The Kentucky Bourbon Trail: Craft Tour

The Craft Tour is one segment of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail that you won't want to miss. While many guests may be content grabbing a glass of Kentucky candy in the city, the Craft Tour will guide you a bit more off the beaten bath.

While you'll still experience the sweet and spicy bite of bourbon on the Craft Tour, you'll be doing so in more historical and remote locations. These distilleries each have a story, history, and beautiful scenery to admire as you roll through the Bluegrass hilltops. Craft the Craft Tour to your liking.

Willett Distillery

Address: 1869 Loretto Rd, Bardstown, KY
Hours: 10AM - 5:30PM

The Willett Distillery is located just outside of Louisville, KY. Its history as a distillery stretches back to the dawn of Kentucky itself. The Willett family moved to Nelson County in 1792, and started working on becoming master distillers. The whiskeys are family recipes and taste amazing, and the tour makes the nectar all the sweeter.

Nearby B&Bs
Bourbon Manor B&B
Red Rose Inn
Southern Grace B&B

Jeptha Creed Distillery

Address: 500 Gordon Ln, Shelbyville, KY
Hours: 11AM - 6PM

This is another family distillery that started back in the 1700s. Jeptha Creek Distillery creates the best bourbon, vodka, moonshine, and brandy one could ask for. With 64 acres to farm all the crops necessary for the drinks, a tasting experience here is bound to refresh you.

Nearby B&Bs
The Meeting House B&B
Pillow and Paddock Bed and Breakfast
The Inn at Spring Run Farm

Limestone Branch Distillery

Address: 1280 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Lebanon, KY
Hours: 9:30AM - 5PM

Discover the story of the Beam family—two brothers from seven generations ago who learned to make bourbon, and the family's kept it going ever since. The Yellowstone Whiskey's probably the most beloved thing on the menu here, and if you want something truly special you'll try the limited Edition Yellowstone Bourbon. The tours can give you a peek inside the bourbon-making process.

Nearby B&Bs
Maple Hill Manor
The Denny House
Springhill Winery and B&B
Lawrenceburg B&B

Casey Jones Distillery

Address: 2815 Witty Ln, Hopkinsville, KY
Hours: 10AM - 6PM

Though a bit more remote than some of the other distilleries, Casey Jones is a great place to spend an afternoon. Tastings are $5, and tours are only $10, so for a fairly small price you can expect some great drinks and an insider look at the industry's secret drink-making processes.

Nearby B&Bs
Ivy Manor Bed and Breakfast

Preservation Distillery

Address: 426 Sutherland Rd, Bardstown, KY
Hours: 10AM - 5:30PM

For one of the longer tasting tours and experiences in this list, you have to go to the Preservation Distillery. While more pricey, you'll get a full 50-70 minute walkthrough of a remote distillery that works hard to give its customers the best drinks possible. It started around 70 years ago, and has held strong ever since.

Nearby B&Bs
Maple Hill Manor
The Denny House
Springhill Winery and B&B
Lawrenceburg B&B

Kentucky Artisan Distillery

Address: 6230 Old Lagrange Rd, Crestwood, KY
Hours: 10AM - 4PM

Speak directly with the bourbon artists who make the drink you love! The Kentucky Artisan Distillery offers tours, tastings, and conversations with the people who have created drinks for decades. Top it with a side of homemade ice cream, and you've found a place anyone with a sweet tooth will adore. Drink Making isn't just a job, it's an art.

Nearby B&Bs
Pillow and Paddock Bed and Breakfast
The Inn at Spring Run Farm

New Riff Distillery

Address: 24 Distillery Way, Newport, KY
Hours: 11AM - 7PM

New Riff is a fun and classy place to get your bourbon bubbling! While New Riff doesn't have the same history that some of the other distilleries do, it does have fresh new takes on whiskey and bourbon that are seriously worth investigating. If you're up in northern Kentucky, you could do a lot worse than New Riff.

Nearby B&Bs
First Farm Inn
Side Saddle Inn
Moon River B&B
Market Street Inn

Neeley Family Distillery

Address: 4360 KY-1130, Sparta, KY
Hours: 11AM - 6PM

This conveniently located distillery is outside of Louisville, but is surrounded by the beautiful Eastern Kentucky Mountains. The Neeley Family Distillery is small, but has a lot of personality and is worth walking through if you're nearby. Each tour is $20 per person, but includes a tasting and a full hour behind the scenes.

Nearby B&Bs
First Farm Inn
Snug Hollow Farm B&B
The Denny House

MB Roland Distillery

Ivy Manor Bed and Breakfast
L&N Bed and Breakfast

For a more casual drinking experience on a small farm, MB Roland might be for you. It's in the southernmost part of Kentucky, and as such might not make sense to go to if you're up in Louisville or Lexington for a weekend. Mammoth Cave explorers may be interested, however!

Nearby B&Bs
Harmony House B&B
Grand Victorian Inn
Main Street B&B

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