![]() ![]() It is currently a National Historic Landmark. During Prohibition, the distillery was even permitted to remain operational in order to make whiskey for “medicinal purposes.” It sits on 440 acres and has many historic rickhouses onsite. ![]() It is the oldest continually operating distillery in the United States, making bourbon for over 200 years. I loved learning about their history seeing the old rickhouses, or aging warehouses and tasting some of the best bourbons.ĭon’t miss Buffalo Trace (113 Great Buffalo Trace) on your visit to the area. I was able to visit a number of these distilleries on my most recent trip. There is also a Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour that includes small and new distilleries that are well-worth the visit. The urban bourbon experiences like Evan Williams and Jim Beam in Louisville are okay, but I really prefer visiting the actual distilleries rather than downtown storefront tasting rooms. You can get a Bourbon Trail passport and collect stamps at all 10 and even get a free t-shirt. ![]() Today the Kentucky Bourbon Trail includes 10 distilleries where you can tour and taste. Bourbon is still made in Kentucky and across the US and is more popular than ever. The long trip aged the whiskey, with the oak wood providing a distinct mellow flavor and amber color. The name bourbon came from one of Kentucky’s original counties, Bourbon, which was established in 1785 when Kentucky was still part of Virginia.įarmers shipped their whiskey in oak barrels, stamped from Bourbon County, down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. In the 1700s local farmers and frontiersmen found that converting corn and grains to whiskey was easier that getting crops to market over the narrow trails and steep mountains in the area. According to the Association, approximately 1.2 million people visited the distilleries in 2017, an increase from the prior year. In 1999 the Kentucky Distillers’ Association formed the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour to give visitors a firsthand look at the art and science of crafting bourbon and to educate the consumer about its history and tradition. ![]()
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