Just a few minutes away, pop in to Silent Brigade Distillery, where bartenders mix cocktails featuring their signature whiskeys. A bottle of this stiff spirit is a great take-home gift. Learn about the history of Kentucky moonshine through antiques on display as you sample the Loaded Lemonade, Cousin Billy’s or Uncle Mosey’s Moonshine. The Moonshine Company, housed in a century-old building in downtown Paducah, uses a fine-tuned family recipe passed down from generation to generation. A UNESCO Creative City, Paducah is also crafting traditional Kentucky moonshine. Just northwest of Bardstown in Clermont, the Jim Beam American Stillhouse, home of the world’s top-selling bourbon, offers the chance to interact with Fred Noe, master distiller and seventh-generation member of the Beam family, and enjoy a bourbon-themed meal.īetween Owensboro and Nashville, visit the historic city of Paducah. Heaven Hill Distilleries’ Bourbon Heritage Center varies its tours from a history-infused trolley ride to an extensive look behind the scenes. The town’s annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival in September is a nice time to soak it all in events range from coopers’ barrel-making demonstrations to historical tours and cocktail challenges. In the Kentucky Bourbon Marketplace, you can shop for anything from bourbon to baseball hats and request a tasting flight in the bar. Spalding Hall, circa 1826, hosts the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History. Sample live music and spirits at the Bourbon Bar in Old Talbott Tavern, dating to 1779.
The town’s storefronts look like they’re out of a movie set, but the free-flowing bourbon is most definitely real. The central historic district of Kentucky’s second-oldest city has bourbon in its bones. Pick up some hand-crafted bourbon truffles to enjoy on the way to your next destination.įrom Lexington, continue your bourbon education with a scenic drive one hour west to quaint Bardstown. If you’re in town the first Friday of the month, plan to enjoy the monthly Trolley Hop, when galleries, shops and restaurants stay open late and offer specials, discounts and refreshments. Pick up the Urban Bourbon Trail and follow it to a variety of bourbon-centric bars, ranging from stately hotel cocktail lounges to historic haunts with ties to gangster Al Capone and author F. The modern facility gleams with copper and polished woods, but the bourbon-making process is virtually unchanged. Start at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Kentucky’s first commercial distillery, at the row’s historic end around West Main and South Sixth streets. Now, the city’s known for a thriving farm-to-table dining scene and numerous bourbon-focused bars. Prior to Prohibition, this area was home to as many as 50 distilleries. Make vibrant downtown Louisville’s Whiskey Row your headquarters for exploring bourbon, America’s premier spirit. 21 + after 9p.m.Ī portion of the evenings proceeds will benefit The Cowbell Choir.īrought to you by Roy O'Brien Ford, Faygo Beverages Inc., Makers Mark and Petitpren Inc.Fly in to Louisville International Airport to explore the welcoming and friendly home of the Kentucky Derby and Muhammad Ali. Make sure you like Rockin' the Shores Facebook page to get up to date information._ _In addition to great music, beer and bourbon, there will be a variety of games and venders.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $30 at the event.Ĭash Bar will feature Bud Light, Baffin, Perrin, Blakes, Roak, Rochester Mills, Jim Beam, Markers Mark and Faygo. You'll receive a commemorative Rockin' the Shores glass and eight samples of bourbon. Plus, new this year, is a bourbon tasting event featuring Jim Beam and Makers Mark!. Motor City Casino & Hotel High Octane Food Truck, Grillwich Tot Stop & From Scratch Food Truck will be serving up delicious food. is excited to announce there will be two stages this year! We are moving the event to the street! The event will be held on Greater Mack Ave, just south of 9 Mile! Rockin' the Shores Beer, Music and Bourbon Festival presented by Roy O'Brien Ford, Inc.