Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

1. Select your desired tasting date and time.

2. Our team will contact you to set up your kit pickup, and send your tasting link via Zoom.

3. Pick up your tasting kit at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in downtown Louisville.

4. Log on to your Private VIRTUAL Bourbon Tasting at home.

Taste one-on-one with a certified Bourbon Steward, VIRTUALLY, from the comfort of your own home. These tastings are not a class, they are private and just for you. You'll have the chance to ask questions and taste 5 premium products from our American Whiskey Collection in a fun, laid-back VIRTUAL TASTING.

Tasting with friends? Your tasting kit contains enough samples to serve 3 people. If you want to include more, just let us know and we'll help you sign up for multiple kits.

Each kit is $60. Our Private Virtual Tastings are offered Monday-Fridays, and we ask that you book at least 48 hours in advance.

Scheduling conflict? Remember that our Virtual Tastings are just for YOU- our Bourbon Host has come in or stayed late just to virtually taste with you! We can reschedule if you need to, but we'll need some advance notice.

Our Private Virtual Tastings last approximately 50 minutes. All participants must be 21 and up.

For assistance, call or email Evan Williams Event Coordinator, Dabney Clore, at 502-272-2624 or dclore@heavenhill.com.

The Tour and Tasting takes you back in time to meet Kentucky's first licensed distiller, Evan Williams.  Along the way, you will visit recreations of the Louisville wharf in the late 18th Century, as well as Whiskey Row along Main Street from the 1890’s through the present. You’ll learn how Heaven Hill’s modern Bernheim Distillery operates and discover how it is different from distilling in Evan’s era. Then, you will see a combination of the two—a state-of-the-art, modern, operating distillery utilizing the same type of pot stills as the early Bourbon-making days.  This tour will also include 4 Bourbon tastings.

This 1 Hour Tour and Tasting is $15 per person.

*Due to the legal limits of tasting quantity, each guest can only participate in 1 tour / tasting per day*

*Distillery operations run Tuesday through Saturday*

*6 Guest Maximum per Tour*

Step back in time to the final days of Prohibition and into the secret Speakeasy at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience.  Once inside, you will meet Louisville native and renowned bartender, Tom Bullock – the First Black American to write and publish a cocktail book.  Sit back and learn about the life, legacy and love of spirits from the man himself in this 45-minute presentation.  Along the way, you will taste 3 Premium Whiskeys and even get to enjoy one of his most famous creations!  As a guest of Mr. Bullock, you will also receive a commemorative rocks glass and special recipe to take home.

The 45 minute Ideal Bartender Experience is available Thursdays and Fridays only and costs $20 per person. 

*Due to the legal limits of tasting quantity, each guest can only participate in 1 Tasting Experience per day.*

*Must be at least 21 years of age to participate*

*Maximum of 8 guests*

The Speakeasy Tasting Experience transports you back in time to the 1930’s, celebrating the last days of Prohibition in Louisville.  If you guess the secret entry password correctly, you’ll gain access to our very own Speakeasy.  Once inside, you’ll learn about Prohibition and the city’s rich Whiskey heritage, while tasting 5 premium products from the Heaven Hill Distillery Whiskey portfolio.  As our Speakeasy guest, you will also take home a commemorative shot glass.

The 45 minute Speakeasy Tasting Experience is available Saturdays and Sundays only and costs $20 per person. 

*Due to the legal limits of tasting quantity, each guest can only participate in 1 Tasting Experience per day.*

*Must be at least 21 years of age to participate*

*Maximum of 8 guests*