Football, Horses and Bourbon!

That's As Kentucky As You Get!

     Are you coming for the races?

     If you have never been to the horse races, its easy to be distracted and think, "I need to go to the Kentucky Derby". But you don't! Yes the Derby is awesome; they don't call it the "fastest two minutes in sports for no reason". But, in our opinion, going to the races at Kenneland in Lexington is every bit as fun, entertaining and great for a Kentucky experience.

     Keeneland gives you a look at what horse racing was meant to be. Women still wear hats, men dress up a little nicer and classic cocktails like Mint Juleps will surround you.  What it does not have is quite the same crowd. Now you won't have it to yourself, but you will also not be surrounded by 155,000 of your best friends.

     The fall meet at Keeneland last three weeks, and tickets sell out fast... the facility usually has around 17,000 attendees each day, but bigger days can see up to 30,000. Tickets are on sale now, and our recommended entries are General Admission, ranging from $7.00 to $15.00 per person, and Reserved Grandstand, ranging from $15.00 to $30.00

      Get your tickets here! 



     And maybe your coming for bourbon! Yeah, we most definitely got you there! Did you know that Kentucky produces about 95% of the world's bourbon supply, our production of bourbon has increased 475% since 1999 and there are over 95 distilleries in the state which supply the 9 billion dollar bourbon industry!

     Where to start if planning a bourbon trail trip? We highly recommend checking out the Kentucky Distillers Associations' "Kentucky Bourbon Trail" page. This will be a great planning resource to get your started. But, do realize that not all distilleries on on the official "Kentucky Bourbon Trail", so do your homework.

     We are particularly fond of basing your bourbon experience out of Frankfort. There is a lot of good reasons to back up that thought, but mostly the fact that we are within minutes of Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Castle and Key, Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Glenn's Creek, Whiskey Thief and others. And that's not including nearby Lexington, Shelbyville, Bardstown and Louisville. That's just the distilleries; not to mention all the restaurants, cocktail bars and more!

     The best Frankfort planning site is here.

     To help with some of your planning, we have relaunched one of our most popular tours for this fall, which we have not offered so far during the 2023 season; our "Sunset Tour". This tour is one of our least narrated tours, with the general idea being it is a more romantic tour with normally the best conditions of the day, that being temperatures, and the best views of the day, that being marvelous sunsets like in the image above!

     It is a perfect tour for couples, family's, small groups enjoying the trail and more. We only offer this tour on limited dates, so be sure and book early if planning to be in our neck of the woods around sunset!

Book your Sunset Tour here.

     So as you can see we have a lot going for us this fall. We would love to welcome you to our beautiful region of our most beautiful state. And if you need help, we are just an email or a phone call away. As Rebecca said to us just yesterday when planning her trip, "There are not people out there like you all anymore.  You all were so great at being accommodating and helping us plan our trip with our dad."

captain@bourbonboat.com

502 219 3318