The News Enterprise reported on Thursday that Whiskey House is receiving a $1.7 million lien from Buzick Construction Co. The construction company claims its contract covers over $6.3 million in work, but both companies failed to reach an agreement on payment.
“Buzick Construction and the founders of Whiskey House of Kentucky have successfully worked together for more than a decade on numerous projects, including constructing our distillery at a cost of nearly $120 million,” Whiskey House Co-Founder and CEO David Mandell said, according to a statement. “We have a longstanding relationship with Buzick Construction, and we expect this minor blip on the radar to be resolved quickly.”
Fred Minnick reported that Buzick Construction Co. is a major player in the whiskey world. The contractor works with Lux Row Distillers, Heaven Hill Distillery, Maker’s Mark, and Buffalo Trace.
Whiskey House of Kentucky began the project in July after it got a $115 million loan from Truist Bank, U.S. Bank, Rabobank, CoBank, and First Horizon Bank. The project is over 100,000 square feet, and is fully automated 24 hours a day.
“We could not be more excited by the successful completion of our recent capital raise,” Whiskey House Co-Founder and CEO David Mandell said. “The magnitude of the deal and the support of some of the leading banks in the region not only demonstrates the strength of our business, the stability of our customers and contracts and the confidence of our financial partners, but also provides us with immense flexibility to respond to our customers’ needs.”
The team was founded in 2021 by the same group that built the Bardstown Bourbon Company, a major player that owns Green River Distilling.
It appears that Whiskey House is trying to negotiate with the construction company.
“I think the (two companies) are working actively to resolve that,” said an anonymous spokesperson for Whiskey House according to News-Enterprise. “I know there have been conversations, and it has gotten to the point where they filed the lien, but it was not for a lack of trying.”
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