Bourbon Trail

We are coming to Kentucky in April for a bachelor%26#39;s party. We want to do some/all of the bourbon trail, but also experience some night life. Would it be best to stay in Louisville or Lexington? Also which distilleries would be best to go to?

Thanks

Bourbon Trail

I%26#39;m just going to make a very uneducated reply here because I don%26#39;t drink bourbon, but here%26#39;s what I%26#39;d do:

Prior to the trip, have a bourbon tasting party. Then pick your top 3 bourbons and plan your trip based around them. If two of your top three are closer to Louisville, stay there. If closer to Lexington...

I have only been to Maker%26#39;s Mark, and it is a neat tour. I%26#39;m sure they%26#39;re all pretty much the same, though.

An interesting point is that the county in which Maker%26#39;s is located is a dry county, so no sampling. However, it%26#39;s really cool to watch them dip the bottles by hand. You used to be able to do one yourself if I remember correctly.

If you stay in Louisville, there is plenty of nightlife downtown and around Bardstown Road in the Highlands area of town. I don%26#39;t know about Lexington.

Good luck and drive safely!

Bourbon Trail

My pick would be Bardstown for the bourbon trail - but I don%26#39;t think you%26#39;ll find much night life there! It%26#39;s closer to Louisville than it is to Lexington, but if you want to learn about bourbon, that is the place! (Lynchburg TN is even better, but DEFINITELY no night life there! LOL!)

You%26#39;ll have a great time. Personally, I%26#39;d start with a day at Keeneland (Lexington) and go out that night in downtown Lex. It is BY FAR the best thing happening in KY in April. Then, I%26#39;d work my way west, starting at Labrot %26amp; Graham Distillery, makers of Woodford Reserve, then heading to Frankfort for the Buffalo Trace Distillery tour (generous tastings). Then, Wild Turkey is nearby in Lawrenceburg or you could make the about an hour trip to Bardstown for the Maker%26#39;s Mark tour.

You might be interested in this article:

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I would vote to start with the distilleries in Bardstown and make your way east to Lexington. It is a college town with a pretty nicely placed cluster of bars in the down town area. Also, you might check but if Keenland is running it will be worth the effort to make it out on a bright sunny spring day.

I haven%26#39;t been to all of the distilleries but Buffalo Trace is my favorite so far. You don%26#39;t have to be a bourbon drinker to have a fun time on their tour. IMO for April Lexington is the place to be. I can%26#39;t wait for The races in April. Counting down the days! :)