Barrel House Distilling Co.
A small craft distillery in the Distillery District offering tours and tastings.
Places around Lexington
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- DowntownMain Street, the Opera House and Rupp Arena3 places
- Distillery DistrictThe Burl, Wise Bird Cider and Crank & Boom5 places
- NorthsideNorth Limestone, West Sixth and Greyline Station2 places
- East EndThe Lyric and East Third Street0 places
- UK campusKroger Field, the Singletary Center and The Arboretum0 places
- Chevy ChaseHenry Clay's Ashland estate and East High Street1 place
- Hamburg and East LexingtonHamburg, Winchester Road and the Eastside library0 places
- South LexingtonSouthland Drive, Regency Road and Raven Run1 place
- West LexingtonKeeneland, McConnell Springs and Leestown Road1 place
- North LexingtonThe Kentucky Horse Park and Masterson Station0 places
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Bespoken Spirits
A spirits maker with a tasting room and cocktail bar at Greyline Station on West Loudon Avenue. It also builds private-label and barrel-pick bottlings, and its visit page lists tasting room hours and Thursday cocktail classes.
Blue Stallion Brewing
A brewery on West Third Street known for German- and English-style lagers and ales.
Bluegrass Distillers
A bourbon distillery on its own farm in Midway, where it grows corn and wheat for its spirits. Visitors can tour the distillery, taste from the barrel and hand-cork a bottle to take home.
Buffalo Trace Distillery
A Frankfort distillery with three guided tours (the Trace Tour, the Hard Hat Tour and the Old Taylor Tour), walk-in tastings and a gift shop.
Castle & Key
A distillery on McCracken Pike, founded in 1887 by E.H. Taylor Jr., where visitors can walk the gardens, book a distillery tour and shop in the Boiler Room.
Country Boy Brewing
Country Boy Brewing's original taproom on Chair Avenue, a place to drink the brewery's beer on tap.
Country Boy Brewing Georgetown
Country Boy Brewing's taproom in Lanes Run Business Park, with a kitchen on site. Visitors can drink in the taproom or book a brewery tour.
Dark Arts Whiskey House & Alchemy Lab
A whiskey house and tasting room in Lexington's Distillery District on Manchester Street.
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Equus Run Vineyards
A vineyard and farm outside Midway on South Elkhorn Creek with a tasting room for its wines and spirits. Visitors can book a guided tour or tasting, or pick up a map for a self-guided walk of the 38 acres.
Ethereal Brewing
A Distillery District brewery on Manchester Street, with a Public House downtown on West Vine Street.
Four Roses Distillery
A bourbon distillery on Bonds Mill Road in Lawrenceburg with a visitor center, a retail shop and Bar 1888. Its ten recipes pour at the bar on a rotating basis with Four Roses cocktails, and tours and tastings are by reservation.
James E. Pepper Distillery
A restored bourbon distillery in the Distillery District with tours, a retail area and a bar.
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
The brewery behind Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and, across the street, Town Branch Distillery. A campus tour covers both, and the distillery also runs tasting and cocktail experiences.
Mirror Twin Brewing
A brewery on National Avenue with two taprooms side by side: the original taproom at 725 and a cocktail lounge at 723. Rolling Oven Pizzeria, a separate business, serves food on site.
RD1 Distillery at The Commons
RD1 Spirits' two-story distillery in The Commons on Turner Commons Way, with a tour and tasting, a bottle-your-own experience and a full bar. A museum-style lobby, a shop and a hidden speakeasy are on site, and experiences book online.
Sig Luscher Brewery
A downtown Frankfort taproom and biergarten with its own beers, a food menu, Sunday brunch and live local music on weekends.
Talon Winery
A winery and tasting room on Tates Creek Road. Visitors can build a wine flight or have a glass or bottle indoors, on the porch or outside, and the winery hosts public live music on weekends.
West Sixth Brewing
A brewery and taproom in the Bread Box building on West Sixth Street, where the beer is brewed and canned. Visitors can drink in the taproom or book a private brewery tour for a group.
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West Sixth Farm
West Sixth Brewing's farm in Franklin County, with a seasonal taproom, a hop yard, an orchard, a catch and release fishing pond and about 4 miles of trails for hiking, running and mountain biking. Farm tours run on the first Saturday of the month in season.
Wild Turkey Distillery
A bourbon distillery on Wild Turkey Hill in Lawrenceburg with a visitor center, a gift shop and a cocktail bar. Visitors can book a tour of the distillery.
Wise Bird Cider Co.
A cidery in the Distillery District that makes hard cider from apples, with a tasting room and its own restaurant, Little Fork. Private tours and tastings can be scheduled.
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Woodford Reserve Distillery
A bourbon distillery on a National Historic Landmark property on McCracken Pike. The retail store and cocktail bar are open without a reservation, and tours and tastings are by reservation.