Buffalo Trace Distillery
113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, KY 40601
Hours
| Monday | 9am to 5pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9am to 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am to 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am to 5pm |
| Friday | 9am to 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am to 5pm |
| Sunday | 11am to 5pm |
Times are Eastern Time. Eastern Time. Distillery and gift shop; parking opens earlier.
Checked October 14 and 15, 2026 from the place’s own hours source. Hours change; confirm before you go.
Before you go
- Visiting
- Tours and tastings
- Policies
- Read the sourced visitor policies below for booking, children, pets, food and access conditions.
- Makes
- Bourbon, rye
Published visitor policies
Conditions apply to the location and experience described. A policy answer does not guarantee admission or a tour seat.
Children on tours
Children allowed within the published conditions.
September 18, 2026 operator guide: Trace Tour all ages; Old Taylor/Hard Hat 12 plus with adult. Pets only visitor center/shop, excluded tours and cafe except service animals. Limited walk-up tours; stand-alone tastings walk-in. A single pet-friendly chip must expose these limits.
Checked 10-14-2026. Source
Dogs
Dogs permitted within the published conditions.
September 18, 2026 operator guide: Trace Tour all ages; Old Taylor/Hard Hat 12 plus with adult. Pets only visitor center/shop, excluded tours and cafe except service animals. Limited walk-up tours; stand-alone tastings walk-in. A single pet-friendly chip must expose these limits.
Checked 10-14-2026. Source
Food
Food is offered within the published conditions.
John G. Carlisle Cafe serves lunch inside the Elmer T. Lee Clubhouse. Cafe walk-ins do not imply tour walk-ins.
Checked 10-14-2026. Source
Reservations
recommended
September 18, 2026 operator guide: Trace Tour all ages; Old Taylor/Hard Hat 12 plus with adult. Pets only visitor center/shop, excluded tours and cafe except service animals. Limited walk-up tours; stand-alone tastings walk-in. A single pet-friendly chip must expose these limits.
Checked 10-14-2026. Source
Access information
Trace Tour, visitor center and gift shop described as ADA accessible; Old Taylor and Hard Hat tours are not.
September 18, 2026 operator guide: Trace Tour all ages; Old Taylor/Hard Hat 12 plus with adult. Pets only visitor center/shop, excluded tours and cafe except service animals. Limited walk-up tours; stand-alone tastings walk-in. A single pet-friendly chip must expose these limits.
Checked 10-14-2026. Source
Experiences
Trace Tour, Old Taylor Tour, Hard Hat Tour, guided tasting
September 18, 2026 operator guide: Trace Tour all ages; Old Taylor/Hard Hat 12 plus with adult. Pets only visitor center/shop, excluded tours and cafe except service animals. Limited walk-up tours; stand-alone tastings walk-in. A single pet-friendly chip must expose these limits.
Checked 10-14-2026. Source
What’s here
- Tours
- Tastings
- Gift shop
- Restaurant
Buffalo Trace calls itself America's oldest continuously operating distillery, and its gift shop is in Warehouse A, built in 1881.
Timeline
Operator identifies O.F.C. Distillery as founded by E. H. Taylor Jr. in 1870.
SourceOperator dates the Buffalo Trace Distillery name to 1999.
Source
Each milestone says exactly what happened: a company founding is not the same as a first distillation or a visitor opening.
Nearby
- J. Mattingly 1845 DistilleryFrankfort · about 5 min drive
- Glenns Creek DistilleryFrankfort · about 10 min drive
- Castle & Key DistilleryFrankfort · about 10 min drive
- Woodford Reserve DistilleryVersailles · about 15 min drive
- Whiskey Thief Distilling Co.Frankfort · about 15 min drive
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance. Your map app will be more exact.
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