Beer flight. Buffalo Trace Distillery Frankfort The most award-winning distillery in Kentucky offers several one-hour, irresistibly themed tours: Trace Tour, the insider’s Hard Hat Tour, National Historic Landmark Tour (focusing on the years between 1933-1953), Bourbon Barrel Tour and Ghost Tour. 502-696-5926 www.buffalotracedistillery.com Best Bluegrass Bottles & Brews Quench your thirst at these spots offering Kentucky-crafted libations. BEER Beer Engine, Danville Taste tradition and history at Kentucky’s smallest brewery. 859-209-4211 http:/ /bity.ly/2fRvJ4b Buffalo Trace, Frankfort. Jim Beam American Stillhouse Clermont Slip Behind the Beam for this private insider’s tour with 7th generation Master Distiller Fred Noe, featuring a bourbon-inspired lunch, barrel thieving, a guided tasting, commemorative bottle and storytime with the great-grandson of Jim Beam. 502-543-9877 www.jimbeam.com Bluegrass Brewing Co., Louisville Beer aged in bourbon barrels. You’re welcome. 502-899-7070 www.bbcbrew.com The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Louisville Journey back to where and when it all began — 1783 on Whiskey Row very near the same spot as the original distillery created by the legendary Evan Williams, Kentucky’s first commercial distiller. The Speakeasy and Mad Men-themed tasting room make this immersive experience unforgettable. 502-272-2611 www.evanwilliams.com Braxton Brewery, Covington “Lift one to life” in the taproom of the future. 859-261-5600 www.braxtonbrewing.com Brewgrass Trail, Lexington Can’t quaff enough craft beer? Follow this trail through Lexington! 859-233-7299 www.visitlex.com/flavors/brewgrass-trail Maker’s Mark Loretto Want to see what most miss on their distillery tour? Book Beyond the Mark, an exclusive two-hour bourbon experience. Comfy clothing and closed-toe shoes are required as you veer way off the standard tour, climbing stairs and walking into the inner workings of the oldest operating distillery on its original site. This tour includes a set of wax-dipped rocks glasses. 270-865-2881 www.makersmark.com WINE First Vineyard, Nicholasville Here is the birthplace of the U.S. commercial wine industry. 859-885-9359 www.firstvineyard.net Wild Turkey Lawrenceburg A 90-minute VIP tour includes the distillery, sensory lab, cistern room, dump room, packaging and warehouse, and concludes at the award-winning visitor center, an architectural marvel offering sweeping views of rolling countryside and the Kentucky River. Tour includes a branded rocks glass to take home. 502-839-2182 www.wildturkeybourbon.com Smith-Berry Vineyard and Winery, New Castle Enjoy summertime vineyard dinner concerts. 888-845-7091 www.smithberrywinery.com SPIRITS Copper and Kings American Brandy, Louisville Spirits aged to rock 'n' roll. 502-561-0267 www.copperandkings.com Dueling Barrels Brewing & Distilling Co., Pikeville Beer and spirits, including legal moonshine, in Hatfield and McCoy stomping grounds. Opening in spring 2017. 859-885-9613 www.duelingbarrels.com SHARE YOUR PHOTOS instagram/kentuckytourism Limestone Branch Distillery, Lebanon 105-proof Yellowstone Whiskey. MoonPie Moonshine. Enough said. 270-699-9004 www.limestonebranch.com Second Sight Spirits, Ludlow Taste handcrafted rum at this artisan distillery. 702-510-6075 www.secondsightspirits.com For more, visit KentuckyTourism.com and click on Do/Bourbon Country! Above, left to right: Maker's Mark, Loretto; Jim Beam, Clermont. kentuckytourism.com 13
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