Bluegrass Bourbons
Bourbon is an American whiskey which is barrel-aged and distilled mostly from corn. The invention of Bourbon is often credited to the frontier Baptist minister Elijah Craig. He was the first to age the distillation in charred oak casks which gives Bourbon its reddish color and distinct taste. In 1964 Pres. Lyndon Baines Johnson, with the support of the US Congress, declared Bourbon a "distinctive product of the United States". As you explore Bourbon Country you will notice there are six historic working distilleries within 25 miles of downtown Lexington. These distilleries are listed below:
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Woodford Reserve Distillery
The distillery itself is the oldest and smallest working bourbon distillery and a National Historic Landmark. Henry Clay was a friend and patron.
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Barrel House Distilling Company
Barrel House Distilling Company, is crafting its very own small batch Bourbon in the Old Pepper Distillery, but it probably won't be ready till 2014.
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Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace is the oldest continuously operating distillery in America, located in Frankfort, Kentucty, where the buffalo migration route crossed the Kentucky River.
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Wild Turkey Distillery
Wild Turkey is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey distilled and bottled by the Austin Nichols division of Campari Group. The distillery is located near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.
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Four Roses Distillery
It begins with a story of romance for a southern belle and turns into passion for a truly American whiskey.
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Town Branch Distillery
Distinctly a Bluegrass enterprise, built in Lexington's Bourbon district, the Alltech Company brings the Bourbon Trail to downtown Lexington.