Bespoken is a good fit for Lexington. They’re moving their headquarters here to the part of bourbon country where agtech has also found a home.
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton
Kentucky continues to grow as America’s spirits and whiskey leader. On Thursday, San Francisco-based Bespoken Spirits Inc. announced its plans to relocate its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Greyline Station in Lexington. The $3.2 million relocation will create 16 new high-wage jobs paying an average hourly wage of $70.77 including benefits.
The relocation of Bespoken Spirits’ headquarters and manufacturing operations to Kentucky adds momentum to the state’s always growing signature bourbon industry. Bespoken is a welcome addition to the Lexington community and will continue to solidify Kentucky as the world’s leading producer of bourbon. I want to thank company leaders for their vision to grow in Kentucky and look forward to seeing their success here in the commonwealth.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
The relocation of Bespoken Spirits’ headquarters and manufacturing operations will include building improvements, equipment, start-up costs and other related expenses. The move will also enable Bespoken to move up in the supply chain to include distillation, completing the characterization and recipe catalog from grain to glass.
Rather than putting spirit into a barrel and waiting passively for nature take its course, we instill the barrel into the spirit, actively and precisely controlling the process to deliver premium quality tailored spirits full of nuance and flavor. As a born-and-raised Kentuckian and engineer, I am thrilled at the opportunity to bring this company to my home, enabling faster growth with significant cost advantages.
Scott Savage, VP of research, development
and production at Bespoken Spirits
Bespoken Spirits is a privately owned modern spirits start-up company, founded in 2019, that is blending technology and tradition to take craft spirits to new heights. The process unlocks billions of flavor combinations, while reducing the environmental impact of each sip. Bespoken has received well over 150 medals in spirits competitions. The company has built a rich library of spirit characterizations and recipes for spirit rectifying to produce a target spirit, thus the name Bespoken.
With whiskey production dating back to the earliest days of our community, Lexington offers a robust distilling network that provides strategic advantages in supply chain, workforce and partnerships. We applaud their commitment to sustainability and their innovative approach to aging whiskey. It is an honor to welcome Bespoken Spirits to Lexington, the heart of bourbon country.
Commerce Lexington CEO Bob Quick
For more information on Bespoken Spirits, visit BespokenSpirits.com.
About Bespoken Spirits
In an industry steeped in tradition, Bespoken is different from anything you’ve seen or tasted thanks to a refined yet creative approach; one that aligns purpose with passion. What we call Tailored Wood Finishing allows a hand-selected cultivar of bespoke flavors to erupt within each bottle, all while using less wood, water, and energy than any whiskey ever before.
That’s right. Sustainability is at the forefront of what we do thanks to a proprietary system that uses less wood, energy, and water. Simply put, we also don’t lose 20% of our product to evaporation – a crazy industry standard that’s been accepted amongst our competitors thanks to a process that hasn’t been innovated, until now. This emphasis on taste, product, and value is a better whiskey for you and the planet.
Photo Credit: Bespoken Spirits
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