After we left West Virginia, we headed west to Rick and Carol's for a few days of catching up and relaxing with them. It was great to reconnect. I think all of us will be on diets after this visit as they fed us so very well with salmon, tri tip and homemade navy bean soup plus many lunches and dinners we had around their neighborhood.
On April 1st, we decided to try a couple of distilleries on the Bourbon Trail in central Kentucky. It is a very pretty drive down to Lexington and we headed first to Wild Turkey. You drive through a beautiful old town of Lawrenceburg then follow a winding road, cross a rickety bridge, and climb a hill to arrive at Wild Turkey Distillery. There are so many 4 and 5 story warehouses on both sides of the road and signs leading us to the Visitor Center. I listened to their retired master distiller talk to different groups shopping in the gift area - he signed hat, t-shirts and bottles.
One factoid about Wild Turkey's Kentucky location is this company also owns Sky Vodka. While the vodka is made up north, it is shipped into Lawrenceburg for bottling. We were not taken on a tour of the vodka bottling operation...now that I really would have liked to sample! HA! We took a tour of the bourbon distillery and had tastings in the main building. Their Honey Wild Turkey was good but I still prefer tequila.
Mike and I during the Wild Turkey Distillery Tour
One of the visitor's displays
After Wild Turkey, we stopped for lunch in Lawrenceburg and then drove on to Woodford Distillery. Their visitor center is beautiful and sits up on a hill. From the porch you look down upon their old 1800's warehouses. We chose not to tour this distillery but enjoyed a tasting. Yes, the picture below is my empty tasting glasses. I preferred the Distiller's Select but only with the dark chocolate truffle....and those of you that know me know, since my last rounds of chemo, I can't stand the taste of milk and dark chocolate. Woodford Reserve Select made me a chocolate eater again!
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