The financial troubles of America’s Bourbon industry got a little worse this week with the foreclosure of Kentucky’s LF Heritage Distilling Company. A judge in Scott County ordered the foreclosure and sale of the Georgetown property that doubles as the owners’ personal residence.
LF Heritage Distilling Company, formerly known as Limestone Farms, began operations in 2022 and quickly rose to fame among the Kentucky Bourbon community. The fledgling distillery was added to the prestigious Kentucky Bourbon Trail earlier this year despite being just a few years old.
“LF Heritage Distilling Company’s Kentucky Bourbon Whiskeys have earned top honors at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition, surpassing some of the world’s most renowned brands,” reads the Kentucky Bourbon Trail website.
Distillery Owed Millions
Court records show that Darin and Beth Dillow’s distillery owes upwards of $5 million in unpaid bills to contractors and construction companies whose employees claim that they were never paid for their work. One of those companies, Woodford Excavation and Transport of Versailles, has a lien on the property for almost $1.3 million alone.
Lawsuits began rolling out in 2025 after roofing work and equipment installation was finished in April but allegedly never paid. This week, Scott County Circuit Judge Jeremy Mattox found LF Heritage Distilling and its owners liable for both of those claims. They now owe around $787,000 to contractors at KTF and another $39,000 to Rooftek. The judge ordered foreclosure and sale of the property to pay back the liens against it…