The American Whiskey Trail is the name of a promotional program supported by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States that promotes the distilled beverage industry in the U.S. The Trail was first promoted to the public on September 28, 2004. Key sites along the trail The American Whiskey Trail consists of various historical sites – some with operating distilleries – that are open to the public for tours. Sites along the American Whiskey Trail can be visited in any order or sequence desired, although the George Washington Distillery is promoted as the "gateway" to the trail and is a common starting point. Fraunces Tavern Museum in Manhattan, New York Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Alexandria, Virginia George Washington Distillery Museum in Mount Vernon, Virginia Oliver Miller Homestead in South Park, Pennsylvania Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History in Bardstown, Kentucky West Overton Village & Museums in Scottdale, Pennsylvania Woodville Plantation (John and Presley Neville House) in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Bradford House Museum in Washington, Pennsylvania Allegany Museum in Cumberland, Maryland Besides recognized historic sites, a number of operating whiskey distilleries are open to the public for tours and, in many cases, tastings. Most are located in close proximity to each other in Kentucky, although a few are located in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Utah, and West Virginia. Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky George Dickel in Tullahoma, Tennessee Jack Daniel's in Lynchburg, Tennessee Jim Beam American Stillhouse in Clermont, Kentucky Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse in Louisville, Kentucky Maker's Mark in Loretto, Kentucky 1792 Bourbon Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Woodford Reserve in Versailles, Kentucky Wigle Whiskey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Four Roses in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Old Forester in Louisville, Kentucky Angel's Envy in Louisville, Kentucky Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience (Stitzel-Weller Distillery) in Louisville, Kentucky Town Branch in Lexington, Kentucky O.Z. Tyler in Owensboro, Kentucky High West Distillery in Wanship, Utah Smooth Ambler Distillery in Maxwelton, West Virginia Distilleries connected to the trail In addition to sites and distilleries tied to the history of American whiskey production, the Distilled Spirits Council provides information and promotes a range of other distilleries around the country in conjunction with promotion of the American Whiskey Trail. The list includes two key rum distilleries – Bacardi in Catano, Puerto Rico, and Cruzan in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – along with various small distilleries. Examples include Golden Moon Distillery, a gin and liqueur producer in Colorado;