HEAVEN HILL BOURBON EXPERIENCE , Bardstown Forty-five minutes of pure bliss for your taste buds make up The Whiskey Connoisseur Tasting Experience at the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience. Taste five bourbons and whiskeys from the distillery’s award-winning portfolio, followed by a self-guided tour of the Heaven Hill Gallery and 1935 Distillery Theater. THE OLD POGUE EXPERIENCE , Maysville Read up on the 1791 Whiskey Tax Act Rebellion in the Bourbon History Gal-leries at The Old Pogue Experience tasting room at the Kentucky Gateway Center. Then, savor an optional tasting of an original Kentucky bourbon — Old Pogue Master’s Select. WOODFORD RESERVE , Versailles HARTFIELD & CO. , Paris Join the team at Hartfield & Co. for a “Day as a Distiller,” working in production, learning about the whiskey-making process and drink-ing some spirits on this one-of-a-kind adventure, which also includes a bottle of Hartfield & Co. bourbon, engraved barrel stave and branded T-shirt. On this Woodford Reserve exclu-sive, join Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris and/or Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall for a two-hour, behind-the-scenes VIP Master Distiller Tour Experience that features a Family of Brands tasting and includes a limited-edition bottle. You’ve Gotta See This! BOURBON BOAT – THE OLD TAYLOR TOUR , Frankfort SCAN FOR MORE ON KENTUCKY BOURBON & SPIRITS “The nation’s only boat-based bourbon tour” and the Father of the Modern Bourbon Industry join forces for the four-hour Kentucky River Tours’ Bourbon Boat – The Old Taylor Tour, featuring a history tour on the Kentucky River, tour and tasting at Buffalo Trace Distillery and barbecue lunch. Photos from top: Purple Toad Winery and Distillery, Paducah; Bourbon Boat – The Old Taylor Tour, Frankfort Kentuckytourism.com/bourbon 29
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