50 years ago, Lexington's own Willy Wonka, or Don Hurt, founded his company in 1964 after getting out of the Army where he had lots of practice perfecting his scrumptious art. Don explains, "After attending Candy School in Erie Pennsylvania, I was called back into the service in 1961 and my bakery was a mess hall. Here I served 4,600 people per meal and a total of 14,000 meals a day" Upon his return, he made the first batch of candy, Peanut Brittle, above his Magee's Bakery in Frankfort. The rest, as they say, is history and a delicious one at that. For those of you Old Kentucky Chocolates enthusiasts familiar with the winning chocolate and bourbon combo, you know that Mr. Hurt only uses Jim Beam Bourbon to make his confections.
Old Kentucky Chocolates LLC
450 Southland Dr Ste C
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: (859) 278-4444
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