Buffalo Trace Distillery TourChasing Blanton's: Private Single Barrel Bourbon Tour
Blanton’s is the bottle everyone asks the Buffalo Trace gift shop for and almost nobody leaves with. This private Blanton’s bourbon tour is built around that chase: eight hours with a guide who knows which shops, distilleries and back rooms in the Frankfort–Bardstown corridor actually hold single-barrel stock, with breakfast, lunch and tickets folded into the $1,600-per-vehicle price.
About This Tour
8 hours, private schedule
$1,600 per vehicle — split it across your group
4.5 from 10 reviews on Viator
Private group only — your van, your pace
Breakfast and lunch included, plus cooler water and snacks
Buffalo Trace, Maker's Mark, Willett, Four Roses, Wild Turkey, Bardstown
Listing at a Glance
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- Tour name Private Kentucky Single Barrel Tour- Chasing Blanton’s
- Operator Mint Julep-affiliated private guide (see listing)
- Booking platform Viator
- Product ID 310562P4
- Starting price $1600 USD per vehicle (private)
- Price basis per group
- Price last checked August 2026
- Rating 4.5 out of 5
- Review count 10 reviews
- Review source Viator verified bookings
- Duration 8 hours
- Time at Buffalo Trace None stated
- Pickup window None stated
- Departure point Louisville area pickup, arranged after booking
- Transport Private van with driver-guide
- Group size Private — up to 6 guests per vehicle typically
- Guide language English
- Distillery admissions Tickets included
- Tastings Included where distilleries pour
- Lunch Included, plus breakfast
- Hotel pickup None stated
- Cancellation This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Reserve now, pay later None stated
- Minimum age to taste 21 (US law); minors on tour per operator policy — see listing
- Difficulty Easy — walking at each stop
- Wheelchair access None stated
- Weather note Runs rain or shine; warehouses are unheated/uncooled
- Alternative The Outlaws & Inlaws private day by the same operator
Live Availability and Prices
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Quick answer
A private eight-hour bourbon day for $1,600 per vehicle — about $267 a head with six aboard — aimed at one thing: finding single-barrel bottles, Blanton's above all. Breakfast, lunch, tickets and an expert guide are included; the territory runs from Buffalo Trace through Bardstown to Willett.
Key takeaways
- The price is per vehicle, not per person — six people brings it to roughly the group-tour rate with none of the group
- Nobody can guarantee Blanton's on the shelf — what the guide sells is knowing every stop where it might be
- Breakfast, lunch, snacks and tickets are all inside the price; gratuity is not
- The sale is final once booked — the 12-hour private transport option cancels free if plans are loose
- See every option side by side on the bourbon tour comparison
How a Bottle Hunt Day Works
The listing's exclusions — "Debbie Downers" and "Know it Alls" — tell you the register this operator works in: it is a day with a bourbon-obsessed friend who happens to drive. The route bends around what is actually findable that week. Buffalo Trace for the source, Bardstown because it calls itself the Bourbon Capital of the World, Willett for the distillery-only releases, with Maker's Mark, Four Roses and Wild Turkey as supporting stops.
Set expectations on the bottle itself: Blanton's is allocated, and even Frankfort locals queue on delivery mornings. The realistic win is one or two single-barrel finds across the day — reviewers describe leaving with store picks and distillery exclusives rather than the horse-and-jockey stopper every time. The guide's phone list of liquor stores between stops is where this tour beats driving yourself.
At $1,600 per vehicle it prices like a premium private day, because it is one. Two people make it extravagant; a full van makes it cheaper than most premium group seats.
The Hunting Ground
Frankfort to Bardstown by way of whichever liquor stores have had a delivery — the route is decided by stock, not geography.
Questions About This Tour
Will I actually get a bottle of Blanton's?
No honest operator promises it — allocation means even the Buffalo Trace gift shop sells out most mornings. What you are paying for is a guide who knows every legitimate shelf between Louisville and Bardstown, and single-barrel alternatives (Willett, store picks, Eagle Rare when it surfaces) that collectors rate as highly.
How many people fit in the price?
The $1,600 covers the vehicle. Listings from this operator seat up to six comfortably — at capacity that is about $267 per person including two meals, tickets and the driver.
What meals are included?
Breakfast and lunch, plus a cooler of water and snacks in the van. Only gratuity sits outside the price.
Can we change the route on the day?
That is the point of private: if a store two towns over just took a Blanton's delivery, the van turns. Fixed-route group tours like the three-distillery day cannot do that.
Page last reviewed August 2026. Price, rating and review count read from the listing on 2026-08-15. Prices, availability and terms are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout.
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