Frankfort Bourbon Riverboat Tour Experience

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has numerous ways to experience bourbon. Distillery tours, bourbon tastings, cocktail classes and more. But, we are the only look at the bourbon industry from the water!
Why is this important? Kentucky has three things that make the best bourbon: corn, knowledge and limestone filtered spring water! And specifically, without the limestone filtered spring water of the Kentucky River, we may have never had bourbon. Why? Well, that what we explore on our tour. Come find why the history of our state is what gave bourbon what it is, its character and its name.

Our Captains are not only professional mariners, but also phenomenal history guides. They will entertain you and spin for you yarns that are not told anywhere else, or in a more complete picture way, than is offered onboard the boat. Check out our Trip Advisor reviews and see how guests overwhelmingly agree!

Meeting Point

101 Riverboat Lndg

101 Riverboat Lndg, Frankfort, KY 40601, USA

As of August 9, 2024: You will meet for the tour at the Frankfort Boat Club Head Boat, located at 101 Riverboat Landing, in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky. This is located behind the Paul Sawyier Public Library directly below the 2nd Street Bridge, also known as "The Singing Bridge".

What to expect:

Duration: between 2 hours and 3 hours

Frankfort

Frankfort, Kentucky

On this tour you will experience the best of two sides of Frankfort; Boats and Bourbon. This tour includes a boat tour on the Kentucky River, viewing the back of Buffalo Trace Distillery, Lock and Dam #4, Daniel Boone's grave from below, the sites of numerous other previous distilleries and more.

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Daniel Boone Burial Site

215 E Main St, Frankfort, 40601-2315, Kentucky

We will view this historic spot from the river and talk about the impacts this great man had on our state and the region as a whole!

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Kentucky State Capitol

700 Capital Ave, Frankfort, 40601-3410, Kentucky

Viewed from the river where your captain will teach you the history of the building, where it falls in line in Kentucky's history and more.

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Bourbon On Main

103 W Main St, Frankfort, KY 40601, USA

Approximately halfway through our tour, you will stop at a dock and walk a short distance, 200 yards, to local bourbon hot spot, Bourbon on Main, where you will participate in a premium bourbon tasting. You will be sampling three bourbon's of their choice, normally a few barrel picks, which means you cannot get that specific bourbon ANY WHERE else! You tasting professional will teach you how to taste as well as some history of all bourbons.
After the tasting, we return to the river to finish our tour and some great time on the river!

1 hour