2 Little Chiefs: The Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Friday, October 19, 2018

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Brandon has wanted to see Bourbon country for quite some years and we finally made it happen this fall. We started in Louisville and made our way to Lexington and back over the course of a long weekend.

The Red Yeti, the first evenings dining

Kentucky Artisan Distillery - Jefferson's Ocean was our first stop

It was a group of only 12 and it was the smallest tour we did, but none the less a great way to start.

Buffalo Trace was next

Wild Turkey - where our tour guide used the term "crap human" when referring to herself. Our advice, skip the tour , get a drink at the bar and enjoy the beautiful view

Lively bunch at the Wild Turkey tasting!

The view was awesome. The taller bridge is no longer used, expect by some guys who bought it to bungee jump off of!

We started Saturday morning at Woodford Reserve. The most expensive, crowded, least bourbon sampled at the sampling AND our favorite tour!! It happened to be the final day of the 2018 Bourbon Chase, which is a cross country run across bourbon country through different distilleries. We happened to be at Woodford as they were passing through, thus making it crowded. The tour guide we had was the best and truly made the tour. Two thumbs up for Woodford.

This was also our first bourbon ball of the trip...there is no going back!

Next was Maker's Mark. This was special because Tim's barrel had recently been bottled so we all had plenty of bottles to dip! Really a pretty facility. By this time we could probably give the tour :) But they get the highest score the best art.

A barrel house...you've seen one you've seen them all. I don't need to spend a lot of time in these buildings, as the thought of their collapsing made me very nervous!

The moment right after our tour guide announced that they have first responders on campus and then an employee lost control of a golf cart and busted through a fence...first responders were called!