Visit Us
One Distillery, and How to Reach It
Bourbon & Oak has one site: the working distillery at 1876 Oak Barrel Lane in Bardstown, Kentucky, where the family has made and matured bourbon since 1876. There are no branch stores and no second addresses — everything with our name on it comes off that one piece of ground.
So the pages below are not locations. They are directions. Each one covers the real drive from a city people travel to us from — the roads, the timings, where to stay, what else is worth stopping for, and who is going to do the driving.
Bardstown, Kentucky
Visit the Distillery in Bardstown
Our one and only site — the working distillery, the rickhouses and the tasting room, on the same ground since 1876.
1876 Oak Barrel Lane · free on-site parking
Plan your visitDirections From Where You Are
We are not in any of these cities. Each guide is written from that city to our gate in Bardstown — the mileage, the roads, and what to plan around once you get here.
From LouisvilleBourbon Distillery Near Louisville
The shortest run into bourbon country, and the reason most Louisville visitors end up in Bardstown anyway.
40 miles · about 45 min via I-65 and the Bluegrass Parkway
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From LexingtonVisiting From Lexington
An hour west along the Bluegrass Parkway, past more of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail than any other approach.
59 miles · about 1 hr 5 min via US-60 and the Bluegrass Parkway
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From CincinnatiVisiting From Cincinnati
A straight run south on I-71 into Kentucky — a long day trip, and an excellent weekend.
131 miles · about 2 hr 10 min via I-71 and I-65
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Visiting From Nashville
I-65 north until you cross into Eastern time, then twenty minutes east into the Bourbon Capital of the World.
154 miles · about 2 hr 30 min via I-65 north
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Find Us
Bourbon & Oak Distillery
1876 Oak Barrel Lane
Bardstown, KY 40004
Free on-site parking, including coach and RV spaces. No rail or scheduled bus service reaches Bardstown, so plan on a car or a booked tour coach.
Before You Come
Everything on site runs by advance booking rather than walk-up — rickhouse walks are capped at small numbers and a private barrel pick takes most of a day.
Not travelling this year? We ship, and the online shop lists what is genuinely in stock.
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