The Bulleit Distilling Company

The Bulleit Distilling Company visitor experience is open and welcoming visitors. Another adventure on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail that you need to add to your list of must-visit locations. This facility blends a state of the art distillery with a warm and welcoming...

Growth of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

In 1999 the Kentucky Distillers Association formed the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and I wonder if they envisioned the impressive growth of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail? During 1999, the distilleries were producing approximately four hundred and fifty thousand barrels. The...

Bartender I Will Have a Horsefeather

Enjoying a Kentucky Mule in a traditional copper mug. I have spent some time in numerous bars, taverns, speakeasies, and quite frankly never heard the expression bartender I will have a Horsefeather. You see, I normally drink my bourbon neat and do not mix it very...

Plan on Visiting Kentucky Bourbon Country

I always get some version of the same question which is what distilleries we should see when we plan on visiting Kentucky bourbon country? There is no doubt that there are many different experiences out there.  So I will provide a general overview of different...

The Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Shively Kentucky

This visit to the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Shively Kentucky was long overdue.  Not only is the distillery historically significant but the selection of bourbons produced is worth a discussion. Stitzel-Weller Distillery was founded in 1935 and became known as the...