By Patti Nickell
From Tribune News Service
Bourbon lovers never seem to get enough of Kentucky’s signature beverage. Not only do they want to drink it, but also eat and now, sleep it. First, it was restaurants that made bourbon an essential part of cooking, and now it appears that bourbon also makes for a good night’s sleep.
If you’re planning a trip on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, at these seven places bourbon is as essential as high-thread-count sheets.
Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown
The bar at this six-room historic inn on Bardstown’s Courthouse Square claims the granddaddy of all bourbon bars. The rustic tavern has been satisfying thirsty customers since 1779, the year the inn opened as the oldest stagecoach stop west of the Allegheny Mountains. Yep, that makes this the oldest bourbon bar in the world….