Bourbon - America's Native Spirit

Northern Kentucky is your gateway to Kentucky Bourbon

There's a number of ways to get to Northern Kentucky. You can walk or drive across one of the many bridges leading from Cincinnati to NKY. You can fly (quiet often directly) into the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). Since 50% of the US population is within a day's drive you could get her by car. Whichever method you choose one thing is certain. When you enter Northern Kentucky, you enter Bourbon Country.

There are several requirements that have to be met for a whiskey to be classified as bourbon, one of which is that it must be made in the United States. Kentucky currently produces 95% of the world's bourbon supply, and some of the best Kentucky Bourbon is made right here in Northern Kentucky. We are an Official Gateway to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and home to 9 of the KY Bourbon Trail distilleries. Northern Kentucky also has 20 of the Best Bourbon Bars in America according to The Bourbon Review. But you don't have to take our word for it, see what others are saying about Northern Kentucky Bourbon!

A wall covered in shelves of hundreds of bottles of bourbon, with a chalkboard menu in the middle at Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar

Three glencairn glasses, each with a pour of whiskey, sit in a wooden holder. Hands from either side reach out to select a glass.

A bartender measures ingredients for a cocktail. In front of them is a shaker and behind are shelves of bourbons.

The B-Line® Bourbon Tour

In addition to being KY Bourbon Trail stops, all seven of the Northern Kentucky bourbon distilleries are on Northern Kentucky's own bourbon experience, The B-Line® . To compliment the distilleries, The B-Line includes ten restaurants, all offering bourbon-infused dishes, and nine bourbon bars, all of which have to keep at least 100 different bourbons on the shelves for you to taste. Grab a copy of The B-Line Passport at any of The B-Line stops and check in at 2 of the distilleries, 2 restaurants, and 2 bourbon bars and we’ll send you a free gift! If you prefer, you can get a digital version of the Line Guide on your phone. The digital guide includes special digital only offers and discounts at select stops on The B-Line.

The B-Line Distilleries

Augusta Distillery

  • 207 Seminary Ave
  • (888) 592-6872

Just a short drive from downtown Cincinnati and nestled on the banks of the Ohio River in Augusta, Kentucky you'll find Augusta Distillery. Try out a variety of small-batch Kentucky bourbon whiskeys; enjoy a tasting and even bottle your own…

Becker & Bird Distillery & Winery

  • 4465 Augusta-Chatham Road
  • (606) 756-3739

Becker & Bird Distillery and Winery is among the most historic spirits sites in America. The original distiller was John Baker, a distiller and Revolutionary War fighter. Becker & Bird creates a young whiskey, American Revolution, to honor…

Boone County Distilling Co.

  • 10601 Toebben Dr.
  • (859) 282-6545

In 1833 in Kentucky’s Boone County, a region of proud limestone hills that gradually fell to their knees at the banks of the Ohio River, a man named William Snyder made a decision that would impact the region 182 years later: He decided to…

Neeley Family Distillery

  • 4360 Ky. 1130
  • (859) 394-3258

We are a family owned and operated distillery. We make Moonshine, Bourbon and Whiskey here on site. Come do a tour and tasting a see for yourself how our spirits are made. We also have a gift shop and bar where you can come and enjoy the…

New Riff Distilling

  • 24 Distillery Way
  • (859) 261-7433

New Riff Distilling is part of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and brings craft bourbon and spirits to Northern Kentucky! New Riff's state of the art, gorgeous modern distillery and event center houses a three story copper column still…

Second Sight Spirits

  • 301 Elm Street
  • (859) 488-7866

The founders of Second Sight Spirits, Rick Couch and Carus Waggoner, see a new vision of artisan distilling that will focus on premium, local products presented in an innovative way. Second Sight Spirits produces bourbon, a single malt…

The Old Pogue Distillery

  • 716 W. Second Street

Old Pogue has a history dating back to the years following the Civil War. In 1876, the original Pogue distillery, Kentucky registered distillery No. 3, was established in Maysville very near a site often said to be the location of…

Pensive Distilling Co.

  • 720 Monmouth St.

Pensive Distilling Co. features spirits distilled and bottled right on the premises, Proudly serving local beers on tap, and food that sets the table for comfort and hospitality. Share a meal, raise your glass and enjoy the small pleasures…

Wenzel Whiskey

  • 15 Tobacco Alley
  • (859) 279-3550

This personal bourbon blending experience lets guests pull or “thieve” bourbon directly from various barrels and blend them together to craft something fitting their budget and palate preferences, then have it bottled to take home. It is…

Bourbon Events around Northern Kentucky

The NKY and Cincy region enjoy a variety of bourbon-centered things to do all year. Keep an eye on the bourbon-centered calendar over on The B-Line or the events page on our leisure site VisitCincy.com.