Kentucky’s Most Mysterious Bourbon Producer Steps Out of the Shadows [EXCLUSIVE] IJW has been quietly laying down barrels of bourbon and other whiskey for the last few years without disclosing any of its plans. Now with over 100,000 barrels in its Danville, Kentucky warehouses, the company is finally opening up. When new distilleries launch, there’s plenty of fanfare and celebration. After all, it means more whisky is on the way, giving whisky lovers something to anticipate and allowing the distillery to spread the word far in advance of its first releases. But one Kentucky producer has taken the opposite approach, quietly laying down tens of thousands of barrels of bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskey without so much as a peep beyond the required public paperwork—and without its own distillery.