This distillery is so family-friendly that kids are welcomed with a playground and root beer tasting.

Not All Bourbon is Made in Kentucky, but 95% of it Is!

Kentucky may be known as the Bluegrass State, but it is also the Bourbon Capital of the World, and it turns out, there's a real science to that! Of course, when you're known as the Bourbon Capital of the World, there is no shortage of distilleries to visit, and that's where the Kentucky Bourbon Trail comes in.

Each year, more than 2 million people visit the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and with that many people stopping by, there's bound to be some families with kids, but are there any family-friendly stops along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail?

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Are There Family-Friendly Stops on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail?

While "bourbon" and "family" aren't two words that typically go together, sometimes you are passing through an area and want to check off a stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The good news is, there are some family-friendly stops along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, but one might just take the cake for the most family-friendly distillery in the state.

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This May Be the Most Kid-Friendly Distillery in Kentucky

Located in Franklin County, Kentucky, is the Buffalo Trace Distillery, which is the oldest continuously working distillery in the United States. Buffalo Trace has been around for more than 200 years and was even able to operate through prohibition.

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Now this historic distillery welcomes families to visit with a huge play area for kids, and root beer tasting too! Recently, an account called Kid-Friendly Stays on Instagram shared a post about Buffalo Trace Distillery being kid-friendly.

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Here's what @KidFriendlyStays had to say about their visit:

If mom and dad enjoy whiskey and bourbon… here’s a stop to add to your next Kentucky road trip!
@buffalotracedistillery is one of the few we’ve seen that’s genuinely family friendly, with a full playground, lush grounds for roaming, root beer and ginger ale tastings for all ages, and yes, even buffalos-in-barrel stuffies at the gift shop.
It’s free to enter and roam the grounds, and we were able to pop in for a formal (and also free) tasting without a wait.
Best of all, they’re open seven days a week till 5 pm, so you can swing by any day you happen to be driving through!

How fun is that? We love a place to visit that has a little bit of something for everyone!