{"id":3111,"date":"2020-01-06T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2021-06-17T22:31:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:31:55","slug":"planes-trains-automobiles-pt-3-st-louis-bardstown-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/?p=3111","title":{"rendered":"Planes, Trains &#038; Automobiles &#8211;  Pt 3 St Louis &#038; Bardstown, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We left the\nendless flat prairie land &#8211; clapperboard houses with long driveways through the\nfields and white log fencing that reminded us of Little House on the Prairie\nand headed into Kentucky and Bardstown, rolling hills of greenery and forests,\ndotted with roadkill every few miles &#8211; deer, squirrels and badgers.&nbsp; It was so green and gently hilly that it is\nlikened to Oxfordshire and we can see that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191101_120835-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191101_120835-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191101_120835-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191101_120835-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191101_120835-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191101_120835-2048x996.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_1137370-1024x588.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3306\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/?attachment_id=3306\" class=\"wp-image-3306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_1137370-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_1137370-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_1137370-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_1137370-1536x882.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_1137370-2048x1177.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_122443-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3307\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_122443-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/?attachment_id=3307\" class=\"wp-image-3307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_122443-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_122443-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_122443-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_122443-1536x815.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191029_122443-2048x1087.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When planning this part of the trip, several web sites recommended three days in the area with a visit to 4 or 5 distilleries each day with a designated non-drinking driver of course. Each visit offers a tasting, and each distillery is several miles apart even though on the maps they look close together so we managed 3 in one day and 2 in another.&nbsp; This was hampered (in a lovely way) by the fact that we had met a lovely couple, he was from Coventry (of all places!) and she was American, and they helped us feel like locals, plying us with alcohol and food at night!&nbsp; Their hospitality went beyond anything we had experienced before, we were introduced to dignitaries in the town and to a chief plant engineer at another distillery that we were then invited to for a private tour, but we really did run out of time\u2026.and never got to see him and his brewery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We stopped a few days in an old town called Bardstown, and on the Sunday night, stopped at The Old Talbott Tavern, built in 1779 and recognised as the oldest western stagecoach stop in America, the hotel part is said to be haunted!  European Americans settled here in 1780, Bardstown is the second oldest city in Kentucky, the town was formally established in 1788. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9 Bourbon Distilleries in 1 Town! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1789, Baptist minister Elijah Craig pretty much saved the American soul when he developed America\u2019s signature spirit \u2013 bourbon. Since the first barrel was produced over 200 years ago, it\u2019s helped build the lives of Bardstown residents who\u2019ve earned their living by distilling America\u2019s native spirit.  Established by European Americans in 1780, Bardstown is the second oldest city in Kentucky county. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, visitors can tour Bardstown\u2019s nine distilleries as well as enjoying  bourbon entertainment, bourbon-inspired dining, bourbon history, and bourbon shopping.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distillery\ntours were all different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We started\nat Heaven Hill, America\u2019s largest family owned and operated distilling company,\nhome to Larceny, Elijah Craig and Rittenhouse (our 3 tasters) as well as Evan\nWilliams, Fighting Cock, Georgia Moon, Henry McKenna, Mellow Corn, Old\nFitzgerald and Pikesville Bourbons ; a small batch brewery where they still\nregularly roll the barrels in storage and hold a competition to practice the\nart of barrel rolling and loading in a purpose built area outside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_135757\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_135757-1024x524.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3313\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_135757-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_135757\/\" class=\"wp-image-3313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_135757-1024x524.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_135757-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_135757-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_135757-1536x786.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_135757-2048x1048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_140044\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"507\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_140044-1024x507.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3314\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_140044-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_140044\/\" class=\"wp-image-3314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_140044-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_140044-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_140044-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_140044-1536x760.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_140044-2048x1013.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rickhouses<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_143124\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_143124-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3315\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_143124-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_143124\/\" class=\"wp-image-3315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_143124-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_143124-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_143124-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_143124-1536x850.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_143124-2048x1133.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Inside a rickhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_151647\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_151647-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3316\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_151647-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_151647\/\" class=\"wp-image-3316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_151647-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_151647-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_151647-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_151647-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_151647-2048x1143.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Some of the tasters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_152001\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_152001-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3317\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_152001-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191104_152001\/\" class=\"wp-image-3317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_152001-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_152001-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_152001-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_152001-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191104_152001-2048x1036.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The barrel rolling area<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Jim Beam factory, we watched traditional barrels being loaded into the \u201crickhouses\u201d where the barrels are stored. &nbsp;We were able to dip our fingers into the \u201cmash\u201d and taste the sweet malty liquid before it is distilled; we watched the distilling control room monitoring the flow of liquid before it emerges as a clear flow of \u201cwine\u201d, it\u2019s then poured into barrels, stored for several years before emerging a deep red colour. We tasted Knob Creek straight from the barrel, before David enjoyed dipping a bottle of bourbon into the red wax to seal it. &nbsp;He picked his own bottle, washed it in watered down bourbon, put it into the bottling plant and collected it the other end, full and stoppered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Beam is\nalso home to Basil Haydens, Bookers, Bakers as well as Knob Creek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101047\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101047-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3318\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101047-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101047\/\" class=\"wp-image-3318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101047-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101047-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101047-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101047-1536x811.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101047-2048x1082.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101328\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101328-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3319\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101328-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101328\/\" class=\"wp-image-3319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101328-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101328-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101328-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101328-1536x830.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101328-2048x1107.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A delivery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101426\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-654x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3320\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101426\/\" class=\"wp-image-3320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-768x1202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-981x1536.jpg 981w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-1309x2048.jpg 1309w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101426-scaled.jpg 1636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Some family history<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101838\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-558x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3321\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_101838\/\" class=\"wp-image-3321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-558x1024.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-163x300.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-768x1410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-837x1536.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-1115x2048.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_101838-scaled.jpg 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Good old Jim! <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_103416\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103416-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3322\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103416-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_103416\/\" class=\"wp-image-3322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103416-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103416-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103416-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103416-1536x1159.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103416-2048x1546.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ingredients lists<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_103949\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949-818x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3323\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_103949\/\" class=\"wp-image-3323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949-1637x2048.jpg 1637w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_103949.jpg 1914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tasting the mash<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a 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data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/img_2978-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-3363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2978-1-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2978-1-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2978-1-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2978-1-1536x1244.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2978-1-2048x1659.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On to Maker\u2019s\nMark distillery, this was a small scale operation, set in lovely landscaped\ngardens and buildings that were established by the owner\u2019s wife (Mrs Burks) back\nin 1815 after Mr Burks built a water powered grain mill on the site in 1805. &nbsp;&nbsp;All the processes were visible, all\noperational and all original, including printing their own labels!&nbsp; We could taste the mash in a wooden open\nbarrel, and saw the large brewing vats.&nbsp; The\ntasting was interesting, here we learned all about adding a drop of water to\nthe bourbon, how it changed the molecules and therefore the taste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again,\nDavid was able to dip his own bottle, this time the process was heavily \u201chealth\nand safety\u201d aware! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_143616-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_143616-1-1024x599.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3358\" 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https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2990-1-1721x2048.jpg 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/img_2995-2-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2995-2-1-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3365\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2995-2-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/img_2995-2-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-3365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2995-2-1-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2995-2-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2995-2-1-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2995-2-1-1230x1536.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_2995-2-1-1640x2048.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next we visited\nBarton 1792, established in 1879 and the oldest running distillery in Kentucky,\nand distilled with water from its own spring a few miles away.&nbsp; It is called 1792 after the year Kentucky\nbecame an official state of the USA, based on the original distillery,\nRidegwood Reserve, which was also established in 1792.&nbsp; It\u2019s now owned by a large conglomerate which\nalso produce Glenmore and Buffalo Trace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the most varied tasting was in the \u201cwhole county of Kentucky\u201d where David tried every different one he could, whilst he could! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_210501-2-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_210501-2-1-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3361\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_210501-2-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/20191105_210501-2-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-3361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_210501-2-1-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_210501-2-1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191105_210501-2-1-768x397.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191103_2120351-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191103_2120351-1536x881.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191103_2120351-2048x1174.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St Louis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We stopped for two days in St Louis, pronounced, St Lewis to us Brits!  It&#8217;s in the county of Missouri along the Mississippi River. Its 630-ft. Gateway Arch, built in the 1960s, honors the early 19th-century  explorations of Lewis and Clark and America&#8217;s westward expansion, a fascinating bone shaking tram ride to the top and then a video show and tour of the museum below round off the trip.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replica paddle steamers are found on the river, and the Soulard district is home to barbecue restaurants and bars playing blues music. 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