Along with basketball and bluegrass, bourbon whiskey– a barrel-aged, distilled spirit that’s made primarily from corn — has long been regarded as part of Kentucky’s legacy. Many well established distilleries throughout the state proudly proclaim themselves destinations on Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail. A new Trail entrant made a big splash onto the scene, thanks in part to compelling signage. Town Branch Bourbon opened its new Lexington facility in September, adjacent to its parent company, Alltech Inc., and the Kentucky Ale brewery.
To give Town Branch’s premises a stately quality, the shop enlisted Ruggles Signs (Versailles, KY) to create two signs that juxtapose one another with traditional and modern character. On the building, Ruggles installed LED-lit 3.5-in.-deep channel letters – illuminated with SloanLED’s VL Plus short, white modules — that are installed flush to the facility’s window mullions. To bedeck the building’s stone entry façade, Ruggles CNC-routed antique-finish bronze that it anchored to the structure.