James B. Beam Distilling Co.

"My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the Bourbon the Beam Way experience. Tour members board a shuttle and are taken to the buildings being toured. Our tour guide was Holden who was engaging, funny, knowledgeable and welcoming. Dani was our shuttle driver and she did a great job. Once inside, visitors learn about how Jim Beam started, how the process works from crop to bottle, and then moves on to barrels. My understanding is this part of the tour can change based on what is being bottled that particular day. My husband and I enjoy Knob Creek so we were thrilled that product was chosen for the day. A person in our group got to partially fill a barrel and then 3 people in the group got to dump part of a barrel and we all got to sample it - in our hand! That single barrel Knob Creek taste was fantastic. We moved on to the bottling room. The participants can elect to buy a bottle. If you want to, you take an empty bottle and place it on the production line. Participants can watch it be filled, labeled, and the wax applied. You get to put your fingerprint in the wax on the top. The tour ended with a tasting of 4 products. Don’t skip the trip to the upstairs bar! Of all the distilleries we have visited, this one has the best deal on higher end pours. For $20, you can pick two 1/2 Oz pours. We got the 18 year Knob Creek and the Lineage. We also got two of the three Hardin’s Creek. The bartender was patient, fun, and engaging as well. Jim Beam should definitely be included on your Bourbon Tour."

"Since I’ve already been to the Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, I had to give this one a chance! I booked the Beam Made Bourbon Distillery Tour & Tasting for my significant other and I on their website. I even brought my dog along. This experience was a total of 1.5 hours. The entrance took us down a winding road around the campus. It was quite large, so the signs helped tremendously on where to go to find parking. We entered through the American Outpost building to get things started. We were each issued a physical ticket. At the start of the tour, we were greeted by the two tour guides. After being told the rules, they directed us to go on the shuttle bus outside. It was a short ride to our first destination. We used the shuttle bus throughout the tour, as the campus was so much larger than it appeared at first glance. We were also in and out of certain areas, so if you have the chance to visit here, you may want to dress appropriately for the weather. Unfortunately for us, it was cold outside. After we viewed everything on the tour that was used to make bourbon, our last stop was to actually try bourbon! With bourbon around me for over an hour, I was pumped to arrive at the tasting room. I was able to choose my own seat and there was a tasting palette prepared in front of each seat. The palette consisted of Jim Beam, Basil Hayden, Knob Creek, an empty glass for Your Bourbon Of Choice, Booker’s Beaten Biscuits, and Water. We were guided on how to properly perform a bourbon tasting. Without giving too much away, there was a process, trust me. This tasting was, in a way, elegant. I enjoyed everything on the palette, including the oddly placed Biscuit. For my Bourbon Of Choice, I chose Booker’s. I figured that it would be a good choice, since it was a fairly old bourbon and being the oldest of the choices. It was a mean bourbon! I’m glad I chose it. The service at every angle of this place was outstanding! The tour guides were both filled with knowledge and even answered random questions from other guests on the tour. They never rushed anything, which gave me optimal time to soak in each set of scenery. Overall, I had a great time here! The cold weather was saddening, but of course that wasn’t their fault at all. Going in and out of the buildings accompanied by the moments in the shuttle bus gave me blasts of warmth. I would definitely return here in the future! Date of visit: February 3, 2023"

"Solid tasting experience and a good gift shop. There's a lot of history on display from original bottles to special hand crafted editions made 40 to 50 years ago. There's a tasting bar on the second floor where you can try almost anything on offer in the shop. Was very pleased otherwise with both the merch and whiskey on offer."

"Amazing experience on the bourbon trail! This is a must-see if you are in the area and looking into the rich history of Kentuckys heritage. Not only is the tour entertaining, you get to sample a number of their bourbon's. The restaurant is a bit pricey but the food is absolutely amazing."

"What a gorgeous property! We didn't expect to enjoy our time here as much as we did. Beautiful fall decor, and fabulous staff. We had a fun tasting with Lily, though the tasting room was great, it was a little loud with a full room. We had lunch at the Kitchen Table afterward and had a great meal and the best old fashioned I've ever had. We bought two excellent bourbons to add to our collection. We visited to check Jim Beam off of our bourbon trail passport, but we'll come back just for fun."