Woodford Reserve Distillery Tours

The triple
Copper distillation stills at Woodford Reserve. They are the only distillery to use three stills in the process of making bourbon.
The triple
Copper distillation stills at Woodford Reserve. They are the only distillery to use three stills in the process of making bourbon.
The filled barrels are delivered from the fill room to the warehouse by a gravity fed rail system that has been in use for over 100 years. Each filled barrel weighs over 500 pounds and contains roughly 180 bottles of bourbon.
The woodford reserve distilery is home to some very good Kentucky Bourbon whiskey. owned by the same people who own a few other spirit companies this place sits in between million dollar horse farms, and is exceptionally beautiful. 


This is the kettle where all the magic happens. Each kettle distills the liquor, and after three times it is put into fresh oak barrels and put into the cask house for 8-9 years. the smell in here is amazing, but very high in CO2, so don't breath in to much, or you will be drunk, and passed out.
Bourbon aging in the barrel house at Woodford Reserve.


Reviews of Woodford Reserve Distillery

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5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

A must stop. Woodford sets the bar.

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler

Decent tour, but nothing to get excited about. You get walked quickly through bourbon preparation, barrel storage, the rickhouse, and back up into a nice tasting area. Tasting includes three samples and a bourbon ball. I walked away feeling like -- you ever learn what goes into something you thought you liked, and now that you know it, you're underwhelmed? That's how I'm feeling.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Make reservations ahead of time it can get very busy!

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler

Beautiful distillery but the tour was way more expensive than any other distillery and wasn’t any better.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Beautiful place. Excellent tour...and product tasting. Best of the 3 Itours I took.

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