Rally Day 3 - Maker's Mark

There were a few rides going out today, mostly to wineries. Kentucky wine? Let's do bourbon! As the weather looked doubtful and was predicted to rain until noon, Cargo and I decided to take his truck. That turned out great since it gave us a chance to chat.

We decided on one of the smaller distillers, Maker's Mark. It was rather out of the way but very worth the trip.


I guess fires used to be a worry...



Inside the old homestead house.



They dipped EVERYTHING!


Some useful bourbon-making tools.


The water source.



We are about to enter Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory!!

First Cargo..... then me!



Some nice coppery thingies.

Lots and lots of mash.

The mash was in large open barrels about 10 ft high (most below the floor). They let you dip your finger in and taste. Each vat tasted different, depending on how old it was.


Cargo looking for the way in.

More of the water source wending its way through the distillery grounds.


Spotted some pants for Yummy (um, the ones on the right).


Another storage house for the barrels.


A gizmo to figure out when to rotate the barrels.


Some lonely barrels need adopting.


We got to take the pre-aged stuff, basically shine. And then the barrel aged stuff. All paint thinner to me...


Cargo bought a bottle and got to dip it himself.

After the long drive home, we stopped at Wal-Mart so I could get some oil for the Wing (the oil filter had worked loose and dripped a bit). We then decided to stop a White Castle for a quick 4-pack even though it was only 5ish. We were planning on the UFC match at Hooters later, so were planning ahead!