Lexington Distillery District: Food, History & Bourbon Tour
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63 Ratings
Lexington

Experience the vibrant Lexington Distillery District with a food, history, and bourbon tour. Sip on limestone filtered bourbons, sample Kentucky cuisine, and explore the revitalized history of this 25-acre property.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • James E. Pepper Distillery - Your fun foodie guide will take you through the historic James E. Pepper Distillery property, which began making bourbon in 1879. Today, this spot has been revitalized as a lively downtown Lexington destination, with diverse food and drink offerings…and lots of fun!
What's Included
  • Cider, bourbon, cocktail, or mocktails included (3 beverages)
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Embark on a memorable escapade in the vibrant Distillery District! As Town Branch Creek ripples on, we will be indulging in bourbons filtered through limestone, tasting time-honored Kentucky cuisines, and diving into the tales behind this rejuvenated snippet of Lexington history. Enjoy cider tasting, farm-fresh meals, German influenced snacks, classy…

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Location
RELIC Lexington
Manchester Street
We look forward to meeting you inside RELIC, a public warehouse of vintage, rustic, and reclaimed home decor. Come early to check out lots of great Kentucky-made products!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kris_h
Nov 2, 2024
Check this one out! - A really fun experience! Yummy food, great drinks (good variety). Kaylee was excellent- knowledgeable & lots of fun!
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787neishad
Nov 2, 2024
Super Fun! - We had so much fun on our tour with Kaylee. It was super informative, a really easy walk and food and drink were tasty! Highly recommend!
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975darrellr
Oct 28, 2024
Awesome - Great experience I would highly recommend this tour. Very imformative on the history of the area and the distilling process.
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V9054uilorib
Oct 26, 2024
So much fun! - Our tour guide Kaylee was excellent. Full of knowledge and fun stories! Great little bites and a variety of drinks along the way.
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Julie
Sep 15, 2024
Top Distillery District Tour - 100% amazing. Far exceeded what I was even expecting. I can’t even say enough positive about the tour. We visited venues all within walking distance and learned so much about the history of the distillery district. We stopped at local spots and tested some absolutely amazing bites. When they mean bites, they don’t mean a little nibble, they mean a good amount of food throughout the three hour tour. My suggestion is not to eat ahead of time like I did. I was far too full to enjoy a couple of the plates. Tour guide Kaylee was absolutely amazing, friendly, personable, and had such a passion for what she did. She had Mead shadowing her and he took over on parts of the tour and did a great job for being his first. Very talented and great personality.
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Y3862vgjessh
Aug 11, 2024
Memorable and well organized tour - I recently took a tour in the Distillery District, and it was fantastic! Our tour guide was exceptionally engaging and went above and beyond to ensure that my two older family members were comfortable throughout. One of them is hard of hearing, and she thoughtfully used a microphone and took the time to communicate clearly and patiently. She also made sure there were seats available for them to rest at various points, which was a huge help. Beyond just being knowledgeable, she genuinely engaged with us, having great conversations with everyone. I highly recommend this tour for anyone looking for a fun and thoughtful outing!
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Thecarrs52601
Jul 28, 2024
Fantastic Distillery District Tour - Y’all would really enjoy touring with Bites of the Bluegrass! We did the 3 hour food & beverage Distillery District Tour in Lexington! It was great from beginning to end, our guide Kaylee was perfect for the job, vivacious, fun, and knowledgeable about the bourbon history of Kentucky! Relic was a good choice of meeting up location for the tour, we enjoyed shopping there beforehand! We definitely want to do the cocktail & bites tour with Kaylee the next time we visit this area! We tried to book it online but it said they were sold out so we recommend you plan ahead. Our tour with Bites of the Bluegrass was a fantastic way to get introduced to Lexington and the Distillery District in particular, we can’t recommend it enough! We hung out at various bars for a few hours afterwards, the Distillery District is definitely a great one stop place for a fun evening of drinks, food & live music! You park and walk but with everything on one campus it’s really not too much walking!
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Trip12272894078
Jul 27, 2024
3 hours tour - The bites of the bluegrass tour guide was excellent!! We had such a great time with Kaylee. She was so good looking to do another one with her.
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Adventure64440007348
Jul 16, 2024
RD distillery - We spent the last 2 days visiting distilleries RD distillery offered the best tasting experience. Not only do they offer a taste of all their bourbons but they give a pairing of food to enhance the flavor of the bourbons. Price ranges $60-70/bottle. Tasting is $15. But they offer a multi- bottle discount. Really a quality craft whiskey!
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Jerryandjanice_r
Jul 12, 2024
5++++ Star Tour - I'd give this tour more than 5 stars if I could. Kaylee was very professional in her knowledge of Kentucky history, distilleries and the food we experienced yet so personable you felt like you were touring with a good friend. Take this tour you won't be disappointed. Thanks again, Kaylee!
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