Really enjoyed my time with my Aunt Kathleen and Marty in Lexington. She is a real kick and we are always happy to see each other.
My wonderful Aunt Kathleen, her husband Marty & the Red Rider
I still have a couple distilleries I want to check out on my way out of town so this morning I’m headed for Buffalo Trace then over to Maker’s Mark to dip my own bottle. I got one of those What to See in Kentucky magazines somewhere and saw that there is an old covered bridge pretty close to Buffalo Trace so I went there first. Talk about in the middle of nowhere…
On the way to the covered bridge, a tree covered road.
What a joke these rumble strips are – you’re going to know that there’s something really wrong – WAY before you get to the rumble strips!!
Bridges were covered back in the day to protect the timbers from the elements. There are actually quite a few covered bridges still standing in Kentucky – I don’t think any of them are open to traffic. There were a lot of kids playing in and around this one when I got there.
Switzer Covered Bridge – 120 feet long and 11 feet wide, built 1855
One of the original barrel houses at Buffalo Trace
The old bottles on display at Buffalo Trace Distillery
Buffalo Trace was an interesting place (I really didn’t mean to rhyme that – sorry). I would have liked to spend some money there but I don’t need another t-shirt or more weight from another bottle of hooch – So, I just headed over to Makers Mark, I’m going to be adding a bottle of Bourbon there for sure since I’m going to dip my own. For those of you who may not know, Makers Mark bottles are all sealed with a red wax that drips down the bottle and if you go there, you can dip your own bottle. When I got to the dipping area there was a young man (I’m guessing 14) that I was going to ask to take a video with my camera. Some lady that works there jumped forward and volunteered so I figure they must do this all the time and know “the deal”. I told her what the deal was with my camera – push once & let off the button, it’s recording, push again and it stops. Guess she was flummoxed – second shot ruined by people I shouldn’t have given the camera to – at least I was able to get one still. By the way, the video of her carrying the camera back to where I was standing came out perfect…..
Just barely one usable shot from what should have been a long movie.
