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Apr 23, 2013 | 04:29 AM

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Kentucky Bourbon Tours

Will be in the Lexington area for a couple days in June and looking for a good bourbon tour. Found a lot of mixed reviews on the net. Anyone been to one they would recommend.

Apr 23, 2013 | 07:02 AM

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Google the Bourbon trail...

Apr 23, 2013 | 11:24 AM

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Did that, just wondering if there are good tours worth going to and ones to avoid.

Apr 27, 2013 | 05:37 AM

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I ride the bourbon trail every year but haven't been to any others outside of those 7. If you want to hit just one then I recommend Woodford Reserves, I think its the best on the Lexington side followed closely by Wild Turkey. Those two are both real good tours. The one in downtown Lexington wasn't my favorite want wouldn't hit it unless you are getting the passport stamped. Its new this year and the second half of the tour is better than the first half but not my favorite. If you hit Wild Turkey then 4 Roses is only 8 miles away and at least go to the gift shop and get a taste. Never drank 4 Roses and was pleasantly surprised at how good it is.

Apr 27, 2013 | 11:19 AM

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I actually think the scenery around (and the grounds) of the distilleries, and the folks (tour guides and workers) is the best part of the tour.

We've only been to two distilleries (Woodford Reserve and Maker's Mark) but I enjoyed the Maker's Mark tour more, but probably because it was our first exposure to the process and they did provide a lot of interesting information about the process, as well as the historical beackground of bourbon.

Apr 27, 2013 | 11:25 AM

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I ride on some part of the bourbon everyday.As far as tours of the distillers woodford reserve is good and buffalo trace is tto although its not on the official tour list anymore.I have not toured wild turkey since they built the new facility but i have done some work in there and it is completly new and modern unlike something like makers mark which is old and historic landmark.

Apr 28, 2013 | 09:21 PM

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We were down there a few years ago and toured Makers Mark and Beam and stopped at the Heaven Hill visitor center in Bardstown. I would skip Beam if I went there again. Beam tour did not include the distillery but they did provide a sample of Booker at the end which I really didn't care for. As previously stated Makers Mark was a good tour. You see the whole process and can buy a small bottle, apply your own red wax and date your bottles. They gave us bourbon ***** at the end of the tour. Nice roads in the area to ride.

We camped in Bardstown and spent a few evenings at the Old Talbots Tavern at the center of town. They had about 80 different flavors of bourbon behind the bar. One of my favorites was Four Roses Single Barrel.

If you're into Civil War battlefields the one in Perryville is quite interesting and humbling. Perryville was not too far from Loretto where the Makers Mark distillery was located. There's also a museum in Bardstown with lots of artifacts.

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