Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/bourbon-whiskey

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Program to promote Kentucky Bourbon industry

Program to promote Kentucky Bourbon industry

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail, sometimes informally referred to as "the Bourbon Trail", is a program sponsored by the Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA) to promote the Bourbon whiskey industry in Kentucky. The KDA has registered the phrase "Kentucky Bourbon Trail" as a protected trademark.

History

The KDA launched the Kentucky Bourbon Trail program in 1999. At the time, it included seven of the eight distilleries in the region. In 2008, an eighth distillery, the Barton 1792 Distillery, joined the Trail program. However, the distillery was purchased by the Sazerac Company the following year, and Sazerac withdrew both the Barton 1792 Distillery and the Buffalo Trace Distillery from the KDA at the beginning of 2010. The two Sazerac distilleries continue to host public tours, and a Sazerac spokesperson stated they still feel they are "very much a part of the Bourbon Trail", but Sazerac wishes to promote its distilleries independent of the KDA.

In August 2012, the Town Branch Distillery was added to the trail, bringing the number of distilleries back to seven. The Heaven Hill Evan Williams distillery in Louisville was added in May 2013, expanding the primary tour program to include eight destinations. In 2014, The Bulleit Experience at Stitzel-Weller Distillery joined the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, raising the number to nine destinations. In June 2018, Old Forester opened an urban distillery in downtown Louisville and became a member of the Bourbon Trail. O.Z. Tyler Distillery in Owensboro joined the same month. In July 2018, the KDA announced that Lux Row Distillers would be added to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

In October 2012, the KDA announced that it would expand the Kentucky Bourbon Trail program to include a new "Craft Tour" of seven artisan distilleries. 2012 had the highest-ever rate of completion for participation in the trail. In December 2013, the Craft Tour added Danville's Wilderness Trail Distillery, thereby expanding to eight destinations. Several other distilleries have been added and the Bowling Green branch of Corsair Artisan Distillery closed on August 30, 2018, bringing the current number to 13 destinations on the Craft Tour.

The KDA opened an official welcome center for the Bourbon Trail in August 2018 at the Frazier History Museum in downtown Louisville.

Trail stops

| shape-color1=dark blue | shape-outline1=white | mark-coord1 = | mark-title1 = Michter's Distillery | mark-coord2 = | mark-title2 = Evan Williams Bourbon Experience | mark-coord3 = | mark-title3 = Old Forester Distilling Co. | mark-coord4 = | mark-title4 = Angel’s Envy Distilling | mark-coord5 = | mark-title5 = Rabbit Hole Distillery | mark-coord6 = | mark-title6 = Bulleit Distilling Co. | mark-coord7 = | mark-title7 = Stitzel-Weller Distillery | mark-coord8 = | mark-title8 = Green River Distilling | mark-coord9 = | mark-title9 = Heaven Hill | mark-coord10 = | mark-title10 = Lux Row | mark-coord11 = | mark-title11 = Bardstown Bourbon Company | mark-coord12 = | mark-title12 = Maker’s Mark Distillery | mark-coord13 = | mark-title13 = Jim Beam American Stillhouse | mark-coord14 = | mark-title14 = Wilderness Trail Distillery | mark-coord15 = | mark-title15 = Four Roses Distillery | mark-coord16 = | mark-title16 = Wild Turkey Distillery | mark-coord17 = | mark-title17 = Woodford Reserve Distillery | mark-coord18 = | mark-title18 = Town Branch Distillery | mark-coord19 = | mark-title19 = New Riff Distillery | mark-coord20 = | mark-title20 = Pensive Distilling Co | mark-coord21 = | mark-title21 = Second Sight Spirits | mark-coord22 = | mark-title22 = Augusta Distillery | mark-coord23 = | mark-title23 = Old Pogue Distillery | mark-coord24 = | mark-title24 = Boone County Distillery | mark-coord25 = | mark-title25 = Neeley Family Distillery | mark-coord26 = | mark-title26 = Kentucky Artisan Distillery | mark-coord27 = | mark-title27 = Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company | mark-coord28 = | mark-title28 = Cooper & Kings | mark-coord29 = | mark-title29 = Jeptha Creed Distillery | mark-coord30 = | mark-title30 = Willett Distillery | mark-coord31 = | mark-title31 = Preservation Distillery | mark-coord32 = | mark-title32 = Log Still Distillery | mark-coord33 = | mark-title33 = Limestone Branch Distillery | mark-coord34 = | mark-title34 = Boundary Oak | mark-coord35 = | mark-title35 = The Bard | mark-coord36 = | mark-title36 = Casey Jones | mark-coord37 = | mark-title37 = MB Roland Distillery | mark-coord38 = | mark-title38 = Dueling Grounds Distillery | mark-coord39 = | mark-title39 = Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. | mark-coord40 = | mark-title40 = Castle & Key Distillery | mark-coord41 = | mark-title41 = Barrel House Distilling Co. | mark-coord42 = | mark-title42 = RD1 Spirits | mark-coord43 = | mark-title43 = Fresh Bourbon | mark-coord44 = | mark-title44 = James E. Pepper | mark-coord45 = | mark-title45 = Bluegrass Distillers | mark-coord46 = | mark-title46 = Hartfield & Co. | auto-caption=1

Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery

, there are 46 stops on the Bourbon Trail.

There are 18 stops on the main Bourbon Trail, broken down into 4 "gateway cities": Bardstown Gateway, Lexington Gateway, Louisville Gateway, and Northern Kentucky Gateway. The 18 stops are:

Louisville

  • Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery in Louisville
  • Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in Louisville
  • Old Forester Distilling Co. in Louisville
  • Angel's Envy Distillery in Louisville
  • Rabbit Hole Distillery in Louisville
  • Bulleit Distilling Co. in Shelbyville
  • Bulleit Frontier Experience at the Stitzel–Weller Distillery in Louisville
  • Green River Distilling Co. in Owensboro, formerly known as O.Z. Tyler Distillery

Bardstown

  • Heaven Hill Visitor Center in Bardstown
  • Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown
  • Bardstown Bourbon Company in Bardstown
  • Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto
  • Jim Beam American Stillhouse in Clermont

Lexington

  • Wilderness Trail Distillery in Danville
  • Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg
  • Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg
  • Woodford Reserve Distillery near Versailles
  • Town Branch Distillery in Lexington

There are 28 stops on the Bourbon Trail "Craft Tour", broken down into 4 regions: Northern, Central, Western, and Bluegrass. The 28 stops are:

Northern Craft Tour

  • New Riff Distillery in Newport
  • Pensive Distilling Co in Newport
  • Second Sight Spirits in Ludlow
  • Augusta Distillery in Augusta, Kentucky
  • Old Pogue Distillery in Maysville
  • Boone County Distilling Co. in Boone County
  • Neeley Family Distillery in Sparta

Central Craft Tour

  • Kentucky Artisan Distillery in Crestwood
  • Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company in Louisville
  • Copper & Kings in Louisville
  • Jeptha Creed Distillery in Shelbyville
  • Willett Distillery in Bardstown
  • Preservation Distillery in Bardstown
  • Log Still Distillery in New Haven
  • Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon

Western Craft Tour

  • Boundary Oak in Radcliff
  • The Bard Distillery in Graham
  • Casey Jones in Hopkinsville
  • MB Roland Distillery, Pembroke (Christian County)
  • Dueling Grounds Distillery in Franklin

Bluegrass Craft Tour

  • Whiskey Thief Distilling Co. in Frankfort
  • Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort
  • Barrel House Distilling Co. in Lexington
  • RD1 Spirits in Lexington
  • Fresh Bourbon in Lexington
  • James E. Pepper in Lexington
  • Bluegrass Distillers in Lexington
  • Hartfield & Co. in Paris

Other stops

The B-Line, an official partner of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, is another organization promoting distilleries, bars, and restaurants in the Bourbon Trail that are in the Northern Gateway area.

  • Revival Vintage Bottle Shop in Covington

References

References

  1. Clark, Jayne. (April 29, 2004). "Sun shines bright on Kentucky bourbon". [[USA Today]].
  2. Warren, Jim. (August 28, 2008). "Distillery added to Bourbon Trail". [[Lexington Herald-Leader]].
  3. Patton, Janet. (February 5, 2010). "Buffalo Trace, Tom Moore leave distillers' group, Bourbon Trail". [[Lexington Herald-Leader]].
  4. Snyder, Chris. (August 16, 2012). "Alltech's Town Branch Distillery in Lexington added to Kentucky Bourbon Trail". Lexington Ace.
  5. (May 9, 2013). "Evan Williams Bourbon Experience joining the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour".
  6. (June 14, 2018). "Old Forester Makes Triumphant Return to Kentucky Bourbon Trail". [[Whisky Advocate]].
  7. (June 4, 2018). "O.Z. Tyler Joins the Kentucky Bourbon Trail - Owensboro Living".
  8. (July 2, 2018). "Lux Row Distillers Joins the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour".
  9. (October 12, 2012). "Bourbon Trail launches new tour of artisan distilleries". [[Lexington Herald-Leader]].
  10. (October 9, 2012). "Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour shatters completion record — with three months left to go".
  11. (December 5, 2013). "Kentucky's Next Craft Distillery: Wilderness Trace in Danville".
  12. "Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour – Kentucky Bourbon Trail".
  13. Autry, Lisa. "Bowling Green Distillery Closing After a Decade in Business".
  14. (August 30, 2018). "Kentucky Bourbon Trail Welcome Center opens at the Frazier History Museum".
  15. "Map".
  16. Schreiner, Bruce. (June 2016). "Kentucky Bourbon Trail Expands to Include Stop in Downtown Louisville".
  17. "Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour".
  18. (January 20, 2024). "The B Line".
  19. "Map".
  20. (January 20, 2024). "Visit the B-Line in Northern Kentucky".
  21. (June 20, 2023). "Five New Stops Added to The B-Line®".
  22. Barrier, Katherine. (June 14, 2023). "The B-Line Celebrates National Bourbon Day By Adding Five New Stops Along The Trail".
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

bourbon-whiskey tourism-in-kentucky 1999-establishments-in-kentucky heritage-trails whisky-trails tourism-in-louisville,-kentucky
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Kentucky Bourbon Trail — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report