What could be better than visiting a bourbon distillery and a winery on the same day?
Buffalo Trace is at Frankfort, KY, west of Lexington and on the
bourbon trail. Our first visit to a bourbon distillery -- there is a free tour, followed by a tasting. We're not really bourbon drinkers (or any spirit, for that matter) but this was high quality booze in an ancient facility. A very enjoyable couple of hours.
And then to
Lovers Leap winery in Lawrenceburg, on the way back to Lexington. Reasonably good wines -- with grapes we do not see elsewhere. Most are
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| Barrels of bourbon being aged |
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| Old fashioned bottling line for high end bourbon |
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| The Buffalo statue at the visitors' center |
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| One of the many 19th century warehouses on the property |
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| Grapes after harvest |
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| The rolling country at Lovers' Leap |
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