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Some of The Best Distillery Tours Around

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The wine enthusiasts have Nappa Valley, but whiskey aficionados have the south and Scotland. These are just a few of the best distillery tours that will delight your penchant for libations…

Jim Beam – Kentucky

Jim Beam American Stillhouse isn’t just a walk through a park full of the entire brewing process. There are two options to suit your desires…and budget. For a lighter affair and $10 per adult, you can be guided through the entire process, “starting with our natural limestone water well and all the way through the mashing, distilling, barreling, storing, and bottling.” If you want a truly in-depth experience, you can elect to go through the VIP Super Premium Tour that includes a “private experience with Master Distiller Fred Noe, 7th generation Beam family member, visit to the “dump floor,” bourbon themed meal on the porch of the Knob Creek House, commemorative bottle and transportation provided by Mint Julep Tours, Louisville Kentucky.”

Rock Town – Arkansas

This distillery, located in downtown Little Rock, is the state’s first artisan craft site. Guests get a taste of their “grain to glass” process with a tour and a sample of each spirit. The 30 minute basic tour also covers bourbon, gin, and vodka. If you want a more one-on-one experience, they do offer private tours that will help you educate your palate.

Jack Daniels – Tennessee

Tour Jack Daniels distillery in Lunchburg Tennessee. Tours run daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (central standard time). A guide will walk you through the location with plenty of stories to share including the birth of Jack’s whiskey, along with samples. Visitors can also shop at the Lynchburg Hardware & General Store for a true venture into nostalgia.

Buffalo Trace – Kentucky

This place offers 5 different levels of touring. The Trace Tour lasts about an hour and it is complimentary. Guests get a taste of their offerings while getting a peek at the process of bottles being filled, sealed, labeled, and packaged by hand. The Hard Hat Tour delves a bit deeper with guests witnessing “everything from grain delivery to the cooking process to fermentation and, of course, distillation.” Lucky patrons on these tours also get to pop by E.H. Taylor, Jr. Microstill, to see where their Experimental Collection whiskies are made. Again complimentary with samples. The National Historic Landmark Tour focuses on the “buildings, architecture, and history in the years between 1933-1953” with that same complimentary tag and samples. The Bourbon Barrel Tour follows the life of a barrel and ends in the dump room, but Buffalo Trace keeps its complimentary promise with samples. Finally, the Ghost Tour, which was worthy enough to be mentioned on “Ghost Hunters,” will be perfect for those with an appreciation of the supernatural.

Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie – Scotland

It’s hard to say what the “best” distillery in Scotland is, but the Dalwhinnie is located at the highest altitude. The clear mornings set the stunning display of nature. A 45 minute tour will detail the meticulous process of crafting each batch and end with a sample of a 15 year-old Dalwhinnie.

Laphroaig – Scotland

Prince Charles is a huge fan of the Scotch, that he has visited Laphroaig’s distillery twice. If that doesn’t sell the location for you, explore the entire area and you’ll find a total of eight distilleries.