We left Woodford Reserve, stopped for a quick lunch at Wendy's and travelled the backwoods of Frankfort, Kentucky in search of Wild Turkey. This operation was a lot different than the other distilleries. They seem less concerned on appearance and show and more concerned about quantity and mass production. It is a very large operation with not many employee's required to run it.
Wild Turkey!!
Silos of Rye and Corn!
A truck dropping off corn. There is a grate under the truck the corn falls through.
The mash fermenting process. I think this was the largest room of mash barrels I came across in all my tours.
Fermenter being steam cleaned.
The Sensory Lab where all the magic happens.
Big barrel...pretty.
Pretty big place!
Filling up the barrels! Much bigger operation than Woodford.
This is how they label the barrels. The machine places a stencil over the end and then a roller with ink runs over it.
They are set up to pour five barrels at a time.
Fill 'er up!
Sadly there is some spillage...what a waste.
View of the Visitor Center.
Not every day you get to ride a Wild Turkey!
We sampled their bourbon, grabbed some souvenirs, had our passports stamped and were off like a herd of turtles to get to our final distillery before it closed.
As if I wasn't there to ride the wild turkey!!!!
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