Barton 1792 Distillery was established in 1879 and continues today as the oldest fully-operating Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. Situated in heart of bourbon country on 196 acres, the Distillery boasts 29 barrel aging warehouses, 22 other buildings including an impressive still house, and the legendary Tom Moore Spring. The Distillery named in honor of the year Kentucky joined the United States, Barton 1792 offers three tours of the Distillery: the Barton Tradition Tour, the Bushel to Bottle Tour and the 1792 Estate Tour.
Below are the images from our Field Trip:
Our fine tour guide for the dayShe is pointing out the grains used and holding the mash billThat is a lot of corn up thereThis is where the corn gets milled down to sizeGrain samples as it comes into the distillery from the local farmsThis truck full of corn is about to empty its contents into the grain pit belowOne of the rickhousesOh the sweet smell of BourbonEach barrel did have a unique smell, unfortunately we did not get to taste them.The rickhouse pendulum, if it leans to one side then they have to compensate the weight of the barrels in the rickhouse so that the load is evenly spaced out.The large column stillHmm, wonder what the “B” stands for? 😉Behind each one of these “doors” is a meshed plate where the mash has to go through as it is dropped from the top, this helps get the alcohol out.High Wine box for testingOur Guide passing the “moonshine” aroundThe decorative lion’s headDave being daringA fun couple who were on the tour with us, sampling the High Wine/MoonshineMe!Old photos of the distilleryBack in the gift shop/tasting roomOh, the Chocolate Bourbon Balls!Dave and Nina purchasing a case of products.Dawn the spokeswoman for the hourSome of the historical brands and labels produced here.The different colors on the bottle neck indicates the type of Bourbon
