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Kentucky Bourbon

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Tour Start Location Cooking and Fermenting Distilling Barrels Maturation
 
The first "change" (2500 gallons, or one-third of the fermenter's capacity) is pumped from the fermenter into still #1, called the "beer still."  During distillation, the alcohol is separated from the water.

Steam is injected into the pot still and the alcohol vaporizes up the gooseneck, exposing the vapor to the copper inner surface. The vapor cools as it passes through a condenser that converts the vapor into a liquid called "low wine."  The low wine is  40 proof or 20% alcohol.

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Open Tuesday - Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tour Times
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., & 3 p.m.

Open Sunday
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
April - October
Sunday Tour Times
1 p.m., 2 p.m., & 3 p.m.

Closed Major Holidays

Join us for Picnic on the Porch
Tuesday - Saturday
April - October
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Call (859) 879-1812 for information.