Bardstown Bourbon Tours The Bourbon Capital of the World
Distilleries minutes apart, a walkable downtown and a day planned around both.
Bardstown calls itself the Bourbon Capital of the World, and it earns the name. Heaven Hill, Willett, Barton 1792, Lux Row and the Bardstown Bourbon Company are all within a few miles, and Maker's Mark and the James B. Beam Distilling Co. are a short drive away.
Between tastings, the town itself is worth the time: Court Square, the old stone Talbott Tavern and My Old Kentucky Home State Park on the edge of town. Each September the Kentucky Bourbon Festival fills the streets.
Bardstown · FAQ Good to Know
Bardstown and the county around it hold more distilleries within a short drive than almost anywhere, and bourbon has been made here since the late 1700s. The town took the title and hosts the Kentucky Bourbon Festival each September.
Two or three is comfortable. Heaven Hill, Willett and Barton 1792 are minutes apart, which leaves time for lunch downtown.
About 45 minutes south. It is an easy day trip, or a night if you want to stay in one of the town's historic inns.
Yes. Bardstown has historic inns and bed and breakfasts close to Court Square, so you can walk to dinner and start the next distillery morning early.