A lot of people do not take the tour. I spend most of the time in a tasting of a flight of bourbons, with amazing revelations by the guide. I am not sure about a specific picnic area but there is a little cafe with outside seating. There is a large store, too, of course.

There's a small café on site that has soups and sandwiches.

$16 for regular tour on the hour. $40 for 9:30 am Legacy Tour , reservation needed.

I think you need to schedule 2 hours total. The your we took was a least one hour. The sampling took about 30 minutes with questions asked. Then you have the gift store!

Sorry but I didn’t count the employees. I can say that in every area of the distillery including the gift shop, restaurant and touring areas there were employees visibily doing their jobs.

I would recommend The Blue Door in Lexington!

We paid $10 per person for a tasting. No tour. It was easy and we paid the day we arrived.

Sorry, I have not and don't know of anyone who has... good luck!

We were there the first weekend of this month, they now offer both. The tour and tasting is about 75 minutes. Or you can do just the tasting. They both cost $15 so I would definitely recommend the tour as well.

We did both, not sure if you can just do one or the other