Bourbon Barrel Foods

About

Bourbon Barrel Foods is a pioneering artisan food manufacturer located in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in handcrafted sauces and spices that capture the essence of Kentucky bourbon country. Founded in 2006 by Matt Jamie, this innovative company operates as the only soy sauce microbrewery in America, creating award-winning products from their facility in Louisville's historic Butchertown neighborhood. The company revolutionized artisan food production by utilizing reclaimed bourbon barrels from Kentucky's finest distilleries as both smoking and aging agents. Their signature Bluegrass Soy Sauce is naturally brewed in small batches and aged in bourbon barrels, producing a distinctive smoky flavor with oak undertones and subtle bourbon sweetness. Manufacturing capabilities extend to bourbon barrel-aged Worcestershire sauce, Kentuckyaki sauce, bourbon smoked spices, sugars, vanilla extract, and premium sorghum products. Bourbon Barrel Foods employs proprietary barrel-aging and smoking processes that cannot be replicated through conventional methods, creating unique flavor profiles that have earned recognition in major publications including the New York Times, Food and Wine, and Southern Living. Their products are distributed nationally through premium retailers including Williams-Sonoma, Whole Foods, and Dean & Deluca. The company maintains a visitor experience center offering guided facility tours and product tastings, showcasing their artisan brewing and smoking techniques. With their "Eat Your Bourbon" brand philosophy, Bourbon Barrel Foods continues to expand Kentucky's culinary heritage through innovative bourbon-inspired food manufacturing.