Evan Williams Experience (Heaven Hill) & Louisville

We took a break from distillery tours and went on a zipline tour at Louisville mega cavern. We had a great time exploring the caves while on a zipline above them. It wasn't possible to take pictures inside because it was so dark.

They use the caverns as storage for RVs and boats - stays around 65 degrees all year long!

This is the only beer I've ever liked. It was aged in used bourbon barrels. Enough said...

Evan Williams is part of Heaven Hill - which is located about a few hours from Louisville (actually near Makers Mark). They've split their tour up - this one in Louisville shows the history of bourbon and has one small still. We didn't go to Heaven Hill but from what we understand it has more of an emphasis on bottling.

One of the things that surprised us was how few individual companies there are left - most of the bourbon we see on the shelves are made by three different major liquor companies.

This tour was interesting because of the history they included - but it was less about the stories and more about the show. In other words - if you only have so much time in Kentucky I'd take this one off the list.



Very difficult to get a decent picture through the window but this was an amazing still with lots of copper.

Whiskey Row - this is just a few blocks from Evan Williams. This is where quite a bit of whiskey was made in the 1800's.

They have been in the process of rebuilding it as a tourist destination...

But it recently suffered a major setback with a fire. They are claiming they will rebuild and open within the next year or so.

We had to try a mint julep in Louisville!

This bar was in an old fire house. Most of those bottles are bourbons...

Just some of the selection...