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Bardstown Bourbon Company Honey Spot Thieving Flight Tour
The Bardstown Bourbon Company has been open again to visitors, and they have a number of different experiences available. For my birthday back in July, I did the Honey Spot Thieving Flight Tour.
The Bardstown Bourbon Company has been open again to visitors, and they have a number of different experiences available. For my birthday back in July, I did the Honey Spot Thieving Flight Tour.
So that’s sort of an awkward name for a tour, but it actually is a pretty accurate description. And it’s very cool.
We met up with our guide, Vince Metcalf in the visitor center. On the walk over to the rickhouses Vince educated us a bit about the Bardstown Bourbon Company. Then it was into the rickhouse for some more discussion and on to our final destination – whiskey straight from the barrel!
The Honey Barrels
We had the opportunity to taste from three “honey barrels”, which are barrels which contain whiskey that is considered to be particularly good. The really cool thing about what they had picked out for us was that the three whiskeys were from three different mashbills and three different ages. So we really had an opportunity to see the differences.
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The Tasting
The whiskeys were:
A 2+ year wheated bourbon
A 1+ year rye bourbon
A 3+ year rye whiskey
We finished up the Honey Spot Thieving Flight Tour with a sample of the Fusion Series #2 in the awesome tasting bar that’s built into the rickhouse.
Summary
I really enjoyed this tasting and recommend it to anyone visiting the Bardstown Bourbon Company. After our tasting, we had lunch at their restaurant, the recently renamed Bardstown Bourbon Company Kitchen & Bar. The food was fantastic and they’ve got a great bourbon selection (from all over, not just their own) and cocktails, too! Stay safe you all! Cheers! Thanks Vince!
Check out our review of the Bardstown Bourbon Company From Distillate to Barrel Tour next!
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About the Editor: Ed Escott is truly "Bourbon Obsessed". He is the founder of Bourbon Obsessed, LLC, and an Executive Bourbon Steward of the Stave and Thief Society. In addition, he has authored and edited over 600 bourbon and other whiskey reviews, over 50 in-depth distillery write-ups, and many other related articles. He is on the board of the Kentucky Bourbon Influencers and a member of the Lexington Bourbon Society and the Bourbon Capital Guild. Last, but not least, Ed has attended many bourbon-related educational sessions, visited countless distilleries, and is on a never-ending quest to try every bourbon.
Prior to focusing solely on Bourbon Obsessed, Ed practiced in academic medicine for three decades. He most recently was a Professor at the University of Kentucky and served as Chief of the Division of Neuroradiology and Vice Chair For Faculty Mentoring, Development & Wellness of the Department of Radiology. He has extensive editorial experience in academic medical publication, and brings that same academic mindset to Bourbon Obsessed, which is a unique approach for a spirit-focused media company.
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About the author: Ed Escott is truly "Bourbon Obsessed". He is the founder of Bourbon Obsessed, LLC, and an Executive Bourbon Steward of the Stave and Thief Society. In addition, he has authored and edited over 600 bourbon and other whiskey reviews, over 50 in-depth distillery write-ups, and many other related articles. He is on the board of the Kentucky Bourbon Influencers and a member of the Lexington Bourbon Society and the Bourbon Capital Guild. Last, but not least, Ed has attended many bourbon-related educational sessions, visited countless distilleries, and is on a never-ending quest to try every bourbon.
Prior to focusing solely on Bourbon Obsessed, Ed practiced in academic medicine for three decades. He most recently was a Professor at the University of Kentucky and served as Chief of the Division of Neuroradiology and Vice Chair For Faculty Mentoring, Development & Wellness of the Department of Radiology. He has extensive editorial experience in academic medical publication, and brings that same academic mindset to Bourbon Obsessed, which is a unique approach for a spirit-focused media company.
Ed can be found on social media on Instagram at @bourbon_obsessed and on Facebook at @BourbonObsessed
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