Distillery Trail. “Willett Distillery Celebrates 1st Barrel Filled at New 70,000 Sq. Ft. Distillery on 150 Acre Site.” Distillery Trail. June 26, 2026. Accessed September 6, 2026. https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/willett-distillery-celebrates-1st-barrel-filled-at-new-70000-sq-ft-distillery-on-150-acre-site/.
Company-announcement-based account of Willett’s first Springfield barrel and plans for an expanded campus.
Distillery Trail, “Willett Distillery Celebrates 1st Barrel Filled at New 70,000 Sq. Ft. Distillery on 150 Acre Site,” Distillery Trail, June 26, 2026, accessed September 6, 2026, https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/willett-distillery-celebrates-1st-barrel-filled-at-new-70000-sq-ft-distillery-on-150-acre-site/.
Distillery Trail, “Willett Distillery Celebrates 1st Barrel Filled at New 70,000 Sq. Ft. Distillery on 150 Acre Site,” Distillery Trail, June 26, 2026, accessed September 6, 2026, https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/willett-distillery-celebrates-1st-barrel-filled-at-new-70000-sq-ft-distillery-on-150-acre-site/.
First barrel filled at the new Willett Distillery on June 18, 2026.
1st Barrel Fill Date Marks a Major Milestone for the Willett Family Legacy
Trail, “Willett Distillery Celebrates 1st Barrel Filled at New 70,000 Sq. Ft. Distillery on 150 Acre Site.”
1st Barrel Fill Date Marks a Major Milestone for the Willett Family Legacy; Distillery Construction Boom in Springfield, Kentucky; First barrel filled at the new Willett Distillery on June 18, 2026.
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Distillery Trail, “Willett Distillery Celebrates 1st Barrel Filled at New 70,000 Sq. Ft. Distillery on 150 Acre Site,” Distillery Trail, June 26, 2026, accessed September 6, 2026, https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/willett-distillery-celebrates-1st-barrel-filled-at-new-70000-sq-ft-distillery-on-150-acre-site/.
Bibliography: Distillery Trail. “Willett Distillery Celebrates 1st Barrel Filled at New 70,000 Sq. Ft. Distillery on 150 Acre Site.” Distillery Trail. June 26, 2026. Accessed September 6, 2026. https://www.distillerytrail.com/blog/willett-distillery-celebrates-1st-barrel-filled-at-new-70000-sq-ft-distillery-on-150-acre-site/.
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Barrel photograph verification — September 6, 2026
The preserved photograph IMAGE-049.response visibly shows serial number 1 and fill code 26F18. The letter F is the third character, not the second as the article says. The pictured inscription supports the code transcription; the article supplies its June 18, 2026 interpretation.