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Photos: Kentucky bourbon gets a tech twist

By Teena Maddox April 30, 2019, 9:14 AM PDT

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Bardstown Bourbon Company

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Bardstown Bourbon Company

An array of the bourbons produced at Bardstown Bourbon Company. This sophisticated distillery has expanded twice since opening in 2016.

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Buffalo Trace

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Buffalo Trace

Bourbon tourism is up in Kentucky, with a record 1.4 million stops at distilleries around the state expected in 2019, up 370% since 2009.

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Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley

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Buffalo Trace Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley

One of the most famous bourbons in the world, Pappy Van Winkle, is made at Buffalo Trace.

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Buffalo Trace Distillery

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Buffalo Trace Distillery

The distillation process includes the fermentation of grains in huge vats.

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Buffalo Trace Distillery tour

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Buffalo Trace Distillery tour

At Buffalo Trace, there were 225,000 visitors last year, and the number is growing. The distillery, gift shop, and visitor’s center are being expanded, as well as the warehousing and bottling facilities.

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Buffalo Trace Distillery

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Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery sits on the Kentucky River.

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Buffalo Trace Distillery

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Buffalo Trace Distillery

Bourbon barrels.

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Warehouse X at Buffalo Trace

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Warehouse X at Buffalo Trace

Warehouse X is an experimental warehouse at Buffalo Trace. There are sensors on each of the 150 barrels in Warehouse X, and the data is analyzed to show how the barrels are aging.

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Matthew McConaughey as creative director for Wild Turkey

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Matthew McConaughey as creative director for Wild Turkey

Matthew McConaughey teamed with Wild Turkey to produce Longbranch bourbon.

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Master Distillers Jimmy and Eddie Russell at Wild Turkey

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Master Distillers Jimmy and Eddie Russell at Wild Turkey

Jimmy and Eddie Russell at Wild Turkey are the only father/son team of master distillers.

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Master Distillers Eddie Russell and Jimmy Russell at Wild Turkey in a bourbon warehouse

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Master Distillers Eddie Russell and Jimmy Russell at Wild Turkey in a bourbon warehouse

This warehouse was built in 1894.

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Wild Turkey

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Wild Turkey

The visitor’s center at Wild Turkey. Wild Turkey draws nearly 100,000 visitors each year.

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Master Distiller Eddie Russell

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Master Distiller Eddie Russell

Taste testing bourbon at Wild Turkey.

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Wild Turkey control room

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Wild Turkey control room

Wild Turkey opened this new control room in 2010.

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Longbranch bourbon

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Longbranch bourbon

Longbranch bourbon is a collaboration between Matthew McConaghey and Wild Turkey.

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Teena Maddox and Eddie Russell at Wild Turkey

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Teena Maddox and Eddie Russell at Wild Turkey

A tour of the Wild Turkey warehouse that holds 14,000 barrels of bourbon.

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Bardstown Bourbon Company

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Bardstown Bourbon Company

Barrels of bourbon at the Bardstown Bourbon Company.

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Bardstown Bourbon Company

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Bardstown Bourbon Company

The distillery has floor-to-ceiling windows for a modern look.

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