Flight to Western Kentucky: The Bard Distillery - Great 48 kickoff, schoolhouse to Bourbon, realizing a dream (G48:1)

Bard Distillery (Graham, KY) WF0038

It's time for the "Great 48 Tour" as I make my way across the country, visiting a craft distillery in each of the 48 contiguous states.

It seems appropriate to start this kind of journey in Kentucky, the state that helped bring whiskey back after Prohibition. But so many distilleries in east and central Kentucky are well established. Heading to Western Kentucky is like seeing the rebirth of distilling all over again.

Today's stop is the Bard Distillery (Stop #1), where Tom and Kim Bard established a distillery in the very schoolhouse where Tom got his education. During this visit, he gives us an education about the founding of Bardstown, how the couple met on the racing circuit, and how they are looking to evolve their distillery with the recent addition of a column still and development of a full-fledged visitor's center. All sorts of travel advice and This Week In Whiskey Lore in this episode.

Find this and past Whiskey Flights at whiskey-lore.com/flights

The unedited interview (with 11 extra minutes) available to members at patreon.com/whiskeylore