The Kentucky Bourbon Trail
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Woodford Reserve Bourbon Barrels in Storage
Traveling without over planning supports flexibility. This concept is described well by the character Rita from the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, when she wisely observed, "I just like to go with the flow. See where it leads me."
The fact that we try to remain fluid while traveling may come as a surprise to some of our friends and family because our jobs were to ensure projects were successfully planned and implemented as Project Managers. It's in our DNA.
When we arrived in Ohio to visit family and start our road trip, Jenn's brother Brent noted that we should visit the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. We hadn't planned on touring distilleries and tasting deliciously flavorful whiskeys, but heck, why not?!
While enjoying our drive down the historic Natchez Trace parkway towards Mississippi we texted Brent and asked if he and Bill (Jenn's stepdad) would like to meet us in Lexington? Brent responded quickly and volunteered to work out all of the details.
Brent planned an action-packed day of tours, including (in order) Four Roses, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve and Town Branch. We met Saturday and had an awesome time exploring the different distilleries while bonding over bourbon in the tasting rooms. After we finished the last tour, it was off to dinner and later that evening we played cards, shared jokes, and enjoyed a few more lively libations until late in the evening. It was a wonderful and memorable time!
The trip was fun and educational, and the scenery was beautiful. We highly recommend the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, especially when shared with likeminded friends and family.
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Reader Comments (3)
Is there a bourbon that compares with the golden maple flavor of Colorado Breckenridge Bourbon? What was the stand out for you? Armed with that information I will run..not walk to the store, buy the suggested bottle open, pour, add one ice cube lite a cigar and toast to you and Matt and to the road in front of you.
Please do not keep me waiting to long as it is almost Friday...
Richie Rich,
We tried several whiskeys that we knew would be enjoyable (like Woodford Reserve), but the most memorable one - the one we didn't expect - was Wild Turkey's Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel (~$50). We had always associated this specific distillery with bourbons that would be best used for mixed drinks, but Kentucky Spirit was a nice surprise and capable of competing against other top shelf selections. Give it a shot and let us know what you think.
This just went on the ol' Bucket List! Looks awesome.