Take just one sip of our spirits, and we think you’ll understand why this part of Central Kentucky is so special. After all, great distillers of days gone by, including members of our family, have proudly called this place home. Bourbon flowed freely here and paved a road to prosperity for nearly a century before Prohibition changed the tide of fortune.
Now, we’re forging new roads for generations to come at our old Kentucky home by bringing bourbon back to Gethsemane. Guided by Wally Dant and cousin Charles Dant, Log Still is firmly built on faith and family. We fill each bottle with respect while honoring the history of bourbon and our family itself. Ever mindful that faith, family, community, and bourbon pave the way for future generations.
We invite you to visit us in Gethsemane. Sure, you’ll find a lot that’s shiny and new, but what you’ll feel is something deep and soulful.
Take just one sip of our spirits, and you’ll immediately grasp the unique heritage of this part of Central Kentucky. It's a place where great distillers, some of them our own family members, have proudly called home. Bourbon, the lifeblood of this region, once flowed freely, paving a road to prosperity for nearly a century before Prohibition changed the course of history.
Now, we’re forging new roads for generations to come at our old Kentucky home by bringing bourbon back to Gethsemane. Guided by Wally Dant and his cousin Charles Dant, Log Still is firmly built on faith and family. We fill each bottle with respect while honoring the history of bourbon and our family itself. Ever mindful that faith, family, community, and bourbon pave the way for future generations.
We invite you to visit us in Gethsemane. Sure, you’ll find a lot shiny and new, but you’ll feel something deep and soulful.
J.W. "WALLY" DANT
We call him founder, foreman, and fearless leader. You can call him Wally.
As president/distiller, Wally Dant works hard every day to bring his vision for Log Still Distillery to life. And to Wally, it’s about more than quality spirits and an unforgettable destination. It’s about love of God, family, community and bourbon.
Wally is rebuilding and reinventing his family’s historic distillery property, the very same land in southern Nelson County where his many family members once made spirits. “To be able to put your name as a distiller on a bottle is pretty humbling.”
Log Still is Wally’s way of honoring his family and giving back to the community he credits for providing his family with values and love. And drawing from years of experience in the health care and liquor industries, this business-savvy entrepreneur is the right man for the job. Wally dreams big, and he won’t stop until he sees those dreams come to fruition.
If he’s not hard at work shepherding the Log Still brands, you can likely find him making garden-fresh salsa, hot sauce, ketchup from the homegrown garden, or cooking up a chef-like meal for friends and family.
CHARLES D. DANT
Charles Dant’s journey to Log Still Distillery began when he was a kid.
Charles was born and raised near the distillery grounds in southern Nelson County and thought of the expansive land as one big playground. He’d make security rounds with his grandfather who worked at the old guard shack or disrupt the nuns praying at nearby Bethany Springs with the sound of his dirtbike. “I used to climb the water tower. Used to beg them not to tear it down. It’s meant so much to me.”
And today, he’s still looking after these grounds, including that iconic water tower. As our vice president of Operations, Charles oversees the 300-acre property in the community he loves. “I keep pinching myself every day.”
If he ever has down time, you will likely find him gardening with his cousin Wally.
J.W. "WALLY" DANT
We call him founder, foreman, and fearless leader. You can call him Wally.
As president/distiller, Wally Dant works hard every day to bring his vision for Log Still Distillery to life. And to Wally, it’s about more than quality spirits and an unforgettable destination. It’s about love of God, family, community and bourbon.
Wally is rebuilding and reinventing his family’s historic distillery property, the very same land in southern Nelson County where his many family members once made spirits. “To be able to put your name as a distiller on a bottle is pretty humbling.”
Log Still is Wally’s way of honoring his family and giving back to the community he credits for providing his family with values and love. And drawing from years of experience in the health care and liquor industries, this business-savvy entrepreneur is the right man for the job. Wally dreams big, and he won’t stop until he sees those dreams come to fruition.
If he’s not hard at work shepherding the Log Still brands, you can likely find him making garden-fresh salsa, hot sauce, ketchup from the homegrown garden, or cooking up a chef-like meal for friends and family.
CHARLES D. DANT
Charles Dant’s journey to Log Still Distillery began when he was a kid.
Charles was born and raised near the distillery grounds in southern Nelson County and thought of the expansive land as one big playground. He’d make security rounds with his grandfather who worked at the old guard shack or disrupt the nuns praying at nearby Bethany Springs with the sound of his dirtbike. “I used to climb the water tower. Used to beg them not to tear it down. It’s meant so much to me.”
And today, he’s still looking after these grounds, including that iconic water tower. As our vice president of Operations, Charles oversees the 300-acre property in the community he loves. “I keep pinching myself every day.”
If he ever has down time, you will likely find him gardening with his cousin Wally.
History of the Log Still
In 1836, Joseph Washington Dant began distilling Kentucky bourbon. The young Dant could not afford to purchase a copper still and instead hollowed out an old poplar log to create his bourbon. The hollowed log was used as a pot to hold the beer. From there, steam heat would be used to warm the beer, which is where the phrase “running it off a log” originates from.
Dant sold enough of his log still whiskey to eventually upgrade to a copper still, but he never forgot his roots. The Log Still name is a nod to remembering where we came from and honoring our past.
