and was founded in 2012 by Shane Baker and Dr. Pat Heist, who met as students at the University of Kentucky and ran the fermentation consulting firm Ferm Solutions. It began as a small operation in downtown Danville making two barrels a day, expanded in 2016, and now can make more than a quarter million barrels of bourbon and rye a year, much of it contract distilled for others. Its flagship is a bottled-in-bond, wheated, sweet mash bourbon, described as the first of its kind released in Kentucky since Prohibition. In October 2022 Campari Group bought a 70 percent stake for $420 million, with an option to buy the remaining 30 percent by 2031. As its stocks aged, the distillery began small aged releases sold only at the distillery, such as a 10 year old wheated bourbon in December 2025 and the Symphony of Disruption bourbon and an 8 year old cask strength rye in September 2026.
Limited lines
Each Wilderness Trail line in the book, with dates and shop stock.
| No. | Line | Age · strength | Last release | Next | Editions | Shop stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Wilderness Trail distillery-exclusive aged releases | 8 to 10 years · 61.45% ABV | September 2026 | No estimate | 4 | Sold out |
Edition archive
4 editions across 1 line, newest first.
| No. | Released | Edition | Line | Strength | Bottles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | September 2026 | Symphony of Disruption 10 Year Wheated Small Batch | Wilderness Trail distillery-exclusive aged releases | 61.45% ABV | 414 |
| 002 | September 2026 | 8 Year Cask Strength Kentucky Rye | Wilderness Trail distillery-exclusive aged releases | 58.05% ABV | 408 |
| 003 | 12 December 2025 | 10 Year Wheated Bourbon (Wilderness Road 250th) | Wilderness Trail distillery-exclusive aged releases | 61% ABV | Not stated |
| 004 | 8 December 2023 | First 10 Year Bourbon | Wilderness Trail distillery-exclusive aged releases | 50% ABV | 115 |
Sources
- Wilderness Trail Distillery Unveils Two Special-Edition Kentucky Exclusives, Including Bourbon Hall of Fame Release, BevNET
- The history of our whiskey, Wilderness Trail Distillery
- Distillery + Tours, Wilderness Trail Distillery
- FAQ, Wilderness Trail Distillery
- Wilderness Trail Distillery Sells 70% Majority Stake to Campari Group for $420 Million, Distillery Trail
- Wilderness Trail Distillery Unveils Two Special-Edition Kentucky Exclusives, Including Commemorative Bourbon Hall of Fame Release, PRWeb
- Wilderness Trail Distillery Unveils Rare, Limited-Edition 10-Year-Old Wheated Bourbon Celebrating 250 Years of The Wilderness Road, PR Newswire
- Wilderness Trail shop, Wilderness Trail Distillery
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