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Feb 8, 2011 | 01:17 PM

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monkey sammich

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I could have spent an entire day and never left the distillery. There's also the small shops in the town to enjoy and some pretty good riding scenery outside of town.

Feb 8, 2011 | 06:08 PM

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We want to do the Ky Bourbon Trail....http://www.kybourbontrail.com/ on our way to Lynchburg....

Feb 9, 2011 | 09:01 AM

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Nice. That looks awesome. Im gonna keep that In mind for another trip. Where would you be coming from?

Feb 9, 2011 | 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by glideridemike

We want to do the Ky Bourbon Trail....http://www.kybourbontrail.com/ on our way to Lynchburg....

Very cool.

We are planning a ride from Ohio to Birmingham, AL to visit the Barber Sports Museum. The first night to Louisville, KY and then from there to Birmingham. The kybourbontrail including Jack Daniels in Lynchburg JUST MIGHT WORK for the great day of riding and touring a distilliery or two.

Thanks for the idea -

RIDE ON.........(it is 10 degrees here right now with about 3 feet of snow on the ground - DAMN)

BTW - here is the Museum link - http://barbermuseum.org/

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Feb 9, 2011 | 11:34 AM

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glideridemike

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We're going to ride down from Circleville, Ohio. Like to stop in Rabbitt Hash Ky when we go thru

http://www.rabbithashusa.com/

Feb 9, 2011 | 02:09 PM

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Before you ride the KYbourbon trail you need to do a little research if time is an issue. I have done the trail and had a great time. Some of the disterilleries have specific times and open at strange times. Nothing worse than riding up and wasting your time because you missed the tour. Also 3 of the disterillies are close together and then you ride about an hour to another three. One set of three is closed to Lexington while the other three further west. Four Roses was a great tour and not much of a wait. Had to wait at Wild Turkey because they are on a time schedule. Wild Turkey's tour is okay. Windford Reserve was also a great tour not much of a wait. Jim Beam and Heavens Hill was okay. Jim Beam and Heavens Hill did not allow you to go into the disterillery. Makers Mark was also very good.

If I was going back I rate them in this order. Makers Mark, Four Roses, Windford Reserve, Wild Turkey, Heavens Hill, and then Jim Beam.

Buffalo Trace is another good stop. It is not on the bourbon trail but it is in Frankfort.

One last thing is the riding through Kentucky and Tennessee. You are definitely missing out if you take the interstate.

Feb 9, 2011 | 02:42 PM

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From what I read, some are in dry countys, like Jack Daniels, too.

Years back my bro in law went to the JD tour. Said he was at the end of the line and got to talking to a gentleman there, an employee. This guy took him off the tour route for a few minutes to show him some of the old wooden kegs that had been used. The guy supposedly let him smell the wood. Must have been pretty impressive. He then let Mick taste a cork or a barrel plug that had come off a barrel that hadn't been sitting too long. Guess it tasted like ****....lol

I also was watching a show that went into one of the bourbon distilleries, I think Windford. The guy there showed a big room where they stacked their barrels, all dated, sitting to age. They let theirs sit for 10 years before bottling. Said they had made some special run of whiskey that had been aging for a long time. It had been mixed differently and was supposed to be a real delux blend, limited edition. Man would I love to get my hands on a bottle of that!

Feb 9, 2011 | 06:08 PM

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I believe Jack Daniels will not allow you to sample their whiskey anymore. All the ones we visited in Kentucky gave us pleanty to sample. Most places allowed us to sample up to 3 of their products.

Funny you talk about the 10 year old barrels. Heavens Hill had some barrels that were forgotten about and we got to sample those. They were 23 years old.