TripAdvisor named the Louisville Bourbon Inn the best bed and breakfast in the U.S. and No. 6 in the world for 2025.

Louisville's bourbon tasting room culture is growing. In 2022, the Kentucky General Assembly passed a bill that allows distilleries to launch satellite tasting rooms, similar to California's ...

Now tourists and locals can sample it in a new tasting room on Main Street. ... Fresh Bourbon Tasting Room. Where: 377 E. Main St. Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A few years ago, the tourist-friendly restaurant added Doc’s Bourbon Room for an extra bar and place to serve breakfast. All in all, the place can seat 250 people.

TripAdvisor named the Louisville Bourbon Inn the best bed and breakfast in the U.S. and No. 6 in the world for 2025.

With the addition of a kitchen, dining room and remodeled interior, Boncher was able to turn a bar into a gastropub with a full menu and over 100 different kinds of bourbon.

Bourbon industry veteran Lisa Wicker has been hired as the director of distilling for Whiskey Thief Distilling in Franklin County. Whiskey Thief also has a tasting room in Louisville.

The bourbon will make its debut at a release party set for 4-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at the distillery's tasting room at 2462 Riopelle St. in Detroit's Eastern Market.