After a busy first three distilleries on a guided tour, we decided to head out and explore on our own. Buffalo Trace used to be on the official trail, but it isn’t anymore. We went anyway early in the morning to check out their delicious libations. Then we headed out to another official stop in Lexington and included a tour of their brewery as well. Town Branch was the most modern facility on the tour, but it was well worth the trip. I doesn’t have the charm of a 150 year old distillery, but it was a really great tour and our host, Steve, was hilarious. Then we headed back to downtown Louisville to go on the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience tour, which is kind of like Disney for bourbon drinkers.
We had vegan chilli dogs and cole slaw for dinner like true Americans at the local ice cream stand
Then we watched some fireworks with our new friends (our hosts from BnB and their chickens) while sipping bourbon on the back porch until the middle of the night, and lit off some of our own.
We really couldn’t have planned for a better Independence Day than they way this trip turned out. We got to see a ton of distilleries by this point, met some great people and hung out at a bunch of local places, and met some really great people. And got to blow shit up drunk in the middle of Louisville. Can’t wait to go back.
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