Thoughts in Solitude

Thomas Merton

The Lobby

 

Gethsemani

 

Abbey of Gethsemani

Abbey of Gethsemani

The largest and America's oldest order of Cistercian Monks. Founded in 1848, this Trappist monastery was home to the writer Thomas Merton, and his burial site. Today is known world-wide for its delicious fruitcakes and cheeses available throughout the county and by mail order.
3642 Monks Road
Trappist, Kentucky 40051

Display Case

 

Bottling House

Every bottle of
Maker’s Mark
Is hand dipped into the
Signature Red Wax

The Barrels

An American White Oak is the type of wood used to make the barrel; it is naturally aged. The inside of the barrel is charred during the manufacturing process. A hard walnut bung is used as a plug for the barrel hole so the bourbon can be tasted throughout it aging process.

The barrels are racked in traditional warehouses. There they sleep for about six years, rotated in a labor-intensive practice, from top to bottom of the warehouse and from center to margins. Taste solely dictates when and where the barrel will move in the warehouse next.

All Copper Columns

 

Fermenting Room

The Cypress Vats are 12 feet deep and hold 9,300 gallons of sour mash.

The Master Distillers House

This house was built in 1840.

The tours begin and end here. 

Maker's Mark Distillery

Located in

Loretto, Kentucky

The original mill and distillery was erected on this site in 1805 by Charles Burks, Sr. it was formerly Burks Mill & Distillery.



Bill Samuels, Sr. bought the 200 acre site in 1953 and Maker's Mark is currently the oldest operating bourbon distillery in the nation.

Bardstown, KY

Architect and builder of the cathedral was John Rogers of Baltimore.

Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral

The first Catholic Cathedral west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is a national landmark listed by the U.S. Library of Congress, and was built 1816-1819

Buffalo

 

Indian Relics

 

Broom and Candle Making

 

Home

 

The Blacksmith Shop

 

The Blacksmith Shop

The Blacksmith

You’ll notice the various Blacksmith tools in the shop: a forge, anvil, hammer, tongs, vise and a file, etc. The Blacksmith created items such as farm implements, tools, knives, locks and hinges, household goods, even the metal that went around a wooden wheel, etc. He was quite a craftsman that knew his trade well.

Civil War Museum

Samuel Hahn

Still House

Old Bardstown Village with nine log cabins 150 to 200 years old that portray the crafts of the 1780 - 1820 era.

Log Cabin

Judge John Rowan's
Law Office he was a
prominent lawyer
and politician.

My Old Kentucky Home

Georgian-style Mansion

Rowan Family Homestead

Southern Belle

 

Federal Hill

My Old Kentucky Home 

Stephen C. Foster

Stephen Foster

wrote the tune

"My Old Kentucky Home"

in

1853.