08-16-2022, 03:58 PM
Finally made my first trip to bourbon country this past weekend. Buffalo Trace, Glenn Creek, Castle and Key (most beautiful grounds and most interesting cocktails), Woodford Reserve and Four Roses. Just stuck to the Lexington-ish area this time around but had a great time. Beautiful countryside. BT was the only place we did a tour (even saw Freddie as he passed us on our way out of the Blantons bottling building), and got tastings at a couple of others.
The one thing I really wish is that these distilleries were able to sell bottles without going through the full multi-tier distribution mess, so you could get more interesting bottles onsite without the hassle. But still a lot of fun to visit these places in person after drinking their juice for so many years. Next time I want to visit the Bardstown area and possible Louisville.
On another note... My boss has been hassling me for months about trying Yellowstone, so I finally opened a bottle just before my trip. It wasn't my favorite. Need to go back and give it another try this week as I find whiskey is sometimes finicky on that first taste for me, trying to get my benchmark.
The one thing I really wish is that these distilleries were able to sell bottles without going through the full multi-tier distribution mess, so you could get more interesting bottles onsite without the hassle. But still a lot of fun to visit these places in person after drinking their juice for so many years. Next time I want to visit the Bardstown area and possible Louisville.
On another note... My boss has been hassling me for months about trying Yellowstone, so I finally opened a bottle just before my trip. It wasn't my favorite. Need to go back and give it another try this week as I find whiskey is sometimes finicky on that first taste for me, trying to get my benchmark.
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