Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary – Kentucky

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary is a daily itinerary guide for visiting distilleries
along with the Kentucky points of interest found in the same area!
Creating these itineraries requires a significant amount of time and effort,
so I really hope they assist you in your planning process.

• The distilleries are grouped together based on their opening days and locations, as they may vary.
  
• While some are open every day of the week, others have specific closed days.
  
• With a wide range of tours, tastings, classes, and events offered, we recommend checking out each distillery’s website to explore their unique offerings and choose what interests you. Make sure to also leave time for shopping at their stores.
  
• Tour lengths can range from 30 minutes to 4 hours for special events, so take into account how much time you want to spend at each location along with driving and mealtimes.
• Once you’ve made your reservations, you’re all set for a memorable distillery experience!

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Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary:
We began by settling down in Louisville overnight, using it as our home base.
The following itinerary plans provide options for up to nine days of exploring what Kentucky has to offer.

Side note: 4th STREET LIVE! in downtown Louisville has it all. Dining, Bars, and Entertainment. It is the place for nightlife!

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for a THURSDAY, FRIDAY, or SATURDAY

FRAZIER KENTUCKY HISTORY MUSEUM
Sign-up for The Great Louisville Hunt
Cost: $35 per family or group / $30 members
829 W. Main Street, Louisville, KY
Open: Monday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Closed: Tuesday & Wednesday
Tours & tastings are available.

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER MUSEUM
(see alternative activity is not interested)
800 West Main St., Louisville, KY
Open: 7 days/week, tours are available.

MITCHER’S FORT NELSON DISTILLERY TOUR & TASTING 
801 W. Main Street, Louisville, KY
Open: Tuesday – Sunday with limited daily tours. Times vary.
Closed: Monday.

Take some time to walk around downtown Louisville.
There are beautiful murals painted on walls throughout the town,
unusual buildings, stores, restaurants, just a lovely downtown area.

An alternative to Louisville Slugger Museum:
STITZEL-WELLER DISTILLERY
(15 minutes SW of Louisville)
3860 Fitzgerald Road, Louisville
Open: Wednesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm and Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
Closed: Monday & Tuesday
Tours and tastings available including a distillery block party, mixology class, and chocolate tasting.

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for Any Day TUESDAY – SATURDAY

OLD FORESTER DISTILLING CO. 
119 West Main Street, Louisville, KY
Open: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm,  Tours are 10am-4pm
Closed: Sunday & Monday

HISTORIC OLD LOUISVILLE
(see alternative choice if not interested)
Click here for a SELF GUIDED WALKING TOUR.
Visitor’s Center: 1340 S 4th Street, Louisville, KY
Tours are available.
Closed: Sunday & Monday

LUNCH – In Old Louisville.

RABBIT HOLE DISTILLERY 
711 E Jefferson St, Louisville, KY
Open: Tuesday – Saturday 10am–5pm, Tours are 10am-4pm
Closed: Sunday & Monday

THE BIG FOUR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
It’s time to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.
Why not take a stroll across the bridge into Indiana during the late afternoon?
You might even have the chance to witness a breathtaking sunset over the river. How amazing would that be!

An alternative to Old Louisville
BULLEIT DISTILLERY
(40 minutes east of Rabbit Hole)
3464 Benson Pike, Shelbyville, KY
Open: Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10:30am – 4pm and Sunday: 11am – 4pm
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
A variety of tours, tastings and classes.

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for Any Day MONDAY – SUNDAY (7 Days a Week)

EVAN WILLIAMS DISTILLERY 
528 W Main St, Louisville, KY
Open: 7 days/week with a variety of tours available.
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 11am – 5pm, Friday & Saturday: 10am – 5pm and Sunday: 1pm – 5pm

CHURCHILL DOWNS RACETRACK 
700 Central Ave, Louisville, KY (Only 15 minutes out of Louisville)

Guided Track Visit Times (Included with museum ticket.)
Daily, half past every hour, lasts approximately 25 minutes.
Open: Monday – Saturday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Sunday: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
A variety of other tours are also available.

LUNCH: DERBY CAFÉ & BOURBON BAR
Open: Monday – Saturday: 11 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
(Closed Sunday)

ANGEL’S ENVY DISTILLERY 
500 E Main St, Louisville, KY
Open: 7 days a week. Hours vary so check their website for current times.
Tours & Tastings available. Cocktail making classes are available check their website for dates and times.

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for Any Day WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY

MAKER’S MARK DISTILLERY at STAR HILL FARMS
(1 ¼ hour south of Louisville)
3350 Burks Spring Rd, Loretto, KY
Open: 7 days/week 9:30am – 5pm. The last tour is at 3:30pm.
Check out their website for some very unique tours.

LUNCH: TALBOTT’S TAVERN
107 W. Stephen Foster Ave., Bardstown, KY
Open: Sunday – Thursday: 11:00am – 8:00pm and Friday – Saturday: 11:00am – 9pm
This Historic Tavern opened in the 1700’s.

Bardstown is a lovely little historical town to walk around and take in the historical nature of the town.
There’s an original drug store with a luncheon counter still serving food you might enjoy as an alternative to Talbott’s Tavern. 

HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY 
1311 Gilkey Run Rd, Bardstown, KY
Open: 7 days/week. Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

A variety of specialized tastings are available.
No tours are available but you can create your own self guided tour of their lobby which you will find well worth the time.
There are several very informative displays documenting the history of Heaven Hill and their production of bourbon.
Afterward, head upstairs to sample some of their product at the bar.

JIM BEAM STILLHOUSE 
568 Happy Hollow Rd., Clermont, KY
Open: Wednesday – Sunday with a variety of tours available.
Closed: Monday & Tuesday.

LUNCH: KITCHEN TABLE RESTAURANT
Open: Wednesday – Saturday: 11am – 5pm and Sunday: 11am – 4pm

30 Minute drive back to Louisville.

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for Any Day THURSDAY, FRIDAY or SATURDAY

Here are some distilleries that you can visit to the west of Louisville!
Just keep in mind that they are located in a different time zone (CST).

GREEN RIVER DISTILLERY
(2 hours west of Louisville)
Kentucky’s 10th oldest distillery.
10 Distillery Rd., Owensboro, KY
Open: Mon-Fri: 9am to 4:30pm and Sat: 9am to 3:30pm (CST)
Closed: Sunday
Tours and tastings available and a cocktail class

THE BARD DISTILLERY
A Craft Distillery (1 hour south of Green River Distillery)
5080 Hwy. 175 South, Graham, KY
Open: Thursday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Closed: Monday – Wednesday
Tours and tastings available

BOUNDARY OAK DISTILLERY
A Craft Distillery (2 ½ hour drive from Bard or 1 ½ hours from Green River)
2000 Boundary Oak Dr., Radcliff, KY
Open: Monday – Saturday: 10am-6pm and Sunday: 12-5pm
Tours and tastings are available.

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for a Day Without A DISTILLERY (or maybe just one distillery)

Take this day trip and experience the time difference as you travel from CST to EST,
gaining an hour on your way there but then losing it on the way back.
And if you’re looking for a change of pace from visiting distilleries,
we have some fantastic alternative sites in store for you.
Although the drive may be longer, it’s also incredibly peaceful and offers stunning scenic views.

NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
(CST, not EST 1 hr. 45 min. SW of Louisville)
350 Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, KY
Open: Monday-Friday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM and Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Closed: Tuesdays in January and February
Tours available. Museum tours, Plant tours, and combo tickets for both.

LUNCH: STINGRAY GRILL
Open: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

MAMMOTH CAVE
(only 30 minutes NE from the Corvette Museum)
1 Mammoth Cave Parkway, Mammoth Cave, KY
Open: 7 days/week. Hours vary according to the season.
Several different tours are available. Check their website.

Just a short distance away from the usual route,
we made a quick stop at Lincoln’s birthplace before heading to the Corvette Museum.
And on our way back to Louisville, we swung by Lincoln’s boyhood home as well.
Located just a few miles from the main road.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S BIRTHPLACE
2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY

ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S BOYHOOD HOME AT KNOB CREEK
7120 Bardstown Road, Hodgenville, KY

It’s approximately a one hours drive back to Louisville.

As an alternative to any of the above:
GREEN RIVER DISTILLERY
(2 hours west of Louisville)
Kentucky’s 10th oldest distillery
10 Distillery Rd., Owensboro, KY
Open: Mon-Fri: 9am to 4:30pm and Sat: 9am to 3:30pm (CST)
Closed: Sunday
Tours and tastings available and a cocktail class

FYI
~ Louisville to Green River Distillery (2 hours) CST
~ Green River Distillery to the Corvette Museum (1 hour 15 minutes) CST
~ Green River Distillery to (1 hour 30 minutes) CST

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: Leaving Louisville
In the next leg of our journey, we had the pleasure of staying for two nights in Versailles, Kentucky.
This brought us even closer to a cluster of distilleries and other attractions that were on our must-visit list.

These plans consist of 3 days in this region.
However, don’t worry as these itineraries can still be easily accessed from Louisville –
just keep in mind it may take a bit longer on the road!

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for Any Day THURSDAY – SUNDAY

BULLEIT DISTILLERY
3464 Benson Pike, Shelbyville, KY
Open: Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10:30am – 4pm and Sunday: 11am – 4pm
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
A variety of tours and tastings and classes

WOODFORD RESERVE DISTILLERY
7785 McCracken Pike, Versailles, KY
Open: Wednesday – Sunday with a variety of tours available including a mixology class.
Closed: Monday & Tuesdays

FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY
1224 Bonds Mill Rd, Lawrenceburg, KY
Open: Wednesday – Saturday: 9am – 4pm and Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
Closed: Monday & Tuesday
A variety of tours are available.

An alternative to BULLEIT:
CASTLE & KEY DISTILLERY
A Craft Distillery
4445 McCracken Place, Frankfort, KY
Open: Thursday – Sunday with a variety of tours available.
Closed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for Any Day WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY

BUFFALO TRACE
113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY
Open: Monday – Saturday: 9am-5pm and Sunday: 11am – 5pm
A variety of tours are available.
If you’re unable to secure a tour, don’t worry! This destination is an absolute must-see, so be sure to add it to your list.

KEENELAND RACETRACK
4201 Versailles Rd., Lexington, KY
Hours vary: Different tours are available. Check their website for race times.
No racing on Monday & Tuesday
Such a gorgeous race track with a variety of dining options available.

TOWN BRANCH DISTILLERY
401 Cross St., Lexington, KY
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 9:30am – 5/5:30 pm and Sunday: 11:30am – 5 pm

DINNER SUGGESTION: THE KENTUCKY CASTLE
230 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY
Breakfast & Lunch: 8:30am – 1:00pm 7 days/week
Dinner: Sunday – Thursday: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Dinner: Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Tours are available.
We ate dinner here and it was superb! Service was excellent and food was delish.

Bourbon Trail Daily Itinerary: for Any Day WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY

LUX ROW DISTILLERS
(1 hour west of Lexington/40 minutes west of Versailles)
1 Lux Row, 3050 E John Rowan Blvd, Bardstown, KY
Open: Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Closed: Sunday & Monday
A variety of tours are available.

BARDSTOWN BOURBON COMPANY
(7 minutes from Lux)
1500 Parkway Dr., Bardstown, KY
Open: Wednesday – Saturday: 9am – 5pm and Sunday: 9am – 3pm
Closed: Monday & Tuesday
A variety of tours are available.

WILDERNESS TRAIL DISTILLERY
(50 minutes from Lux)
4095 Lebanon Rd, Danville, KY
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 9am – 5pm
Closed: Sunday & Monday
A tour and tasting is available.

DANVILLE, KY
This is the birthplace of Kentucky – where everything began. In order to establish Kentucky as a state, constitutional conventions took place at the Danville courthouse. And in 1792, all that hard work paid off when Kentucky officially became the 15th state. You can still visit Constitution Square in the downtown area today, where those important conventions were held, and you’ll also find some buildings of historic interest. Take a few minutes to walk around and experience history.
105 East Walnut Street, Danville, KY

PERRYVILLE
Only a short 15-minute drive north of Danville, lies the historic location of a crucial Civil War battle that marked a major turning point in Kentucky.
1825 Battlefield Rd, Perryville, KY
Open: Wednesday – Saturday: 10am – 3pm
Closed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

The drive is approximately one hour back to Lexington/40 minutes back to Versailles.

WILD TURKEY DISTILLERY – Temporarily Closed
1525 Tyrone Rd, Lawrenceburg, KY
As of January 2024 there are no tours or tastings are available. The visitor center is being updated. There is a pop-up store if you want to shop for Wild Turkey. But do check their website for an opening date.

Wow, what an action-packed 9 days filled with distillery visits, museum excursions, cave explorations,
and all-around amazing experiences! Happy trails to you!

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The KENTUCKY BOURBON TRAIL®
Kentucky Bourbon Trail ROADMAP.
Bourbon Trail DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARIES.
For those that want to know BOURBON TRIVIA.
Learn how to KENTUCKY BOURBON TRAIL LINGO!
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