Checking out the Bourbon Tail in Kentucky
We got our first bad recommendation.
Mammy's had the best looking pies and the worst
Old Fashioned and service.
Since we could't get served at Mammy's we walked across
the street to the Old Talbott Tavern and started the meal with the 1779 Charcuterie Tasting
Local summer sausage, shaved local country ham, local cheese,
Talbott beer cheese and mixed pickle.
Bill had the Kentucky Hot Brown
Smoked Turkey and sugar cured ham on toast points smothered in Mornay sauce
and melted cheddar cheese. Topped with bacon and tomato
I had a hamburger but I removed the bun
If you want a great display on the history of the area and bourbon
you need to check out the Oscar Gets Museum.
They had a lot of display pieces and the building was beautiful.
We drove to Louisville, KY to start our tour of
the bourbon trail. The tour of Evan Williams was OK but it was the way
they do their tasting is most creative. The filled
tasting classes are waiting for you in a pop up desk!
Angels Envy was our big surprise. I was not expecting much
of a tour from the inner city distilleries because we thought they
didn't do much at the building. Well we were wrong!
This distillery took the prize for an unexpected great tour.
Jake was our tour guide and he was fantastic. It also helped that people
on our tour had a lot of good questions.
The tasting was done on a huge log table that had been brought down in a snow storm and cut in half leaving a live edge. It was beautiful.
This was their bar where you could sample a
mixed drink or their rye.
After the tour we drove to The Irish Rover. We were told the chef was
from Ireland and that the food was great and the tour guide was correct!
Bill had the ROVER CHICKEN – Two grilled chicken breasts glazed with a reduction of red Ale, garlic, cumin, and cream
I had the good old fish and chips.
If you have ever driven to Makers Mark you know that it is farm road all the way there.
We read that they had a Chihuly glass exhibit. I thought for sure they would have the lights on for the public to see. They do, but only on Saturday. So I took this shot of the
main building and drove the twisty dark roads back home
We drove back out the next day for a tour.
The tour was great and the grounds were beautiful.
The angel in the bottom
picture is for the angels share
Jim Beam was right down the road so we decided to take their tour.
Teresa was our tour guide and did a great job.
Although the process is the same each distillery has a different history.
The grounds were beautiful.
This is High Wine. It is a product of the first distillation. Next stop for
this liquid is the spirit still.
This was their 14,000,000 barrel
Bill putting his mark on HIS bottle.
The tour of the area would not be complete
without a trip to Buffalo Trace.
Rick, our tour guide gave a great tour with new
information and history. This group also had many people on
their first tour who had lots of good questions.
I love it when I find these barrels in the mix
This was one stop we had never done.
It was a beautiful cemetery that overlooks the
Kentucky river.
If ever tour the Bourbon Trail you must stop in
Bardstown and eat at the Rickhouse Restaurant.
This restaurant has the best food, atmosphere and staff of
any restaurant in the area. They are known for their steaks and I
should have ordered one. They smelled fantastic.
This is the warm brie salad. I could have
made a meal out of this.
Below on the right is shrimp and grits
Bill had the 24 oz. bone in double
pork chop served with bourbon apricot chutney.
I had the bourbon blueberry salmon. Both were
cooked perfectly and our sides were brussel sprouts sauted with bacon, apples, cranberries, brown sugar and bourbon. We also had eleven cheese macaroni.
It was a great tour with lots of good food and people.
Time to get back on the road!
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