Blogs from Bardstown, Kentucky, United States, North America

Wow, day 2 was another great day on the 2018 Great American Road Trip. We have had yet another great weather day. Knock on wood, we still have at least 20 more days on the road and don't want to jinx our luck. We departed Knoxville about 9:00am and headed north for Kentucky. See our attached photos. Jackie is in charge of taking a photo of the state line banners and you will enjoy her collection of shots. I'm sure if we were here in the Fall we would be bragging about the color of the leaves. But now, I'm bragging about the color of the leaves...green! The roads in North Tennessee and into Kentucky are fully tree-lined with fresh growth. We passed through the Daniel Boone Natural Forest on I-75 and then North West towards ... read more

Start: Bardstown Ziel: Hudson Tageskilometer: 118 Höchstgeschwindigkeit: 57.5 Gesamtkilomter: 1‘589.35 Um 05.30 h stehen wir auf und packen im Halbdunkeln unsere Sachen. Frühstück bei Mc Donalds, je einen grossen Kaffee, ein Brötchen mit Ei und Speck, sowie ein Hashbrown (eine Art Röstiküchlein). Auch heute kommen wir wieder flott voran und nehmen die Hügel mit Schwung. Die Landschaft wird noch offener und dadurch auch etwas lieblicher. Die Sicht ist nicht mehr so eingeengt. Um 11.00 h machen wir Halt in Buffalo. Dort gibt es wieder einmal eine Tankstelle mit einem kleinen Laden. Wir bestellen dort je eine grosse Kartoffel mit Sauercreme, machen uns zwei Eiskaffees und am Schluss gibt es noch etwas Süsses. Zur Stärkung nehmen wir zusammen auch noch ein Gatorade (wegen den Elektrolyten, die ja, das wissen wir ja spätestens nach dem Film „H... read more

We are in the home stretch! A few more distilleries to go and we have completed our journey. Maker's Mark is the first today, and one of the distilleries I was looking forward to the most. You can easily spot Maker's Mark at the bar because the bottle tops are dipped in red wax before shipping. Originally a clever marketing tactic by the founders, the Samuel's Family. It was supposed to give it a classy look similar to that of a cognac. Also the label carries the "maker's mark" which is a stamp that ranchers would use to distinguish their cattle from other herds. One of my favorites, Maker's is more than just a great marketing campaign, the bourbon is the real deal. It has a sweet soft taste that is hard to find in other ... read more

Bardstown Kentucky! I love it here. The people are so nice and its beautiful. I flew into Louisville and had to drive 30 minutes to Bardstown. Bardstown is the Bourbon capital of the world. As you drive along it looks like the Napa wine country but instead it is all bourbon distilleries. On the way to my hotel I saw Jim Beam and a place called 4 roses. The drive was beautiful and there was a really pretty rock wall. I took a bunch of pictures of the drive and with every trip I seem to be obsessed with taking pictures of houses and the landscape since it looks so different. I stayed at the Hampton Inn. The staff was fantastic! We actually used a hotel conference room as our recruiting location so I was in ... read more

We decided to spend a couple of weeks in middle America. First stop was Bardstown, Ky. A quaint little town in the green rolling hills of Kentucky. Fortunately, it is also part of the bourbon trail of kentucky. There are eight distilleries who have banded together to promote Americas whiskey. We were able to visit Makers Mark, Woodford Reserve, Jim Beam and Heaven Hill. Makers Mark and Woodford Reserve were in beautiful country and had fantastic tours (and whiskeys too). You get to see every facet of the production from fermenting the mash, to distillation, aging and bottling. We tasted the mash from the first day of fermentation to the last day when tasting actually does give you that bitter beer face! Fortunately distilling and aging does make a better drink. The Jim Beam tour was ... read more