From wine to whiskey and a handful of great craft beers, my road trip through the American South had already presented quite a few tasting opportunities. Heading north I heard about the Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company in Louisville and thought it would be a fun place to visit to sample their popular Lucky Kentucky Moonshine.
With a heritage dating back to the 1880s, the story of the Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company is pretty fascinating. I won't rehash it, but you can read up on it here. I was also impressed with the work they did on this old warehouse in downtown Louisville, and how recent the revival of the operation was. They filled their first barrel of bourbon in 2015, and if all goes to plan their first rye whiskey will be ready sometime in 2017 and their first bourbon in 2019.
In the meantime, Kentucky Peerless has a variety of moonshine flavors that they sell under their "Lucky" brand. I enjoyed sampling a few while I was there and took home a bottle of their Green Apple Pie Moonshine for later. Sadly, production was temporarily stalled the afternoon I popped in so I couldn't take their tour, but the staff was friendly and more than happy to share a few stories anyway. The Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company gets a thumbs up from me!
Located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is the 4th and current location where the iconic Louisville Slugger baseball bat is manufactured. Easy to spot with the largest baseball bat in the world out front, the factory offers tours and features a display of some of the iconic player's bats in their collection.
From Babe Ruth to Jackie Robinson to Mickey Mantle, it's pretty neat to see the customized Louisville Sluggers of some of the biggest names in baseball here. A tour of the factory only increases this appreciation as you see how complex the manufacturing process is for what you'd assume is a relatively simple piece of sporting equipment. Sadly, no pictures were allowed in the factory itself, however there were no shortage of baseball bats around.
