The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Stop Where People Come for Whiskey, Stay for Burgoo
Elkhorn Tavern is named for the Town Branch of the Elkhorn Creek that runs alongside it.
The Elkhorn burgoo is made with elk, rabbit, beef, and vegetables and is served with a corn mash muffin made from spent barrel house grains at Elkhorn Tavern in the Distillery District in Lexington, Ky. Ryan C. Hermens/The Lexington Herald-Leader/TNS
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Walking through its doors may feel like stepping into the lounge depicted on the cover of Tyler Childers’ new album “Snipe Hunter,” but the cozy speakeasy adorned with mounted animal heads, leather furnishings, and brassy accents instead belongs to one of the Distillery District’s first tenants.
