Angel's Envy
"My wife is a big fan of Angel's Envy Rye, so it was only fitting that our first distillery tour was at Angel's Envy. We did the Private Select tour that lasts an hour. Kelsea was a super smart and engaging tour guide. Loved her energy and how interactive she made the tour. Like all distillery tours, the tour walks you thru the production steps. I found the facility to be spacious, beautifully designed with awesome signage. As someone who loves technology, the new bottling/labeling line was fun to watch. They can produce almost 50K bottles daily. For our tasting, we tried three types of bourbon. The first was used to prep our mouth and senses for the next two tastings. We also had chocolates that came alive when tasted with the bourbon. If you are fortunate to have Kelsea as your guide, make sure you spell her first name correctly in any review. Her awesome presentation was worthy of a nice tip, which we happily shared as we left the boardroom. In the retail store on the main level, pick up a bottle and have your name inscribed for $10. A neat keepsake for any visit.#angelsenvy"
My Old Kentucky Dinner Train
"This was fun! A group of us decided to try it and we're glad we did. It was a two hour trip, and only lacked a host to give background on what we were seeing. Something I thought was a "professional farm" turned out to be bourbon storage. Figured that out from a card I picked up afterwards.We were told to arrive at 5 for a 6 o'clock departure. Why? As near as I can figure they wanted you in the bar (at extra cost) and gift shop. Right at 6 we boarded.The servers worked hard, not only checking on your menu choice but serving drinks. I thought I would die of thirst before I got my glass of wine. While food was good, we laughed we paid $100 for a $30 dinner. And while salad and pimento cheese were served to everyone, one at our table didn't get hers and when we pointed it out the server said she would check on it and never got back to us. Turns out two was plenty for the 3 of us.Would I do this again? Probably not. But I'm glad I ticked it off the bucket list. And Bardstown is charming. More on that in another review. Stay tuned for more..."
