June 14 - National Bourbon Day in the Cincy Region
If you’re new around here, you might not realize that the city of Cincinnati sits along the Ohio River just a bridge-walk away from Kentucky. Bourbon from the Cincy Region originally travelled down the Ohio to New Orleans to quench the thirst on Bourbon Street. Our local area is rich in bourbon history, and it shows today in the wealth of distilleries and bourbon bars throughout our many neighborhoods, as well as the fact that Northern Kentucky is an Official Gateway to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®.
Whether you’re a bourbon connoisseur or merely bourbon curious, you need to plan your trip to the Cincy Region for this year’s National Bourbon Day celebrations! There will be fun bourbon things to do and specials on both sides of the Ohio River, in Cincinnati and NKY.
National Bourbon Day on The B-Line®
IYKYK, but in case you haven’t yet heard of The B-Line, it’s our local, self-guided bourbon tour. Comprised of 28 stops across NKY that include 9 Kentucky Bourbon Trail® distilleries, 9 of the Best Bourbon Bars in America according to The Bourbon Review, and 10 restaurants with significant bourbon selections plus delicious bourbon-infused menu choices, The B-Line offers a wide variety of tasty experiences.
Bourbon Day events and discounts are being planned so keep an eye on The B-Line calendar.
More Reasons to Travel to the Cincy Region for National Bourbon Day
After you’ve found your “sipping point” on The B-Line, there are plenty more reasons enjoy National Bourbon Day here. We have too many amazing bourbon bars to list them in this article so check the listings below to browse through your options. And here’s a little info about all of our distilleries:
Bourbon Distilleries in Cincinnati and NKY
Cincinnati Distilleries
Knox Joseph Distillery at the OTR StillHouse – in downtown Cincinnati, OH - Woman-owned Knox Joseph Distillery was one of the first distilleries to open in Cincinnati since Prohibition. In addition to award-winning spirits, they offer live entertainment, and great eats.
Northside Distilling Co. – Downtown Cincinnati - Named after a historic Cincinnati neighborhood, Northside Distilling Co. offers a variety of spirits and has quickly grown to be a local favorite.
Robert James Distillery – Norwood, OH, also has a tasting room in the Eastgate neighborhood of Cincinnati – The production facility in Norwood has a spacious tasting room with full menu. The tasting room in Eastgate is combined with a movie theater, called the RJ Cinema, where you can watch a movie with friends while sampling Robert James Distilling’s spirits.
Woodstone Creek Winery and Distillery – located in Cincinnati a bit north of downtown – Woodstone Creek is an artisanal winery and Ohio’s first micro-distillery. In addition to wine and spirits they also serve mead.
NKY Distilleries
Here are the distilleries in Northern Kentucky – they are all on both The B-Line and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® so you can work towards completing both! They are: New Riff Distilling, Neeley Family Distillery, Augusta Distillery, Pensive Distilling Co., Second Sight Spirits. Old Pogue, Boone County Distilling, Becker & Bird Distillery, and Wenzel Whiskey.
Learn more about each one here on The B-Line’s site.
Hope you join us for National Bourbon Day! Make sure to keep an eye on our Events Calendar as more local spots create specials and other fun ways to observe what we think should really be a national day off.
Here’s a handy list of places to stay when you come visit us in June for this delicious celebration. Cheers, y’all!
