Kentucky bourbon country [electronic resource] : the essential travel guide / Susan Reigler ; featuring photos by Pam Spaulding and Carol Peachee.

"Like wine lovers who dream of traveling to Bordeaux or beer enthusiasts with visions of the breweries of Belgium, bourbon lovers plan their pilgrimages to Kentucky's bourbon country. And what a country it is! Some of the most famous distilleries are tucked away in the scenic countryside of the Blue...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reigler, Susan (Author)
Other Authors: Spaulding, Pam (Photographer)
Peachee, Carol (Photographer)
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2020]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Whiskey industry > Kentucky > History.
Bourbon whiskey > Kentucky > History.
Whiskey > Kentucky.
Distilleries > Kentucky.
Kentucky > Guidebooks.
Genre:
Guidebooks.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2020 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2020 (EBSCO)
eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2020 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Bourbon basics: made in America
  • How to taste bourbon
  • Louisville: the beginning of bourbon country
  • Bourbon balls and beyond
  • Shelbyville, Frankfort and Midway: Jeptha Creed, Bulleit, Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve and Castle & Key
  • Barrels and cooperages
  • Lexington and horse country: Town Branch
  • The master distiller
  • Lawrenceburg: Four Roses and Wild Turkey
  • Not just the angels' share
  • Bardstown: the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Lux Row Distillers, Barton 1792, Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center, Willett Distillery, Maker's Mark, and Jim Beam
  • How to buy your own barrel of bourbon
  • Kentucky bourbon trail craft tour
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix A. More resources for bourbon lovers
  • Appendix B. Bourbon retailers
  • Glossary: The bourbon lexicon.