More than 2.55 million people visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 2023, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, including visitors from all 50 states and more than 25 countries.

In 2012, a separate Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour was launched to showcase the growing number of smaller distilleries seeking their share of the ultra-competitive spirits market.

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail sees more than 2.5 million visitors annually and more than 80% of all trail visitors come from outside Kentucky, according to the Kentucky Distillers' Association.

Total attendance at its 18 participating distilleries nearly reached 1.4 million last year, the group said. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour launched in 2012 to showcase smaller distilleries had ...

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour, with 11 small distilleries, had 177,228 visits last year, a 32 percent increase from the previous year and up 187 percent over 2013, the association said.

About The Boat-Based Bourbon Tour A road trip is the usual method of transportation for people looking to experience the trail, but a boat ride makes a serious case for being the most fun way to ...

Kentucky produces 95 percent of the world’s bourbon, and the 4.9 million barrels of aging bourbon in this state outnumber the population here, according to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.

In 2019, the last full year of tourism before the pandemic, they welcome almost 84,000 people as part of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Provided ...

More than 2.55 million people visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 2023, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, including visitors from all 50 states and more than 25 countries.

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour launched in 2012 to showcase smaller distilleries had its best year. Now featuring 24 distilleries, its total attendance last year was 738,287.