Willett Distillery

The Willette tour is among the best ever by today's standards (very much like the old days at Wild Turkey, Barton 1792, etc where you really toured the place!) and our guide, Bianca, was outstanding. They started the tour with a tasting and had several more along the way with two different offerings at each place, and again at the end.

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My husband and I never visited a distillery before but this place was recommended by a friend. Our tour guide, Ila, was very personable and informative. The food at the restaurant was very good as well but make sure you make reservations if you want a table. We had a great experience. If you're looking for something different to do with your partner, we highly recommend this place!

Our tour guide Bianca was amazing! She was very informative, gave great history about the family and how Willet was started and how it still operates. She was friendly and loved her sense of humor. Tastings along the way were a hit with us, that is so different from the other tours we did. At the end Bianca asked if there was an anniversary which was ours and showed us lots of love and everyone got to try a high end purple top which was the absolute best! Later we had drinks and food upstairs which was by far the best we had anywhere! I would highly recommend the Willet tour!

We had SO much fun at this tour! We have visited a few places along the bourbon trail and this was by far our favorite. For the basic tour, we still got to try countless bourbons that this distillery makes, and were sent home with a nice glass from our tasting. Mason, our tour guide, was absolutely phenomenal. I will be bringing other family members back with me soon. PS: the "nope" signs are legendary, and also extremely helpful.

Favorite stop on the Bourbon Trail, and one of my favorite bourbons for sure. Shannon welcomed us at the door and then gave us one heck of a progressive tasting & tour of this little gem of a distillery. I can’t say enough great things about the vibes, the facilities, and the product of this family owned and operated place. Keep up the good work, Willett! I’m a loyal fan.

Great tour and team, well worth the visit, big enough to be special and have wonderful whiskey, small enough to have soul. One of the few tours where you taste during the tour in a fun and educational way!

We have done several bourbon tours and this by far was the best. Our guide Jacob and his trainee were amazing. Very detailed of products and a lot of tasting and fun. Would highly recommend..

Unique distillery tour experience. They do a progressive tasting all through the tour, with choices of product at the last 4 tastings. Our guide Mason was very knowledgeable and animated. A tour of a rickhouse was included that was unique and very interesting. I would HIGHLY recommend this stop on any bourbon tour. BONUS, the complimentary tasting glass was much appreciated.

Mary was an awesome guide for our tour. She was energetic and enthusiastic about the company, site, and product. Makes me want to go work for them. Thank you for making my birthday a special day.

Willet was our second Distillery of the day, we all enjoyed the tour! Our guide, Mary, was fun, you can tell she loves her job!! Loved the fact we received tasting glasses from our tour (free)! Enjoyed the history of the distillery. I would recommend Willett Distillery to be a stop on everyone’s bourbon tour!

What an experience!! You actually have tastings included in the tour as you experience the different facilities. Nick our tour guide was very knowledgeable and provided the best experience in Bardstown. Highly recommended to be on your Distillery visit in KY.

Of all the distilleries we did, this was our favorite. The grounds are gorgeous, their story fantastic, and the drinks great. We LOVED that the tasting was spread out at various locations on the tour. You get to see it ALL and the value is outstanding. We will come back and tour this again for sure. This is 100% worth your time.

What a beautiful distillery! Steeped in southern heritage and charm, the ambiance is relaxing, warm and welcoming. The staff were all so kind and helpful! Our tour guide, Ila, was knowledgeable and funny. She really seems to enjoy sharing her knowledge of Willett and the family history behind the bourbon. The tastings along the tour were wonderful! This was mine and my husband’s first distillery tour for our wedding anniversary and Willett definitely set the bar high for us. We will be back to visit again!

Absolutely Beautiful campus, especially during our fall visit. Love the history, enjoy the product, friendly and knowledgeable staff and guide, love being able to get up close to the workings of the distillery and seeing workers actually present and working, and having our picture made with the working Pot Still.
The cats are a treat as.well. Loved how they knew the routines and basically made themselves at home throughout the whole tour. Will definitely recommend Willet Distillery for anyone planning a Bourbon Trail experience.

My husand and I toured the facillity during their slowdown week. It was a blast! The tour guide Mary was entertianing, friendly, and very knowledgable. I enjoyed that the tastings were throughout the tour. We bought a bottle of Old Bardstown that you can only buy there. Highly recommend a visit.

Tour was great, the distillery was beautiful, everyone was so nice and helpful. Made my husband's birthday great! Would definitely recommend and we will be back for sure!!

We highly recommend Willett as a tour destination. You can sample products at several stops during the tour. My wife and I were able to sample more different products than any other tour that we have taken. The grounds are beautiful and you can feel the passion that the staff has for their Bourbons, and Whiskeys.

What an amazing experience. Learning about the history of the distillery was fascinating to me. The one thing that set this tasting apart was while walking through the tour you stop and do your tasting at different points. This was a nice change to the experience we had at other locations. What really put this over the top was our tour guide/hostess, Ila. What a wonderful story teller and person. She made it very personable and fun. I would highly recommend this distillery, especially if you can get Ila. I look forward to going back and tasting their high quality bourbon's and seeing Ila again.

It’s our second time visiting Willett, and we enjoyed both visits. Last time was during Covid, and The Bar was not open. This time we had lunch at The Bar, and it was a nice experience. Remember to make reservations in advance, or you probably won’t get seated since it very busy, a popular place. Both the food and cocktails were delicious. We did the whiskey tasting last time, and it was great, and that’s how we discovered Johnny Drum, a great choice for making Old Fashioned. Don’t miss the souvenir store. By the way, there is an adorable cat on the property. We saw it each time we visited.

Did 20+ distilleries on the Bourbon Trail and Willett was one of my top 3 favorites! Our tour guide ILA was amazing and fun. One of the best tour guides of the 6 distillery tours we did