Kentucky Bourbon Trail: Old Taylor Distillery Exploration
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49 Ratings
Frankfort
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

This expedition provides an ideal opportunity to experience the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Joining this tour, you will experience a scenic water excursion, giving you a unique opportunity to observe the very locks that have facilitated the movement of voluminous quantities of bourbon throughout history. You’ll also enjoy a rare perspective of the distillery - from the water!

Post the river-view experience, we will head back to the distillery for the ‘Old Taylor Tour’. Walk through the legacy of bourbon with E.H. Taylor Jr., the pioneer who brought about transformation in the bourbon industry. Starting from the Old Taylor House, moving through to the OFC Building and OFC Fermenter #7, fondly known as “Old Taylor”, and eventually finishing at Warehouse C, you’ll get to observe both the remnants and preserved structures of Taylor’s magnus opus. Get to know about Taylor’s dedication towards utmost precision and purity in the bourbon production process, and understand how he moulded the industry as we know it today.

Please be aware that the tour path does incorporate stairs and will involve extensive walking. Therefore, we recommend that you wear appropriate footwear and comfortable clothes.

Location
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Great Buffalo Trace
Gift Shop
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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N219agkevinc
May 21, 2024
Kentucky Fun in the Sun - We had a great day of fun & history on the river! Captain's Nathan & Allison are great! This was our 2nd trip on the Bourbon Belle and we'll be back again!
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Jaysen_m
May 9, 2024
Awesome tour - Everything went perfectly we had a great river cruise and learned a lot about local history of the distillery and local area. Plus the distillery tour itself was awesome.
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Joanib480
May 5, 2024
Highly Recommend - The river tour was lovely. I enjoyed the commentary by our guide, Nelson. I learned a lot about Kentucky, bourbon, and the river. The pizza was delicious and made for a great lunch at the start of our boat tour. The tour at Buffalo Trace after the river tour was also enjoyable. We continued learning while enjoying our tour and tasting.
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Donna_c
Apr 24, 2024
No better way to see the river and learn a little history - We had an amazing boat tour with Captains Nathan and Allison. It was very relaxing and Captain Nathan was very informative with history and fun facts about the river, history and bourbon. Was a perfect prelude to the Buffalo Trace Tour! You don’t want to miss it!
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Angelpr3754rc
Apr 23, 2024
Spring Getaway - Excellent experience! Beautiful scenery, relaxing atmosphere, great company! The Captain and Tour Host was top notch! Highly recommended.
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Juanchoborda
Oct 31, 2023
A must do in Lexington! - We loved learning the history of Lexington and Bourbon!! We had a great time and the tour guides were excellent!!
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Susanfp2196gf
Oct 30, 2023
Glad we did this!! - Great time, weather, scenery. Tour guides were great! Highly recommend. The river and sights were spectacular.
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Jeffv477
Oct 28, 2023
Thats a "YUP" from Ontario Canada - Tour was informative and fun. Captain Nathan was super nice and knowledgeable. Had a great time. Would definitely do it again!!
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Marcay5111
Oct 25, 2023
A perfect and memorable experience - It was a beautiful fall sunny day. The whole experience was very educational and relaxing. Will definitely recommend to family and friends.
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R4669mulindad
May 1, 2024
Go with the flow tour - The tour was nice. The original boat we booked wasn't available and the replacement was much smaller. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and provided blankets since the weather wasn't cooperating. Would definitely recommend even with our boat change and cold weather.
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