Drinks Bardstown
Willett Distillery
A place for a drink in Bardstown, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Afternoon.
Why go
Family distillery with a pot still shaped like its bottle and hilltop grounds.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Bardstown, alongside 3 bars & cafés, 3 sights and 2 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, 0.6 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Drinks · Nightlife
- Neighborhood
- Bardstown
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Afternoon
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Bardstown, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience
Visitor center for Heaven Hill (Elijah Craig, Evan Williams) with tours and tastings.
Drinks · 0.6 mi straight-line - 2My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Federal Hill mansion linked to Stephen Foster's state song.
Sight · 1.6 mi straight-line - 3Bardstown Welcome Center
Court Square visitor center with bourbon trail maps, distillery tour advice and local event info.
Sight · 1.7 mi straight-line - 4Old Talbott Tavern
Stone tavern dating to 1779, serving Kentucky plates and bourbon.
Food · 1.7 mi straight-line - 5Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History
Free museum of whiskey artifacts, Prohibition and moonshine stills.
Sight · 1.9 mi straight-line - 6Bardstown Bourbon Company
Modern distillery with a restaurant and big bourbon list.
Food · 3.4 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Willett Distillery 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 Willett Distillery itself, we suggest: Afternoon.
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 Willett Distillery, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 1869 Loretto Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA
- Coordinates
- 37.78475, -85.46129
- Destination
- Bardstown, Kentucky
Willett Distillery: quick answers
How much time do you need at Willett Distillery?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Willett Distillery. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Willett Distillery?
Our pick: Afternoon.
Where is Willett Distillery?
Willett Distillery is at 1869 Loretto Rd, Bardstown, KY 40004, USA. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Willett Distillery?
Willett Distillery appears on Kentucky Bourbon Country, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Willett Distillery 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.