Rebecca Ruth Candy Store

This is the cutest store I have seen in a while! Last week, during a trip to Lexington, we decided to stop here mainly because Rebecca Ruth is known for its bourbon balls, and I was not disappointed. Not only did they have the bourbon balls but they also had more than 20 different chocolate-​covered and chocolate-​filled items. I bought about 12 of the chocolates and enjoyed them all, though my favorites were the chocolate-​covered caramel and the dark chocolate covered cherry. There was an actual cherry in it! I felt like I was in heaven. I was also surprised with how patient the store manager was and how quickly he was able to get us out on time to get to see the races. (there were 20 of us in the store and keep in mind it is a really small place)

We went on the Rebecca Ruth Candy tour today.
I’ve been eating the bourbon balls for years. My mom used to buy them and try to make a version of her own. So, I was excited to see the factory.
It’s inside a quaint little building in Frankfort. The people there were very friendly. It’s $ 3 for the tour and it’s very interesting. I can’t believe they make 3 million candies a year in that tiny place. Maybe 10 people worked there and they were placing the pecans on the chocolates by hand and boxing them by hand, packaging by hand. Remarkable.
The story of the candy shop is really interesting and inspiring — it’s worth taking the tour. I have such respect for the women that founded it now.
My husband was kind enough to buy me a box of their delicious chocolate to take home. YUM!

Bourbon Balls. I can’t believe it took me six months to try them. I’m obsessed.
The road warrior inside of me does the I-​64, 75 circuit pretty often and I’ve been saying for most of a year that I was going to stop and do the Rebecca Ruth Factory tour. I had to get some gifts recently for my team and thought that I might go ahead and get those bourbon balls I hear about so often, especially since they’re made of two of the finest things on earth.
So this candy store is not part of the factory, which I believe is in Frankfort. It’s the Frankfort/​Versailles exit off of I64, and you go south. It’s a small store on the west side of the road, and I would have missed it except for that big sign that said Bourbon Candy.
It’s a slice of heaven. I’m not kidding. They have samples of the bourbon balls, and it was all I could do not to stuff boxes down my shirt and run out the door. The bourbon balls are slightly on the expensive side (9 for $ 11 which is probably ½ a pound), but they do also have bourbon ball boo-​boos, which run about $ 17 for a pound, saving you several dollars if you’re not interested in appearance.
They do have other choices also, which are pretty reasonable in cost. Bourbon fudge costs $ 5 for 9 pieces. A square of bourbon brittle will cost you $ 2.10. They have pull candy for about a dollar or two. You can even make up your own choices of chocolate from ¼ pound (~$ 5-​$ 6) to a pound (~$ 15-​$ 17); these choices include cordial cherries, bourbon toffee, bourbon caramels, orange creams, raspberry creams, and lots more. They even have a pound of liquor crème assortments which run about $ 11. If you’ re not interested in chocolate, they also have gummy bears and other sorts of candy for reasonable prices, along with Kentucky memorabilia. And the prices are a lot cheaper in store than they are online.
Open every day from 10 AM until 6 PM. …And if one day they started making Schlafly balls… I wouldn’t ever leave.

You do not know how awesome these bourbon balls are!
The perfect combination of deep, dark chocolate coating a creamy, bourbon center and topped with a pecan half!
If you can’t get to Kentucky, go to the website and order now! They also do other liquor chocolates like rum, cognac, scotch and mint julep!
Here it is:

Here is something you need to know: in Kentucky «Versailles» is pronounced how it is spelled. Like «Versails», with a twang. A native told me if I say it any other way people won’t know what I’m talking about.
This is useful information if you are looking for some delicious chocolate covered bourbon candy somewhere along the route from Louisville to Lexington. A quaint Rebecca Ruth outpost is located on Versailles Rd. If you want a full candy factory tour the Rebecca Ruth candy factory is in Frankfort.
The history of this candy is pretty interesting; you can read about it on the website. It must have taken some creativity to keep this business going through prohibition, the Great Depression, wars… and I like the idea that two women named Rebecca and Ruth went in on this together at a time when it was rare for a woman to start a business. I’m going to try and upload a picture of their bad asses on their horses.
Bourbon balls are good, as one may suspect. The Rebecca Ruth Store sells several varieties and different sized packages and it would be difficult making a decision if the employees weren’t so informative, kind, and patient. Some people give the little box of 4 as wedding favors. I got some to send out in Xmas packages, if I don’t eat them first. Hmm… there’s the option to order more online…