08-31-2021, 07:08 PM
(05-17-2021, 05:48 PM)Donnyho Wrote: So it’s not a bottle, but I booked a trip down on the bourbon trail for August. We were going to do it last September for my 40th, but for obvious reasons we couldn’t.
Log Still Distillery is really trying to make a more unique distillery experience and one of the cooler things they currently have is a bed & breakfast and a cottage. We booked the cottage for the weekend (myself, my wife and two of our friends). The Maker’s Mark Whiskey Drop program includes a “private VIP tour and tasting”, so we’re going to get that in and we booked the Honey Spot Barrel Thieving experience at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Finishing up the day with dinner at The Kitchen at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Depending on time we might hit up Willett as well.
Should be a good time (and I’m hoping they’ll let us take a peek at the Whiskey Library )
Went on this trip over the weekend and it was a lot of fun. The tour at Maker’s ended up being a regular tour, but that’s not a big deal. We booked the “Whiskey connoisseur” experience at Heaven Hill and it was fantastic. We got to try Elijah Craig toasted barrel, Henry McKinna, Elijah Craig barrel proof and the new Parker's Heritage that releases next month (which is legitimately amazing). Then we went to the Honey Spot Barrel Thieving which was really interesting.
When we were at dinner, I ordered a pour of a 1966 Heaven Hill from the Whiskey Library and it’s very high up on the “best bourbon I’ve ever had” list. Food was great and our server overheard someone say we were there for my birthday so we got free cake. Then we went to see the Whiskey Library. It is phenomenal. Legit amazing. I’m going to try to talk my wife into going down there next year and doing the “Taste of Whiskey History” where you do a flight of 3 bottles in the Library, starting at the low, low price of $250.
And the cottage at Log Still was fantastic. We didn’t know this, but we also got breakfast at the bed & breakfast that’s also on property. What they’re doing there is the future of bourbon tourism. It’s really cool and I can’t recommend it enough.
