We drove to Bardstown to a distillery. This is the heart of Kentucky bourbon country and there are numerous well known and lessor known manufacturers located in the area and they often provide tours. We chose Barton 1792 Distillery because the tour and the tasting were free. And recommended as well. Plus the company is not going to be doing tours after April so it seemed like the thing to do. It was. Our guide, Kyle was well informed and did a wonderful job on the tour that lasted nearly 90 minutes. It ended in a room were we were each given a sample of four kinds of bourbon, a chocolate and a souvenir. Did I mention it was free.
I had never tasted bourbon before and as you might expect I did not really like it. But I am glad to have tried it once. Once being the operative word here. The milk shake we had late afternoon from the local drug store soda fountain was much more to my taste. We also stopped briefly at the Lincoln Birthplace National Memorial. This is a NP unit that we have been to twice over the years.
The Moose is still holding out on me. He said I can have the code if everything goes well Friday. I don’t know what his cryptic message means but if he does, I will post the photos for Thursday and Friday late Friday. Not sure what his mood is this time. I will get to the story!
This is the still base it extends 70 feet.
This warehouse holds about 7.5 millions dollars of bourbon. It is seven stories tall. The top of the line bourbon is housed on levels 4 and 5, the lowest quality is on 1-3 and the medium is on floors 6 & 7. There are no glass on the windows nor light, heat or A/C. The process is from 3 to 12 years.