Bourbon tourism reaches new heights in Kentucky

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky as more people flocked to
distilleries.
Officials
say a record 571,701 people visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour
last year. Another 61,698 people traveled to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Craft Tour in its first full year of existence.
Kentucky Bourbon
Trail Director Adam Johnson said Thursday that officials are thrilled to
see double-digit growth in visits to heritage distilleries. He says the
fledgling craft tour got off to a strong start.
Visitors came from all 50 states and 50 countries and territories.
The
attendance record for heritage distilleries includes figures from
Heaven Hill’s Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, which opened last fall
in Louisville.
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour was created in 1999 by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky as more people flocked to
distilleries.
Officials
say a record 571,701 people visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour
last year. Another 61,698 people traveled to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Craft Tour in its first full year of existence.
Kentucky Bourbon
Trail Director Adam Johnson said Thursday that officials are thrilled to
see double-digit growth in visits to heritage distilleries. He says the
fledgling craft tour got off to a strong start.
Visitors came from all 50 states and 50 countries and territories.
The
attendance record for heritage distilleries includes figures from
Heaven Hill’s Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, which opened last fall
in Louisville.
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour was created in 1999 by the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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