Kentucky Distillery Guide
Distillery · Kentucky Bourbon Trail stop

Woodford Reserve Distillery

7855 McCracken Pike, Versailles, KY 40383

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Woodford County, Lexington and the Bluegrass

Hours

Weekly hours
Monday9am to 5pm
Tuesday9am to 5pm
Wednesday9am to 5pm
Thursday9am to 5pm
Friday9am to 5pm
Saturday9am to 5pm
Sundaynoon to 4:30pm

Times are Eastern Time. Eastern Time. Gift-shop hours; tours by reservation, bar hours separate. Seasonal and maintenance closures listed by operator.

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, wheat whiskey, malt whiskey

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.

All-age supervised tours, tasting-only experiences 21 plus. Pets excluded ticketed experiences except service animals; relief area is not tour permission. Cocktail Lounge light bites, not full restaurant. Independent access assessment not performed.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Dogs

Operator restricts pets for the described visit.

All-age supervised tours, tasting-only experiences 21 plus. Pets excluded ticketed experiences except service animals; relief area is not tour permission. Cocktail Lounge light bites, not full restaurant. Independent access assessment not performed.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Food

Food is offered within the published conditions.

All-age supervised tours, tasting-only experiences 21 plus. Pets excluded ticketed experiences except service animals; relief area is not tour permission. Cocktail Lounge light bites, not full restaurant. Independent access assessment not performed.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Reservations

required

Operator expressly says tours/tastings require reservation; gift shop and bar accept visits without one. No same-day ticket availability claimed.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Access information

Operator says tour path is accessible; elevator assists with 32 steps to fermentation floor.

All-age supervised tours, tasting-only experiences 21 plus. Pets excluded ticketed experiences except service animals; relief area is not tour permission. Cocktail Lounge light bites, not full restaurant. Independent access assessment not performed.

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

Experiences

guided tour

Checked 10-14-2026. Source

What’s here

  • Tours
  • Tastings
  • Cocktail bar
  • Gift shop
  • Classes

The distillery, a National Historic Landmark, uses cypress fermentation tanks, three copper pot stills and a historic limestone warehouse.

Timeline

  1. Parent timeline dates Woodford Reserve launch at the restored Labrot and Graham site to 1996.

    Source

Each milestone says exactly what happened: a company founding is not the same as a first distillation or a visitor opening.

Nearby

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance. Your map app will be more exact.

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