Looking for a private event space in Louisville that isn't another hotel ballroom? Louisville Rickhouse is a government-bonded rickhouse in the East Market District (NuLu), surrounded by walls of aging barrels — a genuinely different backdrop for corporate events, celebrations, and group bourbon tastings. Your group gets a dedicated host, barrel-strength pours, and a setting people actually remember.
Events we host
Corporate Events & Client Entertaining
Impress a team or a client with a private bourbon tasting in a working rickhouse. A memorable alternative to dinner-and-drinks for offsites, retreats, and client hosting.
Team Building Activities
A guided tasting (or a group single barrel pick) gets people talking and gives a Louisville team-building outing real substance — not a trust fall in sight.
Bachelorette & Bachelor Parties
Kick off the celebration in NuLu with a private flight. A favorite stop on a Louisville bachelorette or bachelor weekend, and easy to pair with the rest of the bourbon district.
Private Group Tastings
Reserve a guided bourbon tasting just for your group — barrel-strength pours, expert hosting, and the option to leave with bottles.
Birthdays & Milestones
Birthdays, anniversaries, and big-deal celebrations land differently surrounded by a wall of aging barrels.
Private Event Space & Buyouts
Take the whole rickhouse. A private event space in the heart of NuLu for larger parties, receptions, and company gatherings.
How it works
Most private bookings are built around one of our tasting experiences — from a guided barrel-strength flight to a group single barrel pick where your team chooses a barrel together. Tell us your group size, your date, and what you're celebrating, and we'll shape the format around it.
- A dedicated host to guide your group through the tasting
- Your choice of experience — flights, rare & allocated pours, or a group single barrel pick
- The full rickhouse setting: barrel walls, bonded space, NuLu location
- Options from intimate groups up to a full private buyout
- A short walk to other NuLu distilleries — easy to build into a larger outing
A group single barrel pick is the standout
For corporate teams and milestone celebrations, our Single Barrel Experience is the one people talk about afterward. Your group tastes through barrel candidates and selects one together — and walks away with bottles to remember it by. It's hands-on, a little competitive, and uniquely Louisville.
Right in the middle of NuLu
We're at 717 E. Market Street, in the heart of the East Market District. That means your group is walkable to other NuLu distilleries, a short ride from Whiskey Row and downtown hotels, and close to Lynn Family Stadium — so a private tasting slots easily into a bigger day out. Planning around a match? See our guide to things to do before a Louisville City FC game.