The Bluegrass Region Course #254

1730 South Germantown Road,Germantown TN 38138

24 October, 2022

Description

Long Description / Summary: The “Bluegrass Region” is generally located in and around the City of Lexington, Kentucky. This region is known for being the oldest Bourbon making region in terms of having two very old distilleries. The Bluegrass Region incorporates the cities and towns of Frankfort, Kentucky; Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and Versailles, Kentucky in addition to Lexington. This region encompasses the area formerly known as “Bourbon County” before it was chopped up into 15 other counties within the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The “Bluegrass Region” includes four major, two medium and six craft distilleries within its radius. In Lexington is AllTech Distilling Company, home of Town Branch. Wilderness Trail is in Danville. Just 11 miles due east of Lexington in Versailles, Kentucky is Woodford Reserve Distillery, owned by beverage giant Brown-Forman. The oldest continually operated Bourbon Distillery in the world is the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, less than 25 miles northwest of Lexington. Wild Turkey Distillery and Four Roses Distillery are located in Lawrenceburg, about 20 miles due west of Lexington. The two medium distilleries are Wilderness Trail and Town Branch. There are also six small craft distilleries in and around Lexington that include: the James E. Pepper Distillery, Castle & Key Distillery, Glenn's Creek Distillery, Three Boys Farm Distillery, Barrel House Distillery, the Bluegrass Distillery, Hartsfield & Comp. and Kentucky Mist distilleries.