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re: Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Posted on 12/27/23 at 3:05 pm to Pikes Peak Tiger
Posted on 12/27/23 at 3:05 pm to Pikes Peak Tiger
Have done the trail a few times now.
As tours go… Old Forester in Louisville is the best IMHO. Everything is nice and well organized with a tasting at the end.
Places to hit…
Neat - Wanna drink a 70+ year old Bourbon? Maybe take a vintage bottle home? This is the place.
Evergreen Liquors/Nulu - you’ll find the best prices on tough to get pours here. In Louisville; acts as a liquor store with a tasting room.
Willett - get a reservation for the restaurant in advance.
Other really good ones…
Buffalo Trace, Evan Williams Experience in Louisville, Michter’s, Heaven Hill, Beam (don’t sleep on this; the restaurant is great), Makers Mark, Bardstown Bourbon Co.
Ones I’d skip…
Four Roses (it’s small), Woodford (feels more like a Napa winery than a Kentucky distillery), Wild Turkey (they may have reopened recently), Barton.
As tours go… Old Forester in Louisville is the best IMHO. Everything is nice and well organized with a tasting at the end.
Places to hit…
Neat - Wanna drink a 70+ year old Bourbon? Maybe take a vintage bottle home? This is the place.
Evergreen Liquors/Nulu - you’ll find the best prices on tough to get pours here. In Louisville; acts as a liquor store with a tasting room.
Willett - get a reservation for the restaurant in advance.
Other really good ones…
Buffalo Trace, Evan Williams Experience in Louisville, Michter’s, Heaven Hill, Beam (don’t sleep on this; the restaurant is great), Makers Mark, Bardstown Bourbon Co.
Ones I’d skip…
Four Roses (it’s small), Woodford (feels more like a Napa winery than a Kentucky distillery), Wild Turkey (they may have reopened recently), Barton.
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 3:09 pm
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Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:50 pm to wiltznucs
Just went in October, this assessment is pretty spot on. The day we went to Michter’s, they didn’t drop any special bottles, but we got to bottle our own personalized bottle of Barrel Proof. They dropped M10B the next morning. Did have a great flight upstairs.
We had a special tour at BT because my buddy drew a Golden ticket for us to pick a barrel of Stagg. So, we had a private tour one notch above their Hard Hat tour. Scored a couple of bottles of Blanton’s each from the gift shop.
Surprisingly, Makers was the next best tour, the guy walking us through really knew his stuff and dipping a bottle was cool.
Underrated spot was the Troll Under the Bridge bar. Walked there from Old Forrester (which I loved) and watched Thursday Night football. Ran into an entire table full of guys from Baton Rouge in for a bachelor party for their Dad (that’s my age). We ended up having a blast finding out how many people we knew in common and several allocated pours at good prices.
And do NOT miss Neat!
We had a special tour at BT because my buddy drew a Golden ticket for us to pick a barrel of Stagg. So, we had a private tour one notch above their Hard Hat tour. Scored a couple of bottles of Blanton’s each from the gift shop.
Surprisingly, Makers was the next best tour, the guy walking us through really knew his stuff and dipping a bottle was cool.
Underrated spot was the Troll Under the Bridge bar. Walked there from Old Forrester (which I loved) and watched Thursday Night football. Ran into an entire table full of guys from Baton Rouge in for a bachelor party for their Dad (that’s my age). We ended up having a blast finding out how many people we knew in common and several allocated pours at good prices.
And do NOT miss Neat!
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