Bourbon Trail

Going to spend 3 days going around parts of the trail in March. Planning on hitting 12 distilleries during the tour. Probably gonna spend 1/2 day a Buffalo Trace. Any advice or tips? Made a makeshift pdf. Still need to book the places.

Thanks for that! Just googled it and their tours have been permanently closed since June 2022 :(

I would do Wild Turkey, the distillery itself is kind of industrial but the visitors center is very nice. I have been to Buffalo Trace a few times. I liked the heard hat tour, but they don’t take you in the warehouses on that tour, just do,the regular tour if that’s what you’re looking to do. I haven’t been since 2016, I can’t imagine the morons that go,there now. Since everyone is now a Bourbon connoisseur

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On your first leg in louisville, Bulleit is a little outside of downtown in shivley. Kind of a shite hole part of Louisville. If you wanted to keep it all down town, michters, peerlees & old Carter all have attractions right there by your other stops. Rabbit hole is right on the other side of down town. And easy walk from say, angels envy

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skip Four Roses and go to Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown. I found the 4 roses distillery to be quite a letdown

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I like four roses, and the pours were pretty heavy which was a good last stop for us. I didn’t really bother with doing the full tour at every stop besides a few; they are mostly the same.

I would do WoodFord early in the day because it’s a cool tour. Great property.

Have done trips to Louisville/Lexington the last 2 falls…your list is off to a good start.

Stitzel-Weller is a good spot 7-8 mins from the airport if you are flying in…see if there’s a Orphan Barrel tasting available, pricey but some solid pours.

Wild Turkey does Russell’s Reserve tastings which are excellent. Woodford might be one of the most well-rounded experiences, as is Maker’s. The grounds at Castle & Key/Old Taylor distillery are nice as well.

Heaven Hill’s new facility is awesome, and the bar has some exclusive pours you won’t find anywhere else.

If you need a lunch spot, The Stave is a good choice, and I recommend using Mint Julep Tours for a van/bus so no one has to do the driving. They can put together 3 or so distilleries for a day tour.

Also, there’s a bourbon bar called Neat which has some dusty pours (70’s-80’s Four Roses bottles, etc) and some hard to find bottles available for decent prices (Blanton’s Gold, etc). Definitely make time for that.

Have fun!