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Bourbon Trail, Named on the Listing

Kentucky homes on managers' own booking sites whose listing names a Kentucky Bourbon Trail distillery, or the Trail itself.

Adam Norko

Curator

Homes whose own listing names a distillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail (the Kentucky Distillers' Association's trail) or names the Trail. Not a ranking.

Most Kentucky rentals say bourbon country and leave it there. This club keeps only the homes whose own listing, on the operator's own booking site, names a Kentucky Bourbon Trail distillery (Evan Williams, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Bulleit, Maker's Mark, Log Still) or names the Trail itself, so a guest can read the line and plan the day around it. Buffalo Trace is not a Trail member; homes that name it are here only because they also name a Trail distillery or the Trail.

Twelve homes from ten operators, grouped by town from Louisville to Lexington with Bardstown and Nelson County in the middle. Each links to the operator; you book with them.

Browse here12 homes, 10 management companies, one reason to be on the same page.

Book with the managerEvery link goes to the company's own booking site. Prices, photos, and availability live there.

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The homes

What qualifies, exactlyA vacation rental home in Kentucky, listed on the operator's own booking site (Vacasa, Evolve and white-labeled booking pages count; Airbnb and VRBO do not), whose listing text names a distillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail or the Kentucky Bourbon Trail itself. The Trail is a trademark of the Kentucky Distillers' Association (kybourbontrail.com); its distillery pages are the reference for membership. Bardstown proper is thin on multi-home managers, so several entries there are single-home operators with their own booking engines, and the cards say so.

Louisville

Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, Angel's Envy, Rabbit HoleEvent site

Bourbon City Rentals

Preview from Bourbon City Rentals's listing

The Bonnycastle

Louisville, KY · Bourbon City Rentals

Sleeps 156 BR

Listing: minutes from Evan Williams, Angel's Envy, and Rabbit Hole; sleeps 15.

Listing says: “Bourbon Trail Distilleries, minutes from Evan Williams, Angel's Envy, and Rabbit Hole” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on Bourbon City Rentals's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

BNB Louisville

Preview from BNB Louisville's listing

The Untouchable

Louisville, KY · BNB Louisville

Sleeps 146 BR

Listing: a prohibition-era home with a sky deck, built for the Bourbon Trail; six bedrooms, 14 guests.

Listing says: “the ULTIMATE way to experience the Bourbon Trail through the allure of prohibition-era elegance” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on BNB Louisville's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Lexington

Woodford Reserve DistilleryEvent site

The listing also names Buffalo Trace, which is not a Trail member.

Sixgen Rentals

Preview from Sixgen Rentals's listing

3141 Lamar Drive

Lexington, KY · Sixgen Rentals

Sleeps 125 BR

Listing: close enough to Woodford Reserve for day trips, with a pool and hot tub waiting when the tastings are done.

Listing says: “Bourbon Trail groups using Lexington as home base, close enough to Woodford Reserve and Buffalo Trace for day trips” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on Sixgen Rentals's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Versailles

Wild Turkey DistilleryEvent site

Vacasa

Preview from Vacasa's listing

Heritage Lodge

Versailles, KY · Vacasa

Sleeps 156 BR

Listing: a retreat on 50 acres with a fishing pond, theater and gym; 12 miles to Wild Turkey.

Listing says: “12 miles to Wild Turkey Distillery Visitor Center” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on Vacasa's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Shelbyville

Bulleit Distilling Co.Event site

Sixgen Rentals

Preview from Sixgen Rentals's listing

119 Adair Avenue

Shelbyville, KY · Sixgen Rentals

Sleeps 125 BR

Listing: Bulleit ten minutes away; Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, Wild Turkey and Jim Beam by drive time.

Listing says: “Bulleit Distillery and Jeptha Creed Distillery are both right here in Shelbyville, about a 10-minute drive” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on Sixgen Rentals's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Lawrenceburg

Four Roses and Wild TurkeyEvent site

Valor Circle Rentals

Bourbon Crossing

Lawrenceburg, KY · Valor Circle Rentals

1 BR

Listing: a downtown Lawrenceburg cottage in the heart of the Bourbon Trail; Wild Turkey 2.8 miles, Four Roses 5. A five-home family operator.

Listing says: “Start your bourbon trail adventure at Four Roses (5 mi) or Wild Turkey (2.8mi)” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on Valor Circle Rentals's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Bourbon Barrel Cottages

Preview from Bourbon Barrel Cottages's listing

Cottage 7, The Barrel Proof

Lawrenceburg, KY · Bourbon Barrel Cottages

Sleeps 62 BR

Manager's cottages page: designed for Bourbon Trail travelers; the booking listing says between four major distilleries. Two bedrooms, six guests.

Listing says: “Bourbon Trail Cabins and Cottage Rentals in Lawrenceburg KY; private Kentucky cottages designed for Bourbon Trail travelers” Source, manager's site, checked September 2026.

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Found on Bourbon Barrel Cottages's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Frankfort

Castle & Key DistilleryEvent site

The Frankfort listing names Buffalo Trace and the Bourbon Trail; it qualifies on the Trail name.

Valor Circle Rentals

Bourbon Trail Cottage

Frankfort, KY · Valor Circle Rentals

Sleeps 42 BR

Listing: a modern two-bedroom cottage, a short drive to the Bourbon Trail.

Listing says: “ideally located in Frankfort, with just a short drive to Buffalo Trace Distillery and The Bourbon Trail” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on Valor Circle Rentals's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Bardstown and Nelson County

Maker's Mark (Loretto), Heaven Hill, Log Still DistilleryEvent site

Bardstown is Airbnb-heavy; three of the four entries here are single-home operators with their own booking engines.

The Samuels House (single-home operator)

The Samuels House

Samuels, KY · The Samuels House (single-home operator)

Sleeps 83 BR

Listing: the Samuels family home with a bar of 50 bottles spanning 150 years of family distilling, from T.W. Samuels to Maker's Mark; up to 8 guests.

Listing says: “experience the Kentucky Bourbon Trail like a bourbon icon” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on The Samuels House (single-home operator)'s site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

The Rickhouse Retreat (single-home operator)

Preview from The Rickhouse Retreat (single-home operator)'s listing

The Rickhouse Retreat

Bardstown, KY · The Rickhouse Retreat (single-home operator)

Sleeps 105 BR

Listing: five bedrooms on six private acres with a speakeasy behind a Maker's Mark-inspired door.

Listing says: “designed for unforgettable family vacations, bourbon trail adventures, golf trips; a hidden speakeasy tucked behind a Maker's Mark-inspired door” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on The Rickhouse Retreat (single-home operator)'s site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Log Still Distillery

Preview from Log Still Distillery's listing

The Mansion at Log Still Distillery

Gethsemane, KY · Log Still Distillery

Sleeps 84 BR

Listing: a restored Georgian home on the distillery grounds, steps from the Legacy events venue; four bedrooms, sleeps 8.

Listing says: “The Mansion at Log Still Distillery; the distillery is a Kentucky Bourbon Trail member and the home is on its grounds” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on Log Still Distillery's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

The Huston House (single-home operator)

The Huston House

Bardstown, KY · The Huston House (single-home operator)

2 BR

Listing: a two-bedroom townhouse in downtown Bardstown, rented to a single party.

Listing says: “Kentucky Bourbon Trail Official Trailhead, Bardstown, Kentucky, The Bourbon Capital of the World” Source, as displayed on the listing, September 2026.

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Found on The Huston House (single-home operator)'s site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.

Found and not used

The Kentucky Distillers' Association owns the Kentucky Bourbon Trail mark and publishes a Stay page with a short-term rental filter; it lists The Samuels House among hotels and inns. Its distillery index has no Buffalo Trace page, which is why Buffalo Trace alone does not qualify a home. Bardstown's own tourism directory links 30 of its 35 rentals to Airbnb or VRBO.

Kentucky Distillers' Association, Kentucky Bourbon Trail Stay page (the authority's own lodging list)., Statewide: source, checked September 2026
Evolve (Bardstown, Frankfort and Lexington listings exist; the site blocked the fetch). Bourbon Trail Rentals LLC and Gatherhouse Collective (pages render only with JavaScript). Still Hill Home and The Bard House (pages would not load)., Bardstown, Frankfort, Lexington: source, checked September 2026
Bourbon Country Cabins, Mount Eden (names Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Bulleit, but books through Airbnb). Driscoll Estate (on the KDA Stay list; a self-described luxury Airbnb). Mallard Hall Estate (inquiry only)., various: source, checked September 2026
Sixgen Rentals, 468 N MLK (the Bourbon Trail 20 to 35 minutes out, no distillery named) and BNB Louisville, Nulu Marketplace (walk to distilleries, none named). Held to keep each operator at two homes., Lexington and Louisville: source, checked September 2026
Visit Bardstown lodging directory (35 rental listings; 30 link to Airbnb or VRBO)., Bardstown, KY: source, checked September 2026