A banana has 105 calories and a shot of bourbon has 70! Choose wisely. We depart Lexington with a well stocked bourbon bar. No bananas!
Our first stop was Castle and Key. Worth the stop for the beautiful castle distillery and grounds. But the tasting was your pick of one of their spirits and they were sold out of most. Built in 1887, it was abandoned in the 1970’s.
Falling into a huge state of disrepair, it was purchased in 2012 and brought back to its glory. They are pushing clear spirits to get product on the market. Because it does not require aging. They had a rye for sale. We didn’t care for it. Only place we didn’t purchase anything.
Next visited two incredibly small batch distilleries. First was Glenn’s Creek. The distiller was a no BS kind of guy who told his visitors to ignore all the bourbon marketing crap. He purchased a dilapidated Old Crow distillery and is making some very nice bourbon. We kind of broke the bank here! Nice stuff.
Jim Beam - aging warehouse
We finished the day at Three Boys Farm distillery. The original owner had three boys and gave up the business when his boys graduated and went to LSU. He decided to move back to Louisiana, also, but the name lives on. A Napa style tasting fee, but well worth the experience. Visitors taste directly from 5 barrels and you bottle and label your own bourbon. We experienced a Kentucky squall storm but they had live music to pass the time. Nice stop.
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