Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour: 3 distilleries with expert guide

Taste rare bourbons and hunt bottles with a personal Sipping Director

A private Kentucky bourbon tour for experienced drinkers that visits 3 distilleries, includes VIP tastings and access to a members-only lounge, and covers all tickets, transportation, lunch, dinner and a cigar stop. Your guide customizes the day around your preferences and bourbon knowledge, with opportunities to meet distillers and blenders depending on availability.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour

• Meet personal Sipping Director
• Visit three top distilleries
• Enjoy exclusive tastings
• Tour barrel rooms and distilleries
• Meet master distillers and blenders
• Explore bourbon heritage and craftsmanship
• Lunch at selected location
• Stop at cigar shop
• Dinner at reserved restaurant
• Access members only social lounge

The experience

This is not a standard bourbon 101 tour. You're working with a personal Sipping Director who builds the day around what you already know and what you want to hunt for. The itinerary hits top distilleries (Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Maker's Mark, Jim Beam and others) tailored to your tastes, with VIP access to behind-the-scenes spaces, barrel rooms and exclusive tastings that go beyond what regular visitors see. You'll compare celebrated labels with lesser-known pours and explore bourbon in the places where it actually lives, from distillery floors to specialty liquor shops.

Depending on what's available that day, you might sit down with a master distiller or blender and talk craft directly. The guide handles all the logistics: private transportation for up to eight people, lunch and dinner reservations, a cigar stop, and a few surprises built in. Everything is included (tickets, drinks, food, fees and taxes), so you show up ready to taste and fill a suitcase to take home. The rolling hills and limestone countryside frame the whole experience, but the focus stays on the bourbon itself.

What’s included

• Distillery tickets.
• tastings and bourbon samples.
• lunch and dinner.
• private transportation for up to 8 people.
• personal Sipping Director guide.
• access to a members-only lounge.
• cigar stop.
• all fees and taxes.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00 and 09:30

Book up to8h before

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 17 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomeNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Rison Ready To Launch

Is this one for you?The full day commitment, 8 to 9 hours, means you're diving deep into bourbon country without splitting focus, so you can taste methodically, meet professionals when they're available, and actually hunt for bottles to take home rather than rush through highlights.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What distilleries will we visit on this private bourbon tour?

The tour visits 3 distilleries chosen from top Kentucky producers like Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Maker's Mark and Jim Beam, customized based on your preferences and what your Sipping Director thinks will suit your palate and interests.

How long does the full day take?

The tour runs 8 to 9 hours, leaving time to visit multiple distilleries, taste at each stop, and sit down for lunch and dinner without feeling rushed.

What happens if I want to meet a distiller or blender?

Conversations with distillers, blenders and other bourbon professionals are built in depending on availability that day: your guide arranges these moments as part of the customized itinerary.

Is transportation included, and how many people can go?

Private transportation is included for up to 8 people in your group, so everyone travels together with your personal guide and no separate driving arrangements are needed.

What's covered in the price?

Distillery tickets, all tastings and alcoholic beverages, lunch, dinner reservations, a cigar stop, transportation and all fees and taxes are included in one price.