Broadened Kentucky Bourbon Trail to include both relative beginners and olden distilleries

By BRUCE SCHREINER

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is maturing like the fine scotches it showcases. A new-look Bourbon Trail was unveiled Thursday. It will lead visitors to little and big distilleries alike, connecting relative newcomers and olden brand names in a cumulative strategy to develop on bourbon tourist's appeal. It all began with seven taking part distilleries inviting visitors 25 years earlier. Now the expedition will display 46 distilleries. It likewise will give visitors more choices when planning trips to take in the sights and smells of bourbon-making. Because its production in 1999 by the Kentucky Distillers' Association, the spirits tour has actually brought in more than 18 million visitors.