Bourbon Capital Region by Whiskey University (food and tasting included!)

109 West Anderson Avenue,Knoxville TN 37917

26 May, 2022

Description

The “Bourbon Capital Region” is generally located in and around the City of Bardstown, Kentucky. The class includes 2.5 hours of instruction, 10 whiskey samples, and choice of salad, sandwich or flatbread (or two guests may share a charcuterie board). The “Bourbon Capital Region” is generally located in and around the City of Bardstown, Kentucky. This area is first to be recognized as an “established region” by association in the early 1950’s. It is the largest Bourbon making region by volume and also incorporates the the cities and towns of Clermont, Boston Loretto and Lebanon in addition to Bardstown. The “Bourbon Capital Region” includes eight major and medium distilleries and two other important facilities within its radius. In Bardstown itself you have Heaven Hill’s Bourbon Heritage Center, bottling facility and warehouses; the Barton/1792 Distillery; the Willett Distillery; the Bardstown Bourbon Company Distillery (which makes Bird Dog, Calumet, Lexington and Sam Houston) and the LuxRow Distillery. The Jim Beam Distillery in just outside Bardstown in Clermont which is located 14 miles northwest and the Booker Noe Distillery in Boston is located 10 miles due west of Bardstown. The Maker’s Mark Distillery is also outside of the City of Bardstown, located 14 miles southeast of Bardstown in Loretto and the bottling plant for Four Roses in Cox’s Creek, Kentucky is located just 5 miles due north of Bardstown. A little further away in the southeast direction is the Limestone Branch Distillery (which makes Yellowstone Bourbon and Minor Case Rye) located 23 milessoutheast in Lebanon, Kentucky.