bjhowell Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Anyone done the tour at independent stave? Going to be in KYin a few weeks and was thinking of going. Anyone know how long the tour is? Just trying to plan out the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bllygthrd Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 We spent 3 hours at Independent Stave. The tour was somewhat "impromptu" ... which is not a negative. The people were great! They had us wait for the tour in the employee's lunch room ... there were windows where we could watch the "works" ... all the employees were friendly and seemed really pleased we were visiting. It was a totally enjoyable experience ... enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP12 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Highly recommended. You'll never look at a barrel the same way again after taking the tour. Not sure if they still require that you call/email ahead and schedule a tour. Book it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bllygthrd Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Forgot to mention ... no open toed shoes! Had to go buy my wife and daughter new shoes at Family Dollar so they could take the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhowell Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 I'll be up that way for the knob creek shoot, so this will be a good weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 The typical tour is 45-1 hour. Well worth it. I have done it a couple times and never booked ahead of time. Once I was by myself for the tour, another time there were 25 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_elliott Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Check it out on the web the tours are about 45 min to 1 hr long, very good. Seems to me they only give 2 tours a day. one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Like I said check their web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhowell Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Got it all booked. Figured I hit that in the morning and then run up to Makers Mark, then Barton and Willett. Nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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