Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Whiskey Row, Downtown Louisville
A downtown tasting that fits an afternoon, with dinner and a driver arranged around it.
The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience sits on West Main Street on Whiskey Row, a few blocks from the riverfront. It is named for Evan Williams, often credited as Kentucky's first commercial distiller, and inside is a small working distillery and tasting rooms run by Heaven Hill.
Because it is downtown, it is the easiest distillery visit to fit into a busy trip. Walk from your hotel, add Old Forester or Michter's a short walk away, and keep the evening for dinner.
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience · FAQ Good to Know
On West Main Street in downtown Louisville, part of the stretch known as Whiskey Row. Most downtown hotels are a short walk or a few minutes by car.
Plan on about an hour for a tour and tasting. That leaves room for a second distillery and dinner the same evening.
Yes. Evan Williams, Old Forester, Michter's Fort Nelson and Angel's Envy are all on or near Main Street. We space the tours so the day has room to breathe and arrange a driver so nobody has to keep count.
Yes. Everything is indoors on Main Street, which makes it one of the best bourbon plans for bad weather, with more of Whiskey Row a short walk away.
Madeline & Mose is an independent Louisville concierge. Tours at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience are run and priced by the distillery under its own policies; we reserve them for you and plan the day around them. Evan Williams Bourbon Experience is a trademark of its owner.