Bourbon Tasting Experiences
FEATURED: OLD FORESTER DISTILLERY
Bourbon Tasting Experiences
Whether you're a seasoned bourbon connoisseur or just starting to explore this rich and flavorful spirit, the tasting experiences offer a diverse range of bourbon-related activities. Sample unique, bourbons and learn about the intricate art of whiskey-making from passionate experts. The ambiance of these bourbon-focused venues adds to the charm. We’ve listed many bourbon tasting experiences below that are sure to delight your palate and leave you with a deeper appreciation for this iconic American spirit.
These are regularly scheduled tasting experiences, so don’t forget to check our events calendar for special tasting opportunities and one-off events that you might otherwise miss.
A Tase of Lux Row
This 45 minute experience provides guests a background of Lux Row Distillers with an engaging guided tasting of our top brands. In addition to tasting the products, guests will also enjoy a chocolate pairing unique to Lux Row. This is a great experience for those not looking for a full distillery tour.
Lux Row Distillery
1 Lux Row, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA
A Taste of History
Learn about the past, present and future of bourbon in this in-depth tasting at the historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery. Your journey includes a tasting of Blade & Bow, the new I.W. Harper Cask, I.W. Harper 15 year*, Bulleit Single Barrel and Bulleit 10-Year.
Stitzel-Weller Distillery
3860 Fitzgerald Rd, Shively, KY 40216, USA
Barrel & Billets Custom Tasing Experience
Experience includes 6 award-winning bourbons to taste and blend. A 45-minute blending experience. Coaching from our team members. The option to purchase a bottle of your custom bourbon. Your bottle will be labeled and filled while you’re onsite. Name your recipe and have it printed on your label.
Barrel & Billets
800 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Beam Family Reserve Tasting
Join us for a premium whiskey tasting experience that explores the finest expressions from the James B. Beam Distilling Co. family of brands. You'll taste a pre-selected sampling of our most premium releases and other limited offerings based on availability. Our Bourbon Ambassador will guide you through the tasting, sharing insights into the history, production, and tasting notes of each whiskey.
James B. Beam Distilling
526 Happy Hollow Rd, Clermont, KY 40110, USA
Bottled-in-Bond Tour and Tasting
During this experience, you’ll learn about the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 and why we’re proud to be the #1 producer of Bottled-in-Bonds. You’ll also enjoy a tasting of four Bottled-in-Bond whiskeys while touring two of our bonded rickhouses. This tour and tasting includes a showing in the 1935 Distillery Theater and access to the self-guided exhibits.
Heaven Hill
1311 Gilkey Run Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA
Chocolate Tasting Experience
The guided tasting includes 5 different chocolates, specifically created for us by local chocolatier, Art Eatables. Each chocolate will accentuate certain characteristics of 3 liquids; Bulleit, I.W. Harper and Blade & Bow.
Stitzel-Weller Distillery
3860 Fitzgerald Rd, Shively, KY 40216, USA
Copper & King"s Rooftop Bar Tasting
Join the Copper & Kings Experience to see what makes us the most unique distillery in Bourbon Country. Guests will see the full production facility housing our beautiful copper pot stills and bottling line. We will also lead you through our Barrel Cellar where our spirits listen to curated music 24/7. You will then receive four samples from our core portfolio of innovative spirits during the educational tasting. We're already looking forward to your visit. Cheers!
Copper & King's
1121 East Washington Street, Louisville, KY, USA
John Shumake Whiskey Row Tasting Experiences
In his role as Whiskey Row’s Bourbon Ambassador, John Shumake provides bourbon tasting tours and experiences at various Whiskey Row establishments on Louisville’s Main Street District.
Whiskey Row Louisville
Kentucky Peerless Tasting
Kentucky Peerless offers complete guided whiskey-tasting experiences in which you’ll enjoy an interactive exploration of fine Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Rye Whiskey.
Kentucky Peerless Distilling
Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co, 120 N 10th St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Magic of the Mashbill Tasting
During this experience, you'll learn about five nationally acclaimed American Whiskeys, each from a different mashbill, in one of the iconic tasting rooms. The tasting includes a showing in the 1935 Distillery Theater and access to the self-guided exhibits.
Heaven Hill
1311 Gilkey Run Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA
Michter’s Fort Nelson Tour & Tasting
Here you will learn about all of the extra steps Michter’s takes throughout the whiskey production process to pursue our goal of producing the greatest American whiskey, from barreling at a lower entry proof, to toasting our barrels before charring and heat cycling our warehouses. Your tour will conclude with a guided tasting of six Michter’s expressions.
Michter’s Fort Nelson Distillery
801 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
New Beam Product Tasting
Experience our Newest Release with a unique tasting at The American Outpost visitor center - featuring a guided tasting and complimentary demo cocktail
James B. Beam Distilling
526 Happy Hollow Rd, Clermont, KY 40110, USA
Old Forester Tour and Tasting
In 1870, George Garvin Brown signed and sealed Old Forester with a promise: a guarantee of the finest quality and utmost consistency. Five generations and 150 years later, we’ve returned to Whiskey Row. On your tour, see fermentation, distillation, barrel making, maturation & bottling. Tasting rotation changes and includes (4) expressions.
Old Forester
119 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Overproof Tasting Experience
Step into our Guest House and enjoy an elevated flight of 5 of our exclusive bourbon, rye, & whiskeys, including a pour from at least one of our coveted cask strength bottles. This experience includes:
5 part tasting of our unique vintage bourbon, rye, and whiskey items, many including our award winning cask strength pours. History of our cult-favored brands and products. One take home souvenir.
Preservation Distillery
426 Sutherland Rd, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004, USA
Speakeasy Tasting Experience
The Speakeasy Tasting Experience transports you back in time to the 1930’s, celebrating the last days of Prohibition in Louisville. If you guess the secret entry password correctly, you’ll gain access to our very own Speakeasy. Once inside, you’ll learn about Prohibition and the city’s rich Whiskey heritage, while tasting 5 premium products from the Heaven Hill Distillery Whiskey portfolio.
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
528 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Straight From the Barrel
Have you ever tasted bourbon straight from the barrel? Sample up to four different whiskeys straight from the barrel in our Fermenter Bar. We give you a logo tasting glass that is your’s to keep. You will also have the opportunity to purchase a bottle if you’d like to take some home with you. This is a unique and fun experience no matter if you are by yourself or with a large group.
Watch Hill Proper
11201 River Beauty Loop, Prospect, KY 40059, USA
Taste the Finish
During this experience, enjoy an educational tasting that takes an in-depth look into our secondary finishing process with a taste of our ANGEL’S ENVY Bourbon Finished in Port Barrels, ANGEL’S ENVY Rye Finished in Rum Casks and ANGEL’S ENVY Single Barrel Bourbon Finished in Port Barrels.
Angel's Envy
500 East Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Tasting Room Destination & Retailer
This isn’t a museum. Nor is it a speakeasy. Revival merges Kentucky’s spirited history with a one-of-a-kind shopping and tasting experience. Our vintage bottle shop collection includes rare bourbons, scotch, brandy, tequila, rum and gins for purchase – and tasting! Are you ready to be moved by the spirits?
Revival Vintage Bottle Shop
5 East 8th Street, Covington, KY 41011, USA
The Whiskey Thief Uncut & Unfiltered Tour
Tour the still house, sampling up to five Bourbons and/or Whiskeys straight from the barrel, with the opportunity to ‘fill your own bottle.’ A visit to the gift shop afterward concludes the tour. (~45 mins). 1 appointment is needed per group, but each individual tasting and touring will need to pay $35 per person upon arrival. Please indicate the number of people in your group in the notes section.
Whiskey Thief Distilling
283 Crab Orchard Road, Frankfort, KY 40601, USA
Traditional Tour & Tasting
Go back in time to meet Kentucky's first licensed distiller, Evan Williams. Along the way, you will visit recreations of the Louisville wharf in the late 18th Century, as well as Whiskey Row along Main Street from the 1890’s through the present. You’ll learn how Heaven Hill’s modern Bernheim Distillery operates. Then, see a state-of-the-art, modern, operating distillery utilizing the same type of pot stills as the early Bourbon-making days. This tour will also include 4 product tastings.
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
528 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Whiskey Connoisseur Experience
During this experience, your host will discuss the unique characteristics of at least four of Heaven Hill’s premium or limited release American Whiskeys, focusing on the color, aroma, taste and finish. The tasting includes a showing in the 1935 Distillery Theater and access to the self-guided exhibits.
Heaven Hill
1311 Gilkey Run Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA
Yellowstone Hand-Picked Tasting
Taste the best of what we offer at Limestone Branch Distillery! Our Hand-Picked tasting experiences is about 30 minutes long and includes four expressions of our Yellowstone Single Barrels currently available in the gift shop. After the tasting, head out to the cutest warehouse in Kentucky to taste from one of our experimental 15 gallon barrels.
Limestone Branch Distillery
1280 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Lebanon, KY 40033, USA
You Do Bourbon
During this one-of-a-kind experience, you can taste different products specific to You Do Bourbon, choose your favorite, and then if you decide to purchase at an additional cost, you'll bottle and personalize it yourself. You'll also be able to explore the hands-on lab. The tasting includes a showing in the 1935 Distillery Theater and access to the self-guided exhibits. As an added bonus, for each bottle purchased, we’ll donate $5 to a local non-profit organization, up to $10,000.
Heaven Hill
1311 Gilkey Run Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA