Bourbon Boat Tour in Frankfort with Tasting

Overview

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has numerous ways to experience bourbon. Distillery tours, bourbon tastings, cocktail classes and more. But, we are the only look at the bourbon industry from the water!

Why is this important? Kentucky has three things that make the best bourbon: corn, knowledge and limestone filtered spring water! And specifically, without the limestone filtered spring water of the Kentucky River, we may have never had bourbon. Why? Well, that what we explore on our tour. Come find why the history of our state is what gave bourbon what it is, its character and its name.

Our Captains are not only professional mariners, but also phenomenal history guides. They will entertain you and spin for you yarns that are not told anywhere else, or in a more complete picture way, than is offered onboard the boat. Check out our Trip Advisor reviews and see how guests overwhelmingly agree!

City: Kentucky

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $89.95

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $89.95

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Soda/Pop

Bottled water

A tasting at Bourbon on Main of three distiniguished bourbons.

Snacks

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Our boat is open decked, fully outdoors, so lots of fresh air and lots of space to spread out.

What To Expect

Frankfort

On this tour you will experience the best of two sides of Frankfort; Boats and Bourbon. This tour includes a boat tour on the Kentucky River, viewing the back of Buffalo Trace Distillery, Lock and Dam #4, Daniel Boone's grave from below, the sites of numerous other previous distilleries and more.

Daniel Boone Burial Site

We will view this historic spot from the river and talk about the impacts this great man had on our state and the region as a whole!

Kentucky State Capitol

Viewed from the river where your captain will teach you the history of the building, where it falls in line in Kentucky's history and more.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (22)

Roam700381

Sep 2022

We missed the tasting because we were late by a minute or two due to construction in the area and we did not get a chance to make it up. That was really disappointing because that's the whole point of booking that kind of experience. We enjoyed everything else about the tour though. It was very informative and they offered us local drinks. The guides were both very nice.

Response from Host

Sep 2022

We are so saddened to get this review. Out of what are currently 161 reviews, 159 of them being 5 Stars and 2 being 4 Stars... this is our only one that is less than GREAT! We feel it imperative to note that the "faults" this review has in our tour has nothing to do with what Kentucky River Tours or Buffalo Trace Distillery offered for this experience. The complaint was with timeliness and showing up late for a part of what we had packaged together. Please consider this when reading this review, and, we feel it worth noting that we were not made aware of "missing the tasting", as this reviewer notes, until we read this review. If we had been told, we would have gone above and beyond to make sure we, Kentucky River Tours and Buffalo Trace Distillery, had made things right.

Ltche

Sep 2022

We had so much fun. Started with the tasting then on the boat after. We took the 4pm tour which had us on the boat around 515pm which was the perfect time. The scenery was beautiful, the tour was interesting and Captain's Nathan and Allison were so much fun. I highly suggest. It was worth every penny. *I do suggest that you throughly read the instructions on when and where to meet as this tour is a separate company than the tasting. We were a little lost but Hayden at the brewery was amazing at getting us right back on track.

brittanypauly21

Sep 2022

We did the Bourbon Pompeii tour and it was so cool! The boat tour was the highlight over the Buffalo Trace tour and tasting- Nathan and his wife know so much of the bourbon, River and city’s history that I had never heard before. Plus, little extras on the tour that were a surprising treat!

Response from Host

Sep 2022

That is so awesome to hear. We are honored and privileged to get to do what we do!