As someone who has taken most of the tours on the bourbon trail, I would recommend the speak easy tour at Evan Williams if you plan on doing multiple tours because while most of the tours have their own unique information, for the most part all of the tours tell you the same information. The speakeasy tour at Evan Williams experience is one of the most memorable tours I have taken but I have to say I have never taken a bad tour at any of the bourbon distilleries I have visited. Also if you are looking for a smaller distillery to visit one of my favorites is Castle and Key. They have beautiful grounds and while they are fairly new so they don’t have any actual bourbons ready yet, their first batches will be ready in 2022 and while you wait their other spirits are some of the best!
What a great overview of the bourbon trail, quite an education into the history as well. Sales of bourbon declined every year from the 1970s through 2006, but then began a remarkable recovery and prosperity never seen before. Two things that contributed to that change is that the Kentucky legislature permitted sale and consumption of individual drinks at the distilleries, which had been forbidden, and they also allowed direct shipment of bourbon outside the state. Enjoyed the video.
I've lived in Indianapolis for 30 some years, and some of these places I've been wanting to go to. After watching your video, I'm even more determined to go. Thanks for the posting...
Just did the 4 Roses tour last week. It was pretty good, explains the whole process from grain delivery to shipping out for bottling ending with a nice tasting. They have very large brand NEW visitor center and gift shop now. Very nice.
Good info, I will go back and hit more when the virus is settled down. we went to Wild Turkey Sept of 2020. only place doing any kind of tour / tasting because of covid . I Was looking forward to meeting Jimmy Russel and have him sign a bottle of Russel reserve. They said they are keeping Jimmy out for his safety because he is 86. So we went to dinner at a local dive/diner. Guess who walked in Jimmy and his wife. Got a picture with him and spoke about bourbon as long as he wanted to until his dinner came. What a very nice gentlemen. He made my trip
A really informative and fun video. I had no idea there were so many distilleries and how much time it would take. I love learning the history of places as well. I would certainly vote for you to make a video on how to effectively plan your time to visit as many as possible.
Nice job on the video. My wife and I did 13 of the distilleries in Spring of 2019. I actually agree with most of your comments regarding each tour. The Four Roses tour is really good and you learn a lot. We actually did tours on all of the distilleries we visited, which may seem overwhelming, but we actually learned a lot of different things from each one.
Good video. As a proud Louisvillian, thanks for the straightforward portrayal of what we call bourbonism. I think the Four Roses building is beautiful on the outside, but the inside felt very industrial.
Neither my wife nor I drink...and yet we love these types of tours for the history. I watched this to compare what we saw/did with yours. We have not been to all of them, but like Maker's Mark, Jim Beam, and Four Roses tours the best. I would also recommend a tour of Jack Daniels Distillery in TN and for other "food" tours try the Tillamook Cheese Factory in OR, Tabasco Factory Tour in LA, and the Chocolate World in PA.
I never used to take these kinds of tours, but we went to Bushmills and Jamison when over in Ireland/Northern Ireland and now I want to visit them all! And now we can’t. Hopefully soon!
How fun! We did the trail 9 or 10 years ago. Stayed in a haunted house in Bardstown. Loved watching the ladies hand dip at Maker’s Mark! We also visited Heaven Hill, Jim Beam, Four Roses, Wild Turkey & Woodford Reserve. Loved Kentucky & The Bourbon Trail (and I don’t even like Bourbon) - gorgeous and fascinating history! We named our old Lab Lexie after Lexington, as we were driving by it when my friend was grabbing her out of the shelter for us...
Me and my wife will be going on the bourbon trail this coming May and I can't wait. Your video gave me goose bumps and made me feel like a kid at a candy store, thanks!
When things start to go back to normal come to Maine and do the Maine Beer Trail. We also have a bunch of new distilleries that have been popping up over the years.
Nice video, well done, many changes at some of those distilleries since Covid, Woodford now has 5 copper stills, Wild Turkey has renovated the tasting room and Wilderness Trail has expanded a lot too. Bourbon is booming at the moment !!
Great video. Very informative and to the point. Going to KY in October and I'll definitely be using this video as a guide while planning the trip! Cheers!
If anyone is close to Maker’s Mark distillery you can also tour the cooperage in Lebanon, KY and see how the barrels are made. Need reservations though.
This is part of what America is all about, our heritage, our unique inventions, in this care bourbon. This beautiful country never should have ever been shuttered. TIme to open everything, and keep it that way. This has hit the restaurant and spirits industry hard. Thanks for this video, I love how you highlight America off the beaten path.
Really enjoyed the entire video. A few weeks ago one of my best friends dropped into the Woodford Reserve property to pock up my favorite as a retirement gift: Woodford Double Oaked, and your video makes it even more special! Can't wait until I can personally tour myself.
This is great. Next time my friends suggest we go to Napa Valley California for a wine tasting tour I’m gonna say, “No! Let’s go to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail!”
Makes me want to take up pro‐drinking! But seriously...great video. I was born and move away at a young age in Southern Ohio but I have visited that area several times. However, I had no idea about these tours. It is now in my must see list in 2022 on our cross country retirement trip. Thanks!
Really like your channel and Dad is excellent! Very very interesting and great cinematography. I hope that after January 20th that your 2021 is brighter 🤗
While Willett Distillery might not be on the Bourbon Trail, the distillery is definitely worth a visit, and only a 3 minutes drive from Heaven Hill, so if you are going to Heaven Hill, you could easily go to Willett the same day.
A very enlighening video, really complete. I have this dream of visiting this area of USA, a distillery tour. I am looking for information about prices.
I have been to most of the distilleries and you missed some good ones. In Bardstown you should of stopped at Barton 1792, its a very old distillery and the tours were free, bud saddley they stopped giving tours several years ago. Also you missed Whillett and The Presevation distillery. Bulliet has a new distillery in which is very worthwhile. and just down the road from Woodford is Castle and Key and O.C.D. distillery. Then close to Shelbyville is Jeptha Creed . When I go I plan and make resevations for tours months in advance, and visit 3-4 a day.
That was a great video. I am planning to do it early next year. How many days do you think I should allow? I would like to see as many as possible. I'm retired and planning to use my RV for this adventure.
A friend of mine owns an antique store and a customer was buying stuff from him. The customer asked my friend if he buys things from customers. The answer was "Sometmes, just depends" My friend usually calls me first whe he gets new items in so I can have first choice to buy. Well, in this situation the customer brought in 5 boxes of liquor. The story goes like this. " The g's dad once owned a bar and passed away. So these bottles of liqor have been sitting and he wanted to get them out of the way" I went to look and asked what the price would be. I bought all 5 boxes. Once I got the boxes home it tured there is a unopen 1.5L of Scheneley American Whiskey (c.1964) and 10 boxes of Scheneley "Souvenir Six-Pac" - These are 6 different miniature 5.5 inch tall bottles with Scheneley's popular whiskey at the time. Has the tax stamp dated 1964---- unopned and never been touched. I know there are collectors out there looking for this stuff. The value of the souvenir boxes can not be found anywhere
Two years ago we did a trip to bardstown and Frankfort to visit some distilleries and had a great time. The one regret is that when we were in Louisville we wanted to go to michters right across the street from slugger museum and they are closed on Tuesdays😔
Yeah I tried in nov. they were all closed except for four roses. The gift shop was open but wouldn't or couldn't take cash cause of covid. They were the first one I stopped at. So I opted out hoping to find another. Oh well. Jim beams property is nice. Liked it best. Four roses was cool and the people were nice can understand the no cash policy to bad they were the first I tried and not the last
Bourbon tour! Don't really like the spirit but seems very interesting, I love going on tours of how things are made. Favorite so far is the Tillamook in OR and the Tabasco one in LA, would love to do the Ben and Jerry one but seems so out of place, and not sure worth a trip by itself to go all the way up to northeast, but going to try the Jelly Bean one this year. Wonder if they have one for KFC. Kentucky's greatest gift to the world!
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Haha hey I was your tour guide at Angels Envy. You can see my watch during the tasting scene. So glad you enjoyed it! Come back and see us
So awesome! Thanks for the great tour!
Please stop requiring tour to taste!
Adam. How much are tours? #handdippedwaxbottles. Yeeeeeeeeeeees!!! Fkfkfjc
I was there in October 2022. Absolutely great.
Buffalo Trace and makers Mark were absolutely beautiful and amazing and made my trip to Kentucky worth it all
As someone who has taken most of the tours on the bourbon trail, I would recommend the speak easy tour at Evan Williams if you plan on doing multiple tours because while most of the tours have their own unique information, for the most part all of the tours tell you the same information. The speakeasy tour at Evan Williams experience is one of the most memorable tours I have taken but I have to say I have never taken a bad tour at any of the bourbon distilleries I have visited. Also if you are looking for a smaller distillery to visit one of my favorites is Castle and Key. They have beautiful grounds and while they are fairly new so they don’t have any actual bourbons ready yet, their first batches will be ready in 2022 and while you wait their other spirits are some of the best!
I would agree this tour was something different. Entertaining.
I'm a whiskey/bourbon guy and have never been... But so badly want to. So I appreciate this video and the depth you took to explain it all!
Same! I am a bourbon fanatic and I haven't been to any of the distilleries! I say we get a random group together and go!
@@smashadams85100 that would be cool!! I'm in!
“We didn’t take the tour but we did do the bourbon tasting’
Glad to see someone has their priorities straight.
Great video!
What a great overview of the bourbon trail, quite an education into the history as well. Sales of bourbon declined every year from the 1970s through 2006, but then began a remarkable recovery and prosperity never seen before. Two things that contributed to that change is that the Kentucky legislature permitted sale and consumption of individual drinks at the distilleries, which had been forbidden, and they also allowed direct shipment of bourbon outside the state. Enjoyed the video.
The Bourbon Trail has been on my to-do for a while, after watching your video I am even more excited to go
Looking forward to doing this soon. Thank you for taking us along.
I've lived in Indianapolis for 30 some years, and some of these places I've been wanting to go to. After watching your video, I'm even more determined to go. Thanks for the posting...
Just did the 4 Roses tour last week. It was pretty good, explains the whole process from grain delivery to shipping out for bottling ending with a nice tasting. They have very large brand NEW visitor center and gift shop now. Very nice.
Good info, I will go back and hit more when the virus is settled down.
we went to Wild Turkey Sept of 2020. only place doing any kind of tour / tasting because of covid . I Was looking forward to meeting Jimmy Russel and have him sign a bottle of Russel reserve. They said they are keeping Jimmy out for his safety because he is 86. So we went to dinner at a local dive/diner. Guess who walked in Jimmy and his wife. Got a picture with him and spoke about bourbon as long as he wanted to until his dinner came. What a very nice gentlemen. He made my trip
What a way to spend a night glade you had fun
Great video . I am looking forward to taking the bourbon trail tour as soon as life gets back to normal as possible. Thanks for the virtual tour
No one does all your adventures better. You are the best!
Did many of the distillery’s shown, a must do for anyone that appreciates bourbon! 🥃😋
A really informative and fun video. I had no idea there were so many distilleries and how much time it would take. I love learning the history of places as well. I would certainly vote for you to make a video on how to effectively plan your time to visit as many as possible.
Nice job on the video. My wife and I did 13 of the distilleries in Spring of 2019. I actually agree with most of your comments regarding each tour. The Four Roses tour is really good and you learn a lot. We actually did tours on all of the distilleries we visited, which may seem overwhelming, but we actually learned a lot of different things from each one.
Four Roses was probably my second or third favorite actually, I enjoyed the ones that appeared very old.
I am planning a trip now and your video helped get my wife excited about going. Great videography showing the beautiful grounds and distilleries.
Good video. As a proud Louisvillian, thanks for the straightforward portrayal of what we call bourbonism. I think the Four Roses building is beautiful on the outside, but the inside felt very industrial.
Neither my wife nor I drink...and yet we love these types of tours for the history. I watched this to compare what we saw/did with yours. We have not been to all of them, but like Maker's Mark, Jim Beam, and Four Roses tours the best. I would also recommend a tour of Jack Daniels Distillery in TN and for other "food" tours try the Tillamook Cheese Factory in OR, Tabasco Factory Tour in LA, and the Chocolate World in PA.
I never used to take these kinds of tours, but we went to Bushmills and Jamison when over in Ireland/Northern Ireland and now I want to visit them all! And now we can’t. Hopefully soon!
How fun! We did the trail 9 or 10 years ago. Stayed in a haunted house in Bardstown. Loved watching the ladies hand dip at Maker’s Mark! We also visited Heaven Hill, Jim Beam, Four Roses, Wild Turkey & Woodford Reserve. Loved Kentucky & The Bourbon Trail (and I don’t even like Bourbon) - gorgeous and fascinating history! We named our old Lab Lexie after Lexington, as we were driving by it when my friend was grabbing her out of the shelter for us...
I am now hooked on your channel. You have the ability to make us feel like we are there with you
Toured Buffalo Trace in Dec. 2020. Outstanding, highly recommend it. I would like to hit Woodford and Angel Envy if ever out that way again.
Love it! Can wait to see next ep for planing the trip as I plan to follow you to visit KY
Me and my wife will be going on the bourbon trail this coming May and I can't wait. Your video gave me goose bumps and made me feel like a kid at a candy store, thanks!
When things start to go back to normal come to Maine and do the Maine Beer Trail. We also have a bunch of new distilleries that have been popping up over the years.
Great video as always! Glad you got to Old Forrester. It’s a truly underrated, really excellent whiskey.
Nice video, well done, many changes at some of those distilleries since Covid, Woodford now has 5 copper stills, Wild Turkey has renovated the tasting room and Wilderness Trail has expanded a lot too. Bourbon is booming at the moment !!
Absolutely loved this video. It was very helpful and well made.
Great video. Very informative and to the point. Going to KY in October and I'll definitely be using this video as a guide while planning the trip! Cheers!
I thought about this while driving through Kentucky! Fun trip in the future! Thanks for the video.
Prob will do this in 2022 once everything calms down and opens back up.
Thanks for sharing man. I love me some bourbon and seeing some footage of these tours were fun to watch
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment
Great overview! Heading there in April and this was helpful in downselecting which to see and tour.
You missed the best tasting in Louisville Peerless Distillery is an excellent experience
Really great video - thanks for putting it out there!
What a great tour. Thanks so much for this video.
Great video! 👍
Really like this trip. Always amazing. Super thanks!
Have to do this when the Pandemic is over good video 🏆
Yea for sure! Thanks for watching
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We just went in October and some of the distilleries were starting to open back up. Great video!
Our first bourbon tour was in 2009 and plan to do another. Thanks for the video and suggestions. We will definitely take your suggestions!
If anyone is close to Maker’s Mark distillery you can also tour the cooperage in Lebanon, KY and see how the barrels are made. Need reservations though.
This is part of what America is all about, our heritage, our unique inventions, in this care bourbon. This beautiful country never should have ever been shuttered. TIme to open everything, and keep it that way. This has hit the restaurant and spirits industry hard. Thanks for this video, I love how you highlight America off the beaten path.
Awesome video mate. Really informative and well put together.
The perfect way to end this week-end !!! Thanks you
Enjoy!
Great video!
Definitely sets a great example of what I should be working towards.
This is a much needed video. Thank you!
Great video as usual. I want to travel the Bourbon trail!😊
Wonderful video ,this makes me proud to be a Kentuckian... Thank you!
Our pleasure!
Thanks for putting my home state in the spotlight. Great job on this video and the one on Louisville.
Really enjoyed the entire video. A few weeks ago one of my best friends dropped into the Woodford Reserve property to pock up my favorite as a retirement gift: Woodford Double Oaked, and your video makes it even more special! Can't wait until I can personally tour myself.
I love Double Oaked!
It's a measure of how good these videos are, that I want to take the distilleries tour even though hard liquor makes me gag.
Thank you for the video , I'm planning a trip next yr and this helps a ton
What a great video! Thank you for sharing tips and tricks!
On my bucket list. Thank you.
This is great. Next time my friends suggest we go to Napa Valley California for a wine tasting tour I’m gonna say, “No! Let’s go to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail!”
Makes me want to take up pro‐drinking! But seriously...great video. I was born and move away at a young age in Southern Ohio but I have visited that area several times. However, I had no idea about these tours. It is now in my must see list in 2022 on our cross country retirement trip. Thanks!
Thank you for the great video I have several family there often try to catch a distillery when I'm in town
That is awesome! So many great ones!
Thank you for sharing this video
My hometown Bardstown, bourbon capital of the world!
That is a good trip Hope you had fun
🥂Happy New Year!🥂
Sweet video! We are headed back in May.
Really like your channel and Dad is excellent! Very very interesting and great cinematography.
I hope that after January 20th that your 2021 is brighter 🤗
Thank you very much! Appreciate your comment and looking forward to 2021!
Great job filming and editing this!
Great tour video. We were there several years ago, but planning to take our neighbors
That's awesome! I would love to go back as well
The Boundary Oak outside of Fort Knox is miltary themed. It s local still. On the craft trail, 10/10
Thank you for this video.
Thanks for the video. Great job..
While Willett Distillery might not be on the Bourbon Trail, the distillery is definitely worth a visit, and only a 3 minutes drive from Heaven Hill, so if you are going to Heaven Hill, you could easily go to Willett the same day.
Your are a natural at this!
A very enlighening video, really complete. I have this dream of visiting this area of USA, a distillery tour. I am looking for information about prices.
Great video! We plan on visiting this year! 🥃
Very interesting and informative video. Wonderful bit of history. Thank you. Tried to check out your gear shop site but it seems to be down.
I have been to most of the distilleries and you missed some good ones. In Bardstown you should of stopped at Barton 1792, its a very old distillery and the tours were free, bud saddley they stopped giving tours several years ago. Also you missed Whillett and The Presevation distillery.
Bulliet has a new distillery in which is very worthwhile. and just down the road from Woodford is Castle and Key and O.C.D. distillery. Then close to Shelbyville is Jeptha Creed . When I go I plan and make resevations for tours months in advance, and visit 3-4 a day.
Well done video. Thanks
That was a great video. I am planning to do it early next year. How many days do you think I should allow? I would like to see as many as possible. I'm retired and planning to use my RV for this adventure.
Willett in Bardstown is worthwhile too.
This was an awesome video! One day I'll make it down!
A plan your visit video would be great!!
Nice job. Had plans on doing this in late spring 2020, but plans changed.
Bourbon on the rocks , I L❤️VE IT
That looks very enjoyable!
It was!
Going on the trail next month, CAN'T WAIT!!!!! Are there any cigar bars you can recommend while out there doing tastings?
Thanks for a great video. Really well done👍👏🏻👏🏻🥃🥃
Hi, Thank you for a terrific video.
I knew someone named Arthur he loved that bourbon
Such a perfectly named channel :-). Great videos, really enjoy them...
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We absolutely loved Jim Beams tour. We liked it better than Jack Daniels in Tennessee.
A friend of mine owns an antique store and a customer was buying stuff from him. The customer asked my friend if he buys things from customers. The answer was "Sometmes, just depends"
My friend usually calls me first whe he gets new items in so I can have first choice to buy. Well, in this situation the customer brought in 5 boxes of liquor. The story goes like this. " The g's dad once owned a bar and passed away. So these bottles of liqor have been sitting and he wanted to get them out of the way"
I went to look and asked what the price would be. I bought all 5 boxes. Once I got the boxes home it tured there is a unopen 1.5L of Scheneley American Whiskey (c.1964) and 10 boxes of Scheneley "Souvenir Six-Pac" - These are 6 different miniature 5.5 inch tall bottles with Scheneley's popular whiskey at the time. Has the tax stamp dated 1964---- unopned and never been touched.
I know there are collectors out there looking for this stuff. The value of the souvenir boxes can not be found anywhere
Thanks, I love Kentucky Bourbon but an a real lightweight and could never tour/Taste more than 2 a day.
Two years ago we did a trip to bardstown and Frankfort to visit some distilleries and had a great time. The one regret is that when we were in Louisville we wanted to go to michters right across the street from slugger museum and they are closed on Tuesdays😔
The upstairs bar at Michters is also fantastic. If you come back this way, definitely check it out.
I'm planning to stay in Louisville but Woodford is the one I want to go to mostly. It's over an hour away from my hotel
Yeah I tried in nov. they were all closed except for four roses. The gift shop was open but wouldn't or couldn't take cash cause of covid. They were the first one I stopped at. So I opted out hoping to find another. Oh well. Jim beams property is nice. Liked it best. Four roses was cool and the people were nice can understand the no cash policy to bad they were the first I tried and not the last
very good video I will be doing this hopefully this summer 2021
Lots of great places to eat in Louisville too.
Bourbon tour! Don't really like the spirit but seems very interesting, I love going on tours of how things are made. Favorite so far is the Tillamook in OR and the Tabasco one in LA, would love to do the Ben and Jerry one but seems so out of place, and not sure worth a trip by itself to go all the way up to northeast, but going to try the Jelly Bean one this year. Wonder if they have one for KFC. Kentucky's greatest gift to the world!
I agree, it is a lot of fun to see how all of this is made! The Jelly Bean tour is a lot of fun, and I would love to do the Tabasco one someday!
Well done brother