by Don Williams | Sep 26, 2019 | Bourbon Travel, Distilleries
Inside the comfortable tasting room at Smooth Ambler. In West Virginia, an area where you can find white water and bourbon. A visit to Smooth Ambler Spirits is a journey worth making. We had heard and read good things about Smooth Ambler but never had the opportunity...
by Don Williams | Sep 12, 2019 | Bourbon Personalities, Distilleries, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
A swing outside of the Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Legend has it that a corsage that the beloved girlfriend of Paul Jones wore to a ball was the inspiration behind the iconic brand name. A corsage led to the naming of Four Roses bourbon but was...
by Don Williams | Aug 29, 2019 | Bourbon history, Distilleries, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
The wonderful grounds of Makers Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky Located in the town of Loretto, Kentucky is a location that has been contributing to the bourbon phenomenon, Makers Mark Distillery. Originally knows as Burks, this location also featured a gristmill...
by Don Williams | Aug 8, 2019 | Bourbon Travel, Distilleries, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County Kentucky. Woodford Reserve Distillery is a well known and frequently visited location in Woodford County Kentucky. brown Forman owns the distillery which features a wonderful campus of unique and historic buildings....
by Don Williams | Jul 25, 2019 | Bourbon Travel, Distilleries
Bardstown Kentucky is a quaint, historic town that is also home to the cutting edge Bardstown Bourbon Company. The contrast of historic buildings and old-time distilleries is now home to the modern, sophisticated distillery of the future. Bardstown Bourbon Company is...
by Don Williams | Jul 18, 2019 | Bourbon News, Bourbon Travel, Distilleries
You know the headline by now, a Jim Beam rick house filled with 45,000 barrels of bourbon was hit by lightning and burned to the ground, but just recently, we were at the site of the bourbon warehouse fire. Smoldering ruins of the Jim Beam Warehouse Fire. Note the Old...