Heaven Hill Distilleries
Bourbon Heritage Center
Through interactive exhibits explore the birth of bourbon, the role of whiskey-making pioneers and the bourbon-making process. View the "Portrait of Heaven Hill" movie, tour a rickhouse, and enjoy a tutored bourbon tasting. Create a keepsake personalized bottle. 1311 Gilkey Run Road, Bardstown, 502-337-1000.

Jim Beam American Outpost
Learn about six generations of Beam distillers. Visit the home that Jim Beam's son, T. Jeremiah Beam, built in 1911, view an authentic moonshine still believed to be the oldest in America, and learn about barrel making at the cooperage museum. Clermont, 502-543-9877.

Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Each September Bardstown plays host to this celebration for the ages. The six-day festival is highlighted by bourbon tastings, black-tie affairs, arts & crafts, bourbon-related cooking schools and contests, and plenty of good music for everyone. One Court Square, Bardstown, 502-348-3623.

Maker's Mark Distillery
Tour this lovingly restored distillery, now a National Landmark. Your behind-the-scenes look at this operating distillery takes you through the bourbon-making process from beginning to end. Dip your own bottle into the famous red wax. Loretto, 270-865-2099.

The Oscar Getz Museum
of Whiskey History
A 50-year collection of rare whiskey artifacts dating from pre-colonial days to post-Prohibition days. The museum features rare antique bottles, a moonshine still, advertising art, novelty whiskey containers. A definite stop for bourbon enthusiasts. 114 North Fifth Street, Bardstown, 502-348-2999.

Chapeze House
Experience Kentucky and Bardstown hospitality at its finest at this charming historic home. Enjoy bourbon and fine food tastings at the home of the Kentucky Bourbon Cooking School and the Kentucky Bourbon Society. 107 East Stephen Foster, Bardstown, 502-349-0127; 800-704-4917.

Other Area Distilleries and Bourbon-Related Attractions

Barton Brands. Bardstown, 502-348-3991
Four Roses Distillery. Lawrenceburg, 502-839-3436
Blanton's Distillery. Frankfort, 502-223-9874
Brown-Forman. Louisville, 502-774-7000
Buffalo Trace Distillery. Frankfort, 502-696-5926
Heartland of KY Decanters and Steins. Lebanon Junction
Wild Turkey Distillery, Lawrenceburg, 502-839-4544

Additional Links

- Malt Advocate Whisky Magazine
- Whiskey Magazine
- www.straightbourbon.com