Lexington day 2

We had Monday free so we did some laundry and then set off for Bourbon trail. We drove over to Frankfort about 30 miles West and found the oldest continuous operating distillery in the US.

Buffalo Trace distillery is a historic landmark and one of the premier distillers of fine Bourbon in Kentucky.







The buildings date to the early 1800s. While they make some large quantity Bourbons they are known for their small lot single barrel Bourbons.

 This building houses their 6 millionth barrel of Buffalo Trace Bourbon. When they hit 7 million this barrel will be replaced and the contents of this  barrel will be sold and the proceeds given to charity.

We loved the look and feel of this place. Again so much history. During prohibition they were allowed to make whiskey for "medicinal" purposes. You needed a doctors prescription but that was no problem down here.



Just another example of what we found here. They are extremely proud of their heritage and the product they make. We did some tasting and I agree that what they do is exceptional.


Since Frankfort is the state capital we popped over to the building to look around and found it to be stunning. Back to Georgetown to finish errands and then off to Mammoth cave tomorrow.