Lexington Distillery District: Food, History & Bourbon Tour

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Experience the vibrant Lexington Distillery District with a food, history, and bourbon tour. Sip on limestone filtered bourbons, sample Kentucky cuisine, and explore the revitalized history of this 25-acre property.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

James E. Pepper Distillery - Your fun foodie guide will take you through the historic James E. Pepper Distillery property, which began making bourbon in 1879. Today, this spot has been revitalized as a lively downtown Lexington destination, with diverse food and drink offerings…and lots of fun!

What's Included

Alcoholic beverages
Lunch

Additional Information

Embark on a memorable escapade in the vibrant Distillery District! As Town Branch Creek ripples on, we will be indulging in bourbons filtered through limestone, tasting time-honored Kentucky cuisines, and diving into the tales behind this rejuvenated snippet of Lexington history. Enjoy cider tasting, farm-fresh meals, German influenced snacks, classy…

Location

RELIC Lexington

Manchester Street

We look forward to meeting you inside RELIC, a public warehouse of vintage, rustic, and reclaimed home decor. Come early to check out lots of great Kentucky-made products!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Kristin919

Oct 17, 2025

Fabulous and tasty learning adventure!!! - Absolutely fantastic tour! Energetic and fun tour - our 21+ “kids” had a great time too!!! Highly recommend this for a great afternoon in Lexington!!!

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Lauren_k

Oct 14, 2025

It was so fun! Kay was... - It was so fun! Kay was great and very informative. Lots of excellent food, drinks and conversation!!

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Wanderer58576701694

Oct 5, 2025

Great food tour! - Elena was a great tour guide! We had plenty of delicious food and learned so much along the way. The tour included everything from fascinating local history and Kentucky legends to fun facts about Lexington today. Highly recommend this experience to anyone wanting to explore the city through its stories and flavors!

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Lisakind65

Sep 9, 2025

An off-the-beaten-path tour - We never would have found this area were it not for booking this tour. The distillery district is off the path from the usual downtown haunts. It is a collection of nearly 10 bars and restaurants, most with outside seating. Our tour guide, Kay, was enthusiastic and engaging and the food and drinks were delicious-we were quite full by the end! We ended the tour at a quiet little speakeasy and a perfect Manhattan.

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Sarah_w

Sep 7, 2025

Beautiful day, fun tour! Come hungry! - Lots of fun! We all really enjoyed this tour. I do wish there was a little more walking. Only about 20 steps between establishments. But we had a lovely afternoon. Our guide, Kay, is very knowledgeable about the area and had many suggestions for us.

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Koltenm825

Aug 17, 2025

Funnes - So much fun! So sweet and awesome ! Learned many new things about the town LEXINGTON! And ice cream was SOO good! And lady was so cute and sweet! Had the best time !! need raise love her ! She seems so fun

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Lorraine_m

Jul 31, 2025

Yummy and interesting - Fabulous experience once we located the meeting place. Interesting history, good food and beverage. Tour guide cute and enthusiastic.

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Lacyr622

Jul 12, 2025

Loved it!! - Absolutely loved the tour!! The portions served far exceeded my expectations. Elena was such a fun and energetic tour guide.

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Deltaboy

Sep 18, 2025

Pleasant, informative tour but could be shorter, less expensive. - We enjoyed this slow paced walk, talk and tasting around the District. Guide was informative about the area and the city. Food offerings were okay. Believe it could be a faster tour (a bit too much lingering and small talk), cut an hour off of it and lower the tour price.

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Eggburner

Jul 6, 2025

Not much history - The tour guide was very good and she obviously loves her city. I was expecting better food and pairings. Not a lot of historical information and very little historical buildings of interest.

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From $99

up to 14 guests

1 - Adult