05/17 Raining today so taking a day off

We awoke this morning with rain and decided Bardstown was a good place to take a rainy day off and see the distilleries and downtown.

After breakfast we headed off to Heaven Hill, a bourbon distillery. We saw an enormous amount of bourbon stored in rick houses on the tour and tasted some rye whiskey, wheat bourbon and a taste of their very best bourbon.  It was amazing how each effected different areas of the tongue.

1. They rye hit the back of the tongue and was spicy or hot.
2. The wheat bourbon hit the front and larger area of the tongue due to its smooth sweet taste.
3. The bourbon with the most age effected all parts of the tongue with a smooth taste.

We learned a great deal about Kentucky's bourbon and how it has effected American life and industry.

Chuck and Suzette from Cincinnati arrived as we returned to the hotel.  It was nice to see them since our ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway last year.  We had lunch in town, some coffee back at the hotel.  The left about 5:30 for home and we retired to the room for some rest.

Look who invented the whiskey sour, Manhattan and High Ball

elevator for barrels

racks and racks of bourbon