RedneckRye
06-29-2007, 01:27
www.kybourbon.com
For Father's Day I decided to spend a couple of days hanging out with dad. So we spent the last 2 days doing the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
Not much hiking, but we toured 7 distilleries. Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Buffalo Trace, and Woodford Reserve.
Very interesting road trip, lots of history. The smaller distillers had much better, more informative, and less crowded tours. Woodford Reserve was the high light of the trip. It is about 20 minutes west of Lexington (Interstate 75) just south of Rt.60. Beautiful limestone buildings dating back to the 1830's and we got to see the whole process from cooking to fermenting, then distilling, filling the barrels, ageing in the rick house, bottling, and finally sipping.
If you are driving thru the area on your way to or from another trail, it is absolutely worth checking out.
For Father's Day I decided to spend a couple of days hanging out with dad. So we spent the last 2 days doing the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
Not much hiking, but we toured 7 distilleries. Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Buffalo Trace, and Woodford Reserve.
Very interesting road trip, lots of history. The smaller distillers had much better, more informative, and less crowded tours. Woodford Reserve was the high light of the trip. It is about 20 minutes west of Lexington (Interstate 75) just south of Rt.60. Beautiful limestone buildings dating back to the 1830's and we got to see the whole process from cooking to fermenting, then distilling, filling the barrels, ageing in the rick house, bottling, and finally sipping.
If you are driving thru the area on your way to or from another trail, it is absolutely worth checking out.