J.W. Rutledge Distillery

J.W. Rutledge Distillery is an American whiskey company created in 2016 by legendary former Four Roses master distiller, Jim Rutledge. The company was announced alongside a crowdfunding campaign to finance the construction of a new distillery in Kentucky, however the company remains a non-distiller producer (NDP) following a number of difficulties with the project.

Its portfolio includes the historic Cream of Kentucky brand which it revived in 2018, and a straight rye called High Plains, introduced in 2021.