Even during COVID-19 the team at Buffalo Trace conducts excellent tours. They offer a variety and we chose the Bourbon Barrel Tour and were not disappointed. The tour takes you through the life of a barrel as well as into rick houses with conversation on how the rick house structure and placement in the rick house can make substantial differences in the bourbon they produce. The tour concluded in rick house BLDG C which has never been empty since they built it. An amazing place.

Had an amazing experience here, even with COVID. Grabbed some great bottles and learned a lot. This is a must see! Take both tours. It is worth the time.

Well where to begin? This was one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. I toured during COVID so I have to wear a mask however the experience was like Disneyland for me. I learned more in a couple of hours than I had in years of sipping.The best surprise was the gift shop that allowed us to buy products and we just happened to get the Col. Taylor that day. I would go every year if I could.A must for any bourbon enthusiast.

Nice place lots of cool history, tours were good and will be even better once covid goes away and they can fully open. Wish they offered all their brands they make in their gift shop but definitely recommend going

It has been a couple of years since I have had a chance to visit. In that time there have been many awesome improvements to their campus. The layout and look of the gift shop really jumps out. Be sure to take a stroll thru their gardens. It was not obvious to me that it was there but was pointed in that direction for some nice pictures. Highly recommend this FREE tour.

Absolutely amazing tour. Allen rolled out the red carpet for us and more. We loved the experience the history the great stories the tasting and also the bottle of Blantons they save for us when our tour was over. I have always been a huge fan of Buffalo Trace and this made me an even bigger one. Thank you again!!

Great experience, very friendly staff and knowledgeable tour guide. Tour reservations fill up quickly but its the best way to go. Tasting session included with the tour and you get into the gift shop without having to wait in the long line.

Really nice to walk about the facility, we were there near closing but we welcomed in and I had a chance to peruse the gift shop spend lots on whiskey I wouldnt find usually/easily. Would be nice to have a few more options but they got 4 on the shelves to choose from.Very well set up for Covid times too

The holy mecca of american whiskey. A must see on the bourbon trail. Tours are free (paid tours are available), and are very informative. Free tours also include a tasting. Huge gift shop (prices are a little high, but what did you expect?). A vault upstairs houses every buffalo trace product ever created, and is a sight to see. Free parking. Hours are pretty short. Even if youre not a bourbon whiskey fan, the history alone is worth the trip!!!

Fantastic trace tour with Rae! You learn a little about the history, architecture, and the bourbon (vs. Whiskey) and then have a tasting at the end. They are taking extra precautions with covid (temperature checks on the way in, tour limited to 8 people, gift shop limited to a small amount of people). Reserve your tour online so you can be sure to get in! Gift shop open without reservation

Truly enjoyed the tour and tasting at Buffalo Trace. Lots of history and we had a good time at the facility.

Always a wonderful time here the guys are always great. Especially considering its a free tour. Always find some good bottles too. Nowhere else is as awesome as Buffalo Trace

Great experience. Beautiful area. Just wish I made it in time to get a bottle of Blantons

My wife and and I drove to Kentucky to do the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The Distillery wasnt technically part of the Bourbon Trail but we decided to go anyways. It ended up being the best experience of our journey. I highly recommend you visit if you get the chance.

Though we werent able to get a tour, we love the history and look of this place.

Had a good your related to the history (Old Taylor Tour). Knowledgeable guide. Fun tasting experience and purchased several items.

Smells like heaven. The employees are amazing you can hear their pride in the products! Take the tour, go through the gift shop. Tours are hard to come by so book early before you travel. Wanted to do the ghost tour, but they were already booked. Plenty of parking and safety protocols are in place and enforced. Definitely worth your time!

What a fun place to visit. Book ahead of time for a tour (or get lucky like me). The EH Taylor tour is an excellent slice of distillery history, Im sure the other tours are excellent as well. The only thing that would have made the day better, is if the gift shop had a wider range of their products. I did score a Blantons though. Highly recommended!

Freddie was absolutely the best! Staff were friendly and so accommodating. Covid safe friendly environment. Absolutely will be back to book a tour in way advance. So much to see here and explore

Wonderful place that has unfortunately become too commercial in response to demand. It’s not their fault but don’t get your hopes up. Availability of Blantons or EH Taylor at the gift shop is not guaranteed. Book your tour months advance. And be prepared to wait any day of the week. We waited in line for an hour to get a chance for one bottle of Blantons, which the fortunately had early in the morning. It was likely gone by noon.

We did a short free tasting experience on 11/22 and it was awesome! We were escorted upstairs to a nice pre-arranged area with 5 tasting samples and listened to our tasting guide give us the quick overview of each item. After the tasting, we were able to enter the gift shop which had a great assortment of gifts and even some Blantons which they let 1 person buy a bottle every 3 months while supplies are limited. Super good experience!

Such a cool place. So much history.

Very nice distillery! I did the trace tour and Bob was a great tour guide. Covid precautions were serious and everything was well organized given the amount of tourist they do see. Suggest getting in early and maybe able to snag a Blantons(Behind the counter, 1 every 3 months per license). E.H Taylor SB seems to rotate out with Eagle Rare in the gift shop. High recommend booking a tour and visiting.

Everyone there was so friendly. Prices were great. Wish we could have taken a tour but they were booked.

Beautiful distillery. Very nice people. Tours were sold out so we went to the gift shop and walked around the gardens. Anyone that likes whiskey should go!

Couldnt book a tour but managed to go to the gift shop. Happy I did. Got a bottle of Blantons, Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace, along with a face mask. They have lots of shirts with some only in remaining sizes S or 3X. Nice selection of merchandise. 3 friendly cashiers. Worth the trip if you love bourbon.

This tour is absolutely amazing. They do such a great job welcoming everyone from a bourbon rookie to a well seasoned veteran. The tour is so educational and fun. Seeing a piece of history here! We loved our tour guide as well. The gift shop is amazing as well!

Awesome place to visit if you are into bourbon or not.

You wont have a better experience at another distillery. These people pride themselves not only on the product produced, but on their excellence in customer relations. Beautiful grounds, free of charge.

Place is huge! They have done a great job keeping things running during covid and are taking the right precautions. Just disappointed we couldnt do a tour, but thats covids fault, not theirs!

Great tour! Wish they had a better selection to purchase at the end.

I would really like to give a higher score, but I’m just so fed up with all the COVID-19 responses everywhere, including at Buffalo Trace. My wife and I went out of our way to visit while driving to Nashville from Ohio, & of course couldn’t get on a tour (even though I tried to schedule one a couple of days in advance), so decided to go to the gift store, but had to stand in line for over an hour for the privilege. I went looking for the rest room & was accosted by a staff member who must’ve thought that I was trying to circumvent the gift store line, & then by another because I had the audacity to not have a face mask on in the great wide open with no one around! Seriously, get a grip! Also, why is the distillery the only place where I can find their bourbon? I’ve searched for it in Virginia, Maryland, DC, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, & Florida, but it’s nowhere to be found. I love Buffalo Trace & would like to be able to walk into my local liquor store & grab a bottle from time to time. Eh, whatever.

The visit to Buffalo Trace was excellent. Everyone I met was incredibly nice and helpful.I highly recommend the tour which does a great job of describing the history of the distillery and also the delicate process of barrel aging.

Buffalo Trace Distillery was by far my favorite place to visit of the three I got a tour of this weekend. The place was amazing and full of sight, what made it more amazing was my tour guide David. He knew American Sign Language and signed the whole time. I understood more about the process from David than from the other places without the accessibility provided. The facts about how large this place is, how big the still and processing tanks are just blows my mind. The other distilleries I visit had tanks in the 7000-7,500ish gal tank, these had up to 9,400 or in that range. I like the fact that they recycled their leftovers and used the “tar” to produce energy for the whole system. **I highly recommend that if you are Deaf, or knows someone that wants to visit Buffalo Trace, to call or email them and request David. He is not an interpreter but does an really good job making sure you understood the history and science of making Bourbon. **

Great place! We were able to get Blantons the day that we went. They do kind of herd you through the tour.

Huge facility. Very crowded. The gift shop has all the products that display nicely. Free parking.

This place is amazing!Great tour guide and the gift shop had Eagle Rare!!

Very fun, interesting tour. Bourbon tasting at the end is awesome!

WOW! There is so much to say about BT. I loved the tour, I loved the tasting, I loved the staff. We were blessed to have Freddie take us around and his knowledge, wisdom, & understanding is unparalleled. I am so grateful for the experienced and for the life lessons he poured into a few young guys for the few hours we spent with him. Cheers!

Stopped in on a Saturday morning for the basic tour. Will was our guide, he was honestly the best of the seven distilleries we toured on our long weekend. Very informational tour, touched on history, production and plans for the future. Tasting was good also, Buffalo trace, Eagle rare, bourbon cream, and Freddies root beer. I will absolutely be back to take the extended tours, this was one of our favorite stops while in KY.

Informative and generously free tours and tastings. It is an especially neat detail that the historic buildings are still being used for their original purpose. A must see in Frankfort.

We arrived late for the gift shop but a VERY NICE Terry came out to talk to us. She was very informative and, although she was not able to tell us if Blantons would be available, she was able to explain the reason why. We saw her the next morning and she went out of her way to welcome us again. She caught us as we were leaving, successfully having purchased our Blantons, and spent another few minutes telling us more about the history of the distillery. We hope to see Terry on our next trip to Buffalo Trace!

We had a fun time, even as non-drinkers. (They offer a Root Beer sample for non-drinkers at the end.) Learned about the angels share of bourbon and many other things from a great tour guide.

I have been collecting Pappy and Buffalo trace for the last several years. scored a 20 year old Pappy a few years back. added more bottles as they available. I had a nice collection of Burbon. I just lost my business and Pappy collection in the Alameda wild fire in Phoenix/ Talent Oregon. Horrific Fire. I mourn the loss of the burbon collection as much as I am bummed about losing the business. that is how high I cherished Pappy and Buffalo Trace products. sad. I am sharing this here because very few who know me apprecieate this loss. I thought here l could share, get some understanding. My spouce thinks Im nuts.

The tour and tasting was excellent! They gift shop is the largest of all the distilleries Ive been to so far. Well worth the trip.

Place is really awesome. Definetly worth the visit. My only complaint is not being able to buy anything other than regular buffalo trace...seems crazy to me to not be able to bottles from the place that makes them.

The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The grounds are well maintained and the tour was interesting and informative. And of course the bourbon is delicious.

Only had time to hit the gift shop. But got some good advice from the staff on what to get. Really neat place worth a stop for sure

It is a great place to visit. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. I recommend walking the garden grounds as well. It is a must see in kentucky.

I didnt go on any of the tours. However the gift shop was will worth the 100 mile detour on our trip! They have some of the best Bourbons ever made! Its kind of amazing what these people do with corn, water, patience, and oak!

What a wonderful time. And the employees were fantastic.

Awesome tour and tasting! Very interesting to hear about the process and all that goes into producing bourbon.

Second time visiting here & its still awesome. They have gotten more popular over the years and now their tours are every 20-40 minutes and they are huge groups. I appreciate that even with all this demand their tours are still FREE. Our guide was great, our testing was delicious. The grounds are beautiful and historic. No complaints.

Great tour. You get to see a lot of the history of bourbon making in the United States. Tour guide was awesome. Lots of facts and stories. I would highly recommend

This is an amazing distillery. I did not do the tour, as time did not allow it. Their gift shop still took about an hour to peruse through. Their prices are extremely reasonable for this type of place. I will definitely stop back and attempt to do the tour.

Quite an operation. Very efficient. Friendly staff. Great gift shop. Make sure you reserve tours in advance

Only awesome! Blantons from the gift shop! Also Eagle Rare. They are the best distiller. EH Taylor is great.

Free tastings and a great atmosphere! Everyone was really friendly.

Quick tasting was very nice, the grounds and buildings are beautiful. Didnt get to do a tour so cant compare it to others weve done, but it seems a little less intimate than those we have (li.e. Woodford Reserve).

Buffalo Trace Distillery is a great place to kick off a tour of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Steeped in history and tradition, it’s staffed by people who clearly take great pride and pleasure in what they do. The tour was well done, with a few surprises along the way (think “secret doorway”). The tasting at the end of the tour was among the best we had on our trip. Who knew that root beer was good with bourbon?! Highly recommended.

A national historic landmark and where the greatest bourbon in the world is made!

Fun and informative distillery tour! Delicious tasting! I felt comfortable because they were very cognizant of health and safety during the pandemic.

Loved it from the moment we entered it felt like family had invited us in to share their home. Our tasting tour was great really enjoyed the atmosphere and people. Looking forward to more in depth tours in the future.

Bomb experience. Our tour was amazing. It was stop 11 of 11 and I was still impressed and amazed of the beauty and variation of tour. The grounds were beautiful, I would love to host a party here. They guide was fun and knowledgeable and it felt unique. I loved getting to view the older rooms and small bottling lines. A must for anyone going on the bourbon trail. Also amazing gift shop with a huge variation!

Just went to Buffalo Trace and they are taking “keep us safe”, very serious. They understand what it takes to follow the guidelines and even go way beyond. I am in the high vulnerable group and felt extremely safe. Great job

5 star place. Allow me to explain. The only reason I leave a two star review is that I see this place has nearly 1,000 reviews but the owner of this account only replies to negative reviews. I know I know I am not the police monitoring how they run their google my biz page but as someone going through the trouble of leaving a review to help your viewership I would like a thank you or at least half the engagement you give the nay sayers, so would everyone else that take the time out of their day to leave you a positive review.So let me say the tour was amazing, and I am a huge fan of everything that comes out of this place. Our tour and tasting was FREE! And they allowed us to bring our two year old son (yeah yeah) our tour guide was Freddy apparently this guy grew up on these grounds and his father and grandfather worked here. Freddy was so sold on the culture of working here it brought him to tears, I almost applied for a job here just because of how happy he was with the culture. He was a frat tour guide and even thanked and appreciated and helped out little fussy child because he grew up there!The only thing that would have made our experience better is if we could have had the opportunity to maybe buy some Blantons or Stagg or anything rare while we there.I may change my two star review if the owner of this account could start at least saying thank you to some of their customers who leave reviews.Edit- fine I’ll change it to a five star review even though I didn’t get a response, just keep making your bourbon. I was really hoping some engagement but I guess not.

Lived visiting this Distillery. The tour is free and you get to test like five different drinks. Absolutely beautiful place to see. Its definitely a must. Loved the gift shop!

As good as youd expect it to be. Managed to catch a Blantons day.

Absolutely love coming here. Staff is always friendly and the property is very clean!

Unique place to check out with a lot of history BUT the gift shop is the place to go!

Awesome facility and tour! Tasting room is open with tour. Highly recommended, do not miss this historic place!

First of all, the place is gorgeous. The tour is free, which is amazing. We had a great tour guide, he had a lot of useful information. I recommend going during the week because bottling is not in operation on the weekend. They gave us a selection of 5 of their offerings to try. I loved the eagle rare and bourbon cream.

A great place to learn the history of Buffalo Trace. If you have the time you absolutely need to do the tour. Buffalo Trace has done an outstanding job of preserving the past while still maintaining a wonderful facility. Make sure to pick up some Blantons or Eagle Rate bourbon.

One of the most interesting tours in the United States of America. No charge or free! Everyone leaves with a smile on their face. No brainer.

Since finding out as we arrived that you had to reserve to even be there. The only location on the property open to public was the gift shop but it had an almost 2 hr wait. All this sure to covid. Sad. When I look at website no mention of nothing available to those not registered. You have to be on a tour or there is nothing for you. We drove 2hrs to visit and got turned away ️

Visited in a whim. After a surprise long 1hr 20min wait I was able to buy an apparently limited bottle of blantons. Didnt even know this was the release date. Worth the wait for the bottle. Good employees but giftshop kinda meh.

The staff are amazing. Everyone I meet was very knowledgeable, courteous, and patience. I asked many questions and they kindly answered every question, even adding additional antidotes.This is a great history tour and the grounds are beautiful. I would not only recommend the tours, tasting, and distillery I will be returning for some more fun.

One of my favorite bourbon facilities. The Bourbon Creme is tasty and if you love landscapes, this is one of the best places to take pictures. You are allowed to wonder around the area freely to take pictures.

I have toured a dozen different Distilleries and this Distillery has a lot of rich history. The visitors venue was the most unorganized and poorly stocked one I have visited. They were out of stock on the best Spirits they make and suggested we go to a local liquor store to purchase even thought they were packaging it next door ! Disappointed !

Gift shop only right now but, a neat place

What an incredible place! The tour was great, had an amazing tour guide, fun tasting, and all for free! You could really feel (and smell, best smell on Earth!) the history. The gift shop was nice but they were all out if bourbon!

Pretty good visit to the distillery got my hands on a bottle of EH Taylor small batch and a blanton single barrel fast easy $110 for both a little over retail but doable

Incredible! Takes you back in time. Employees are all extremely friendly as well.

Such a delightful tour! Will go back to do other tours they offer!

Neat place to visit, especially if you’re a fan of Blanton’s! I wasn’t very pleased with the way the staff were acting in regards to covid.... yes, they had everything in place for the safety of everyone, however, they were too much down your throat with everything. They yelled across the outdoor area bc we did not have our masks on outside. It was 90 degrees and VERY humid. Made it so hard to breathe! I get requiring masks, but they need to back off a little. Yes, I’m glad they can be open and they’re just doing their job. I still gave 5 starts bc I’m not going to let that tiny situation ruin a review. I hope they can reevaluate and be a little more lenient during these crazy, rough times...

This place is absolutely amazing! Gorgeous!!Employees are so knowledgeable, and friendly!A little slice of heaven with so much history, and beauty. Bourbon is top notch also ;)

Great place. Awesome tour, Thanks to Chuck. The tour was free on top of it all. I would love to check this out again.

Did the expansion tour and was able to snag a bottle of Weller!

Excellent Gift Shop! Everyone was very helpful.

Great place!!! Beautiful grounds and great historical place. Not to mention great bourbon.

Tours are great and free. The Trace Tour is a the nice normal tour. The Bourbon Barrel is a more behind the scene where you can see a barrel filled, dumped, warehoused, etc. The Taylor tour a more behind the scenes. It’s a lot of fun showing the old distillery discovered In excavation and a lot more of the machinery etc. Great facility that is open to people. You can roam if you’d like while respecting bounds. Kind people. Great gift shop that will occasionally stock some more hard to find stuff. Blantons. EHT. Etc. There is always going to be Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Bourbon Cream. I think...Tasting will include the Wheatley Vodka, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, and Bourbon Cream, and a chocolate.

Awesome place! Worth to visit and enjoy it.Big visitor center with lot of stuff and goods. Sadly we came to late or in other words i missed it to do the online reservation for the tour. I’m more the walk in lets do it dude

Two great tours: Trace tour and old Taylor tour. Both explain different aspects of the history of the distillery. At the end, a tasting of some of their products is offered along with a must visit to the gift shop.

Awesome distillery experience. Good informational tour work tasting and bonus, its free!! Will definitely be back to visit.

Eugene was our tour guide and he was amazing!!!!! I learned so much and the tasting was fantastic! Thank you so much for a one of a kind experience!

What a pleasure this tour was. So much history! The tasting was very good. Thanks, Dave!

Company I work for does all there environmental cleaning on a personal level you all make a good bourbon js

Extremely beautiful campus, very friendly and knowledge staff, and the tours they offer are amazing - and free! Definitely worth the travel if you’re coming in from out town, and an absolute must is you’re local. Make sure to stop by the gift shop and check out which bourbons they’re offering that day as they sell some of the greatest bourbons in the world, hands down. Come and check out this national historic landmark, it’s all around a must see!

Very nice location and tour. Good bourbon as well!

This was the first distillery tour we did and it put the others to shame. Extremely friendly staff and beautiful property. One of the guys bottling Blantons asked my wife and I if we wanted to hold one of the bottles and him take a picture of us.