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September 28th – October 4th Tour Dates Available
Step 1) Pick a reservation date
The Buffalo Trace reservation calendar will open on Wednesday, August 2, at 10:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) for tours taking place on September 28th – October 4th. You may book your reservation date online at reservations.buffalotracedistillery.com, but availability goes quick!
Once you click on a date, you will be prompted to select the type of tour you wish to join. Not all tours are available every day so you may have to browse different dates to find a specific tour.
Below are the choices to select from.
Hard Hat TOUR: temporarily unavailable
- A start-to-finish tour of the distilling process throughout the facility.
- For safety purposes, this tour is not available for guests under 12 years old.
- This tour route is not ADA-accessible.
- All tours are complimentary and include a 15-minute tasting.
- Note that no allocated bottle released that day is held for you.
- Reservations are require
Expansion Tour: Limited Time Only
- A hard hat tour of the Distillery’s expansion to ferment, distill and bottle their whiskies.
- For safety purposes, this tour is not available for guests under 12 years old. This tour route is not ADA-accessible.
- All tours are complimentary and include a 15-minute tasting.
- Note that no allocated bottle released that day is held for you.
- Reservations are required.
Old Taylor Tour
- Tour of the Old Taylor House, the OFC Building, OFC Fermenter #7 nicknamed “Old Taylor”, and Warehouse C.
- The tour route includes stairs and there is a lot of walking involved so comfortable shoes are recommended.
- Those with acrophobia and/or fear of walking across metal grates may want to seek a different tour.
- For safety purposes, this tour is not available for guests under 12 years old.
- This tour route is not ADA-accessible.
- All tours are complimentary and include a 15-minute tasting.
- Note that no allocated bottle released that day is held for you.
- Reservations are required.
Trace Tour
- Tour gives you the full history of the Distillery.
- Visitors of all ages are welcome to join us for this tour.
- Please be prepared for a significant amount of walking so comfortable shoes are recommended.
- The Trace Tour is open to all ages and is ADA-accessible.
- All tours are complimentary and include a 15-minute tasting.
- Note that no allocated bottle released that day is held for you.
- Reservations are required.
Step 2) Enter your reservation Information
Next, you will need to enter the following information to continue with the booking process.
- Number of Guests over 21
- Number of Guests under 21
- First Name
- Last Name
- Phone
- Zip Code
- Country
- How did you hear about us?
Step 3) Special Requests
They will then ask for any special requests regarding ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act) or if it is for a special occasion.
Step 4) Review Your Order and Confirm
You will receive a bar code like the one shown below with an order confirmation number once you have finished and confirmed the reservation. Past guests have noted that these can be transferred to other parties without notifying the Distillery and are just scanned at the beginning of the tour.
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