Drinks Bardstown
Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience
A place for a drink in Bardstown, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Morning.
Why go
Visitor center for Heaven Hill (Elijah Craig, Evan Williams) with tours and tastings.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Bardstown, alongside 3 bars & cafés, 3 sights and 2 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Willett Distillery, 0.6 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Drinks · Nightlife
- Neighborhood
- Bardstown
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Morning
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Bardstown, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Willett Distillery
Family distillery with a pot still shaped like its bottle and hilltop grounds.
Drinks · 0.6 mi straight-line - 2Old Talbott Tavern
Stone tavern dating to 1779, serving Kentucky plates and bourbon.
Food · 1.1 mi straight-line - 3Bardstown Welcome Center
Court Square visitor center with bourbon trail maps, distillery tour advice and local event info.
Sight · 1.1 mi straight-line - 4My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Federal Hill mansion linked to Stephen Foster's state song.
Sight · 1.1 mi straight-line - 5Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History
Free museum of whiskey artifacts, Prohibition and moonshine stills.
Sight · 1.3 mi straight-line - 6Bardstown Bourbon Company
Modern distillery with a restaurant and big bourbon list.
Food · 3.3 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience is a stop on our Kentucky Bourbon Country route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More bars & cafés in Bardstown
2 more curated bars & cafés in Bardstown. See the full Bardstown guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Bardstown run from 40°F in January to 87°F in August; May is usually the wettest month. For Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience itself, we suggest: Morning.
Modelled monthly averages for Bardstown from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Bardstown weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 1311 Gilkey Run Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA
- Coordinates
- 37.79331, -85.46572
- Destination
- Bardstown, Kentucky
- Website
- heavenhilldistillery.com
Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience: quick answers
How much time do you need at Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience?
Our pick: Morning. Insider tip: Book tours online ahead.
Where is Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience?
Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience is at 1311 Gilkey Run Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience?
Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience appears on Kentucky Bourbon Country, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Bardstown.
Plan Bardstown
- Bardstown travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Bardstown weather by month
- Louisville to Bardstown 35 mi straight-line
- Bardstown to Lexington 55 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.