CHATEAU BOURBON

10630 Meeting St. Prospect, KY 40059 502-290-6553 www.chateaubourbon.com

The planned community of Norton Commons is where Chateau Bourbon is located, about 20 minutes northeast of downtown Louisville. Houses, businesses and streets are laid out like a village, with common green spaces and sidewalks to accommodate walking to restaurants, pubs and shops. Guests will find Chateau Bourbon in a white house specifically designed as a bed and breakfast, featuring a welcoming house-length columned porch.

Proprietor Missy Hillock has obviously gone to great lengths to ensure that her guests are pampered. Each of the four guest suites are decorated differently, many with custombuilt furniture. A four-poster bed occupies one room, a delicate iron bedstead is found in another. (All beds have lush pillow-top mattresses.) Massages can be provided with prior notice and the house has several small porches and balconies where guests can relax in conversation or with a book, or study their itineraries for touring Bourbon country.

In order to prepare her visitors for a long day of travel from one distillery to the next,

Hillock provides a three-course breakfast every morning. It will start with house-made granola and yogurt infused with Bourbon, vanilla sugar and cherries. The second course will be a savory dish that changes every day. Eggs are usually involved and ingredients such as Weisenberger Mills grits and Kenny’s white cheddar are Kentucky Proud agricultural products. The third course will be dessert. (Yes, breakfast dessert!) Look for pancakes, waffles or crêpes served with Bourbon-infused buttered maple syrup.

At the end of the day, cocktails and dessert are served in the living room and customized Bourbon tastings are available upon request.