On the road from Nashville
4 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
Flight was actually early, our bags were the first off and our car pick up was easy. Almost an hour ahead of schedule on our way to Boundary Oak Distillery, the first of 4 today.
Boundary Oak Distillery
4 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌩️ 88 °F
Nice start to the trip and some odd stories about General Paton and Abe Lincoln.
Bardstown Boutbon Co
4 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
Impressive! Come around the corner and dozens or huge rick houses appear out of nowhere!
They are only Seven years old! The girl told us they made their 20 year growth goals in 4 years! Clearly a Czytaj więcej
Lux Row Distillery
4 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
Nice buildings and less corporate looking but the staff weren’t very engaging or helpful and that sets the tone.
Cute dog carving though!
Heaven Hill Bourbon
4 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Another large corporate but with a neat museum. The story of Larceny and the Tax guy taking product to make his own business….and being convicted was funny.
Also loved hearing one of the owners Czytaj więcej
Log Still Distillery
4 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 91 °F
We so wish there had been a concert to see at this unique distillery and amphitheater. Their rye was awesome and the design of their building was really unique. If we were ever going to come back to Czytaj więcej
Scout and Scholar
4 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
After all the bourbon had to find a brewery for Bill. Kevin was our server and a really nice guy.
Preservation Distillery
5 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
I wish I could say the most memorable thing about them is a unique bottle but what I will remember is how expensive they are! Nothing under $100 and many bottles in the $160-$200+ range. Our flight Czytaj więcej
Willett Distillery
5 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Willet was pretty and old time with a pretty view. There were three we really liked but are trying to contain ourselves and keep our suitcases from being over weight!
The bar tender was a retired Czytaj więcej
Bardstown Bourbon Restaurant
5 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
We came back for lunch and I am glad we did! This is not your Kentucky hot brown.
Ahi tuna tacos with hoisin sauce and fresh greens for me and an open faced meatloaf sandwich with beer queso for Czytaj więcej
Maker’s Mark
5 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
This is Bill’s old go to ….though I would like to think his tastes have grown a lot over these two years. So this is the one he really wanted to tour on this trip.
Interesting tour and Czytaj więcej
Neeley Family Distilling.
5 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
After a stressful 2 hour drive, we arrived to find a low key, off the highway place. 11 generations of distillers….and finally they are legal. Lol. A whole bunch is products and an interesting back Czytaj więcej
New Riff Distilling
5 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
What a stunning place in the middle of town. It’s bizarre but refreshing. The still in that tall glass tower is impressive.
They have a lot of product and the bar upstairs is lovely. We had a Czytaj więcej
Knowledge Bar and Social Room
5 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Not sure how much wisdom we gained but it was good people watching.
Old Pogue Distillery
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Hmmm not the most welcoming experience and the poor ol guy was overwhelmed by 4 of us plus two others. But we made the best of it. Interesting history.
Waterfront
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Just a little exploring of Maysville, KY which we would have never found if not for the Bourbon Field Guide.
Never mind that we walked down to the farmers market and had a little chat with a Czytaj więcej
Augusta
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Unique place with nice touches that will be really nice when it’s finished.
Boone County Distilling
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Fun tasting guide. Good products. Great company.
Smoke Justice
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Great sports bar with a lot of Cincinnati Reds fans. We watched soccer and tried Ky bbq. Not bad.
Second sight
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
My love of witchcraft and voodoo and magic creeps Bill out a little. Second Sights had all the kitsch.
Pensive
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Our last stop on the Kentucky Craft Bourbon Trail. ….and sadly they didn’t have the coins or staves but we still finished.
Pensive is a Kentucky Derby winner….Renata and I were thinking it was Czytaj więcej
Craft bourbon Tour celebration
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We are finished! We got our coins and stave and the finished stamp. They were very kind and bought us our first drink to celebrate.
Two years of working on this. Four trips to Kentucky! Lots of Czytaj więcej
Pompilios
6 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
A light dinner to finish our b-line pass and relax at the end of the day.
Jim Beam
7 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Our last stop on the heritage part of the bourbon trail! We have done 46 distilleries over 4 trips in two years! The team were pretty nice about our accomplishment.
Friends in Low Places
7 lipca 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Garth’s bar. Not as cool as I expected it to be! And Trisha’s food was pretty boring and nothing to write home about.