Thank you for your support https://www.paypal.me/roadnomad http://patreon.com/travelingrobert The definitive Kentucky video is finally here. First we visit the Makers Mark Kentucky Bourbon Whisky distillery. At the beautiful property we learn about their history, the whiskey making process, and at the end we get to sample 4 different varieties, including the raw moonshine-like white alcohol, before the put in the oak barrels to age. That is some potent stuff. After our whiskey adventure we continue towards Louisville, crossing through beautiful rural Kentucky and Bardstown, self-proclaimed the Whisky Capital of the World. We are staying at the Louisville Metro KOA, which is actually on the Indiana side of the Ohio River in the city of Clarksville. Here we get to spend some time with my cousin Juan and his wife Thelma. Cousin Juan has lived here most of his life in Louisville and Thelma was born and raised here so they know the town pretty well. On the ride around the city they share a lifetime of memories with us, going back to the 1960’s. No visit to Louisville is complete without going to Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, and although we skip the museum this time, we enter the building and go into some of the gardens. We also have breakfast at Wagner’s Pharmacy, which is actually a diner, very popular with horsemen since the 1920’s. The walls are covered with pictures of horses from the many years of horse racing tradition. We also tour Old Louisville Historic District, particularly the St. James Court Area. It has the largest contiguous collection of Victorian era homes in the United States. We also drive on Bardstown road, in the Highlands neighborhood, which is famous for the numerous bars, night clubs and restaurant in the area. After an afternoon nap to recharge batteries we are joined by Juan’s sister, cousin María for dinner at Louisville’s best Cuban restaurant called Havana Rumba. Thank you for your support https://www.paypal.me/roadnomad http://patreon.com/travelingrobert

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1. When we took the Bourbon Tour we stayed at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown. Just right down the road from Heaven Hill Distillery. Nice quiet little state park that we really enjoyed. Be heading down your way to Key West in September. I have reservations at Long Key State Park. Hope it is not too far to drive down to Key West from there, the campgrounds in Key West were a little pricey to stay for a couple of weeks there. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
2. Hi Robert! Thank you for your video. We want to visit KY in may... We are from Quebec, Canada. Where did you get your US map with the stickers?
3. I just started watching your videos and been thinking very hard about doing the same thing. You pass by my house within a 1/4 mile when you was on 245 going to I-65 from Bardstown. Keep sending us more videos.
4. cool but I live in western KY, you should go to Land between the lakes (LBL) the park is amazing :)
5. Beautiful thank you Robert!
6. you're a man. why in the fuck are you using Google maps!?!
7. Why did you not comment on the spurmarks on the horse in the stables ???
8. You sure are living the dream!
9. Outstanding sir glad you enjoyed Louisville. Check out the LouisvilleKYblogs on here. We have a drone vlog and we feature the city everyday.
10. wish I would have discovered your channel months ago as I live in Louisville... subbed y sigue pa' lante amigo.
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11. right before you got on I65, you had to have passed Jim Beam in Clermont. Somewhere by the property, they have a two lane road and a barn by the road that has a big Jim Beam logo on the barn which makes a great background in a photo
12. It's very good to share with the family. Good landscape from Ohio River.
13. Surprised they do not re-use the barrels, Scots do and they use sherry cask and beer casks to make special whiskeys, even though I am a Brit I prefer bourbon to scotch, my fave is Jim Beam, but I have had bottles of Makers, Nice! cheers got a Bells scotch now!
14. Great video, Louisville is a great city! Thanks Robert!
15. <3 SUPER BRO :) BIG THANKS :)
16. My 2 favorite things in life are Jack Daniels and Kentucky Fried Chicken with the mashed potatoes sides
17. Take us through out Michigan, especially the upper peninsula.
18. My home state! Born and raised (and still live) in Louisville. The house you're looking for is the Barnstable Brown house. You were pretty close to it. As a teen I used to stand outside and meet all the famous people coming in for Derby. You should totally come back and when you come back... I'll show you around! There are so many other beautiful things to see as well. Louisville is a gem, for sure. Thanks for visiting!