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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
Read the route- From Nashville
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
Read the route - From Frankfort
Visiting From Frankfort
The state capital sits an hour north-east of us, close enough that Frankfort and Bardstown make one comfortable day together.
56 miles · about 1 hr via US-127 and the Bluegrass Parkway
Read the route - From Indianapolis
Visiting From Indianapolis
A straight run south on I-65 — 154 miles, about two and a half hours, and one time-zone change to watch for.
154 miles · about 2 hr 30 min via I-65 south
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From ChicagoVisiting From Chicago
337 miles straight down I-65, or a short flight into Louisville — the longest run on this page, and worth a weekend rather than a day.
337 miles · about 5 hr 30 min via I-65, or fly to Louisville
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From ColumbusVisiting From Columbus
Straight down I-71 through Cincinnati — four hours, and the easiest of the Ohio runs to do in a single weekend.
247 miles · about 4 hr via I-71 south
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From St. LouisVisiting From St. Louis
I-64 east the whole way, through southern Indiana into Louisville — under five hours, and you lose an hour at the state line.
302 miles · about 4 hr 45 min via I-64 east
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From AtlantaVisiting From Atlanta
400 miles up I-24 through Chattanooga and Nashville, or a short flight into Louisville — a proper long weekend either way.
400 miles · about 6 hr 15 min via I-24, or fly to Louisville
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From DetroitVisiting From Detroit
I-75 almost the whole way down through Ohio — 393 miles, about six and a half hours, and no time change at all.
393 miles · about 6 hr 30 min via I-75 south
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From Bowling GreenBourbon Distillery Near Bowling Green
Straight up the Bluegrass Parkway, and the easiest bourbon day trip in southern Kentucky.
76 miles · about 1 hr 20 min via the Bluegrass Parkway
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From OwensboroBourbon Distillery Near Owensboro
Kentucky's fourth city, two hours west of us, with a bourbon history of its own worth knowing.
92 miles · about 1 hr 45 min via the Bluegrass and Natcher parkways
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From EvansvilleBourbon Distillery Near Evansville
Cross the Ohio and you are in bourbon country — about two hours from the rickhouse door.
118 miles · about 2 hr via US-231 and the parkways
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From KnoxvilleBourbon Distillery Near Knoxville
A morning north through the Cumberland Gap and you are in Kentucky bourbon country by lunch.
235 miles · about 3 hr 45 min via I-75 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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