Rebecca Ruth Candy
Frankfort, Franklin County, KY
Fourth-generation, family-owned Frankfort candy company; official tours are held at the factory where production still runs, including the original Bourbon Ball.
- Address
- 116 East 2nd Street, Frankfort, KY
- County
- Franklin County, Kentucky
- Phone
- 502-223-7475
- Website
- rebeccaruthonline.com
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✓ American owned
Our History: "With the addition of Sarah Booe as Vice President in April 2020, we are now a fourth-generation family-owned Kentucky Proud business." Charles Booe is identified as third-generation owner; the business passed from Ruth to her son John and then to grandson Charles.
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Candy Tours official page: tours are at Rebecca Ruth Candy Tours & Museum, 116 East 2nd Street, Frankfort, KY 40601; 502-223-7475. "Production normally is in operation Mon - Thurs." Our History: the company still uses "the same time-tested recipes and candy making techniques taught to us by Ruth Booe," including the Bourbon Ball invented in Frankfort in 1938.
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Our History: Ruth Booe invented the original Bourbon Ball and other recipes such as the Mint Kentucky Colonel in Frankfort; later generations added liquor-filled chocolates. The official history says they still use those time-tested recipes and techniques.
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Last checked: November 10, 2026
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