Bourbon Trail Tour Plan

[ThirstyinOhio]

5 of the 7 distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail charge. Four Roses and Wild Turkey do not. Wild Turkey is building a new visitor center. I would not be surprised if they start charging once complete. Barton and Buffalo Trace do not charge either.

You can visit 3 distilleries per day if you keep moving and grab lunch on the road. 2 per day would be much more relaxing if you have the time. Most tours are only available from 10:00am to 3:30 pm. Those 5+ hours disappear really fast when wandering around, taking photos, asking questions, sampling and checking out the gift shop.

I would also recommend visiting during the week. Weekends are very busy with visitors and several do not distill or bottle on the weekend.

Jim Beam offers a self guided tour that includes the tastings for free, so one could argue that 3 tours are free.

[VAGentleman]

You don't get to go inside and tour the actual distillery on the free tour though