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Distilleries

Tennessee Whiskey Trail

DIRECTORY

Distilleries grouped according to the three grand divisions of Tennessee (West/Middle/East) and listed alphabetically. Some distilleries have two or more locations.

WEST TENNESSEE

Old Dominick Distillery

In 1866, Domenico Canale originated Old Dominick Whiskey in Memphis, Tennessee. A few steps away and five generations later, Old Dominick Distillery carries on a family passion for making fine spirits and sharing stories. Old Dominick Distillery is a whole-process spirits-making operation and guest experience in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Old Dominick Distillery crafts a line of whiskeys and vodkas, as well as a revival of Domenico’s pre-prohibition southern infused whiskey. Old Dominick Distillery invites guests to learn the lore, experience the craft, and share a sip of pure Memphis spirit. Old Dominick Distillery is a 50,000 square-foot, 100-year old building complex, restored as a production distillery, tour experience and tasting room, retail spirits shop, meeting and event spaces, and restaurant. Old Dominick Distillery begins making spirits and welcoming guests in Spring 2017.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, West TN

Address:
305 South Front Street
Memphis, TN 38103

Telephone: 901-260-1250

Email: info@olddominick.com

Website: olddominick.com

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Big Machine Distillery
Big Machine Distillery

Since opening our doors in 2012, Big Machine has grown from offering our traditional “All Mighty 140 Moonshine” and our “Clayton James Tennessee Whiskey”. Always respecting tradition, heritage and history in what we do and how we do it, Big Machine uses local grains and waters to distill singular spirits using our 500 gallon copper pot still. Our Moonshine, “Black Mule” Vodka, “Abernathy” Gin and “Clayton James” have all been awarded medals in national spirit competitions.

Always ready to walk our visitors through the distillery, we love to give a hands-on tour showing how we mash, ferment, distill, barrel and bottle all our spirits. We’re especially proud of explaining what makes our “Clayton James” Tennessee Whiskey unlike any other by showing how our Big Machine sugar maple charcoal mellowing, or Lincoln County Process, creates a unique and truly different, smooth, 90 proof sipping experience. We think making our own distinctively designed barrels also sets us apart.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN, Urban Getaway

Address:

Big Machine Distillery
1800 Abernathy Rd
Lynnville, TN 38472

Big Machine Store
122 3rd Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37201

Big Machine Distillery & Tavern
2824 Bransford Ave
Nashville, TN 37204

Telephone: 931-527-0027

Email: info@BigMachineDistillery.com

Website: bigmachinevodka.com

Company Distilling

There are things you share with the world. And there are things you share with the people you hold closest. They aren’t always big things; they can be as simple as a knowing glance, or a peal of laughter. But they’re the best things, because you wouldn’t trade them for the world.

We know you can’t just go out and create these things. But we’ve done our very best to bottle them. Spirits well worth gathering over. Meticulously crafted for the best of friends.

Located in the charming and picturesque town of Thompson’s Station, H Clark Distillery became Company Distilling in 2020. We craft our spirits in the same building local farmers used to house grains before loading them on the railroad for sale generations ago. It’s only fitting that our distillery is located in the same old building, using grains to create high quality spirits to Gather AroundTM.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN, Historic Franklin

Address:
Company Distilling
1557 Thompson’s Station Rd W
Thompson’s Station, TN 37179

Telephone: 615-478-2191

Email: info@companydistilling.com

Website: CompanyDistilling.com

Corsair Distillery

Childhood friends Darek Bell and Andrew Webber began home brewing beer and wine in Darek and Amy Lee Bell’s garage. They hit a snag while working on a prototype bio-diesel plant, causing Andrew to remark that making whiskey would be much more satisfying. The idea stuck, and the two soon found themselves studying distilleries and spirits. Soon after, Corsair Distillery was founded. Today, Corsair operates two distilleries in Nashville, Tennessee along with a craft malting facility, and a third distillery in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky. Corsair focuses on producing a range of products including whiskeys, gins, absinthe, rum, vodka and brandy. Corsair’s spirits feature the use of smoked barleys, alternative grains and unusual brewing techniques not typically found in the distilling community. These innovative and adventurous spirits have been praised in publications from across the globe and have won over 150 medals at international spirits competitions.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN, Urban Getaway

Address:
Corsair Distillery & Headquarters
601 Merritt Ave
Nashville, TN 37203

Corsair Brewstillery Taproom & Tasting Room
1200 Clinton St #110
Nashville, TN 37203

Telephone: 615-200-0320

Email: info@corsairartisan.com

Website: corsairdistillery.com

(courtyard access only since we serve food)

Cascade Hollow Distilling
Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. – Home of George Dickel

Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. is hidden away in the Tennessee hills, surrounded by 600 protected acres of forest and crystal-fresh springs. It is here that the standards of craftsmanship that define American whisky are taken to their highest level, to create George Dickel Whisky.

We invite you to visit us in Tullahoma to tour our distillery. Here, you’ll see the grains being mashed, watch the spirit come off our stills, and learn about the chill-charcoal mellowing process that gives us that extra bit of smoothness. And of course, you’ll have the opportunity to sample our George Dickel whiskies.

Please visit GeorgeDickel.com for more information and to book your tour!

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN

Address:
Cascade Hollow Distilling Co.
1950 Cascade Hollow Rd
Tullahoma, TN 37388

Telephone: 931-408-2410

Email: GeorgeDickelVC@gmail.com

Website: georgedickel.com

Jack Daniel Distillery

The oldest registered distillery in the United States is home to the world’s best-selling individual whiskey brand. Jack Daniel’s was originally crafted by Jack Daniel himself. Jack Daniel’s premium Tennessee whiskey is still made using iron-free cave spring water, and is charcoal-mellowed and matured at America’s oldest registered distillery, established in 1866 in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Jack Daniel’s is a culturally authentic brand with a long and rich heritage.

The Jack Daniel Distillery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since Brown-Forman purchased the Jack Daniel’s brand in 1956, it has become one of the most recognized American brands worldwide, with more than 10 million cases sold annually in over 170 countries. In addition to world-famous Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey, the Jack Daniel’s family of brands includes Gentleman Jack Tennessee Whiskey, the Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Collection, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye, Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire and Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple.

Please visit our website, jackdaniels.com for the latest updates.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN

Address:
Jack Daniel Distillery
280 Lynchburg Hwy
Lynchburg, TN 37352

Telephone: 931-759-6357

Website: jackdaniels.com

Leiper’s Fork Distillery

Leiper’s Fork Distillery is partnering with the community to bring back the history and heritage of small batch whiskey production to Williamson County. We are crafting premium spirits using local ingredients and limestone filtered water to create a superior product with a signature taste. This has opened the door for Leiper’s Fork Distillery to join an emerging niche of artisan distilleries who will never compromise quality or taste. The Leiper’s Fork Distillery will be characterized primarily by a low volume, low impact concept of production.  This allows us added attention to detail in order to create our signature premium spirits.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN, Historic Franklin

Address:
Leiper’s Fork Distillery
3381 Southall Rd
Franklin, TN 37064

Telephone: 615-465-6456

Email: info@distillery.com

Website: leipersforkdistillery.com

Nashville Barrel Co.

In 2018, three guys saw where the market was headed-not enough bourbon supply driving demand through the roof and creating impossible allocations for them and their friends to get good whiskey. So, they decided to do it their way, and invest in their own abilities to select single barrels. They bought their first batch of barrels in 2018 and as word got out, groups were calling from all over the country to pick a barrel with them. In March 2021, they opened their own distillery to house it all, and now get to enjoy sharing their craft with friends, enthusiasts and TN Whiskey Trail visitors. When you’re in Nashville, come on by. Have a dram, a bottle, or a barrel… and find out why the people have been talking about Nashville Barrel Co.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete TrailMiddle TNUrban Getaway

Address:

Nashville Barrel Co.
222 Fesslers Lane,
Nashville, TN 37210

The Tasting Room by NBC
425 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219

Telephone: 615-891-1046

Website: https://www.nashvillebarrelco.com/home

Nashville Craft Distillery

Nashville Craft opened in May 2016 with a focus on creating real craft spirits from scratch. Using local and regional ingredients and resources whenever possible, we’re producing small-batch products including Naked Biscuit Sorghum Spirit (our first product), Crane City Gin, Nashville Honey Spiced Honey Liqueur, bourbon, and other craft spirits in the thriving Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville Craft was founded by former DNA laboratory director and scientist Bruce Boeko and features a tasting room and tours.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN, Urban Getaway

Address:
Nashville Craft Distillery
514 Hagan St
Nashville, TN 37203

Telephone: 615-457-3036

Website: nashvillecraft.com

Nearest Green Distillery

Every bit of our 323-acre, four-phase, $50 million build-out, is a master class in storytelling and history-making. No matter where you turn on our property, we are either unveiling history-making moments of the past or history being made in the present. If that’s not enough, the distillery is also the only place you can purchase our exclusive (and award-winning), Master Blend Edition and Rye Uncut/Unfiltered.

We are pleased to announce that Chuck’s Barrel House BBQ is now serving on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well. Voted #1 Grilled Cheese on both Buzzed and Yelp, this is a meal you don’t want to miss!

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN

Phone: 931-343-7809

Address: 3125 US-231 N

Shelbyville, TN 37160

Website: unclenearest.com

Email:info@nearestgreendistillery.com

Hours of Operation: Thursday – Saturday 9am – 6pm

Sunday 11am – 5pm

Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery

Located just two miles from Broadway in the heart of Nashville, Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery is reviving the past with Tennessee’s original whiskey. Today, with the inspiration of a revered family legacy, brothers Andy and Charlie Nelson have relaunched the historic Tennessee business, proudly welcoming the public into their modern-industrial distillery space, and offering tastes of their award-winning whiskies! The tour at Green Brier takes you through the past, present and future of this historical distillery. It starts with a journey through the history of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, followed by a walk-through of the production floor, sharing the process that goes into making the various products. The Tasting Room is the final destination on the tour, and where customers will enjoy samples of several products. During the tasting, a tour guide will explain the makeup of each sample and lead guest through the experience. Upon completion, guests will be be able to visit the gift shop, where Nelson’s Green Brier spirits, apparel, glassware, barrel art, and sweets are available for purchase.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN, Urban Getaway

Address:
Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery
1414 Clinton St
Nashville, TN 37203

Telephone: 615-913-8800

Website: greenbrierdistillery.com

Old Glory Distilling Co.

Old Glory Distilling Company is a small batch artisan distillery in a part of America that doesn’t worship novelty, or look favorably upon flashes in the pan. How do we know? They grew up right in Clarksville, Tennessee, and their give a damn runs pretty high.

For Old Glory Distilling Company, its all about hand crafting spirits the right way. In the case of Old Glory whiskey, that means using grains grown by the farmers we run into at the barbershop and never taking shortcuts. For this reason, Old Glory’s prized Tennessee Whiskey and Bourbon are a few years from release. The oak barrels only ask for time to work their magic, and as a self-respecting Tennessee Whiskey distiller, we’re not about to mess with what works.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN, Patriotic Clarksville

Address:
Old Glory Distilling Co.
451 Alfred Thun Rd
Clarksville, TN 37040

Telephone: 931-919-2522

Email: cheers@oldglorydistilling.com

Website: oldglorydistilling.com

Prichard’s Distillery

When you taste Prichard’s Fine Rum or our premium whiskey, you’ll immediately be able to distinguish our product from the large batch, mass produced products that line the store shelves. Prichard’s Distillery hand crafts our American distilled spirits in small batches. Our quality rums and whiskeys are distilled in copper pots and stored in 15-gallon to 53-gallon charred white oak barrels to allow for the best possible flavor.

Crafting our Tennessee whiskey and rum products is a hands-on process that is a delicate mix of science and art. There are many benefits to artisan distilling in small batches. We craft our spirits in small batches, so we have complete control over each and every bottle of Prichard’s that leaves our distillery. Fermentation, distilling, aging, blending and bottling are all completed under the direct supervision of the master distiller. This type of oversight can only be maintained in small batches. It allows us to deliver the perfect flavors for our whiskeys and rums.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN

Address:
Prichard’s Distillery
11 Kelso Smithland Rd
Kelso, TN 37348

Telephone: 931-433-5454

Email: info@prichardsdistillery.com

Website: prichardsdistillery.com

Short Mountain Distillery

Short Mountain has a long history in the production of some of the finest moonshine and Tennessee Spirits in the country. After the Civil War there were 18 legal distilleries in Cannon County. Distilleries were the pinnacle of the local agricultural framework, providing added value to surplus crops. In 1920, prohibition shut down the relationship between farming and distilleries, but the heritage of whiskey making lived on, no where more so than Short Mountain, Cannon County Tennessee. During this time famous Moonshiners like Cooper Melton used our farm’s cave spring to make moonshine that is said to have supplied Al Capone’s speakeasies throughout the North East.​

Visitors to Short Mountain Distillery get a close up view of how real authentic Tennessee spirits are made and can taste and purchase our products as well as expect to learn about the local history of the area and our heritage of whiskey making. Visitors will also learn about our organic permaculture farm practices and also take the Cooper Cave Spring trail to see how we preserve our natural resources for generations to come. Look Above for tours!

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, Middle TN

Address:
Short Mountain Distillery
8280 Short Mountain Rd
Woodbury, TN 37190

Telephone: 615-216-0830

Website: shortmountaindistillery.com

EAST TENNESSEE

Bootleggers Distillery

Bootleggers Distillery founder, Darrel Miller was raised on a small dairy farm in Dandridge, Tennessee with older brother, Steven Dwayne Miller and younger sister, Jimmie Patricia Easterday. Darrel was raised farming and building houses with his late father, Steve Lee Miller, and mother, Patsy Miller. Although his father wasn’t in the “making shine” business, he instilled the work ethic and perseverance in his children that you needed to be successful. Sadly, Steve Lee Miller passed after helping his son construct the small distillery that they use today. He never got to see his son sell a single jar legally. Darrell’s mother works by his side as often as she can and is frequently seen at Bootleggers Distillery.  Although Steve didn’t have a passion for the then, illegal trade, Patsy’s family knew of nothing else. The McCoy’s were from the Jones Cove, Whilhite area of Cocke and Sevier counties. Their heritage can be traced as shiners all the way back to the Mayflower.

Bootleggers Distillery is as what is believed to be the smallest batch distillery in the nation. Bootleggers Distillery continues to do it the way they have for hundreds of years. We do not brew in hundred or even thousand gallon tanks. We brew in 25 gallon pot stills so that we can maintain a closer more regulated quality. “The smaller the batch, the more control you have over the product. I will never do it any other way.” says Darrell Miller.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Moonshine Mayhem, Outdoor Adventurer

Address:
Bootleggers Distillery
3567 Hartford Rd
Hartford, TN 37753

Telephone: 865-323-5444

Email: darrell@darrellmiller.net

Website: bootleggersdistillery.com

Brushy Mountain Distillery

Brushy Mountain held some of the country’s most dangerous criminals. But the one thing that struck fear into their heartless souls was the day they heard that colossal iron gate slam shut behind ’em!  For that day, they knew they’d reached the “end of the line.” What better name to give our Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary distilled and bottled spirit… than End Of The Line Tennessee Moonshine.

We know you’ll find it downright enjoyable, so raise a glass to the End Of The Line with us. None have the rather dark and colorful history associated with their name. And not a one of ’em is distilled and bottled on the grounds of a former maximum-security prison. Not to mention the foreboding and hair-raising tales that haunt these stone-cold prison walls.

Given Brushy’s history and the historic backwoods, one-step-ahead-of-the-law reputation of Moonshine, we knew this was the perfect backdrop to begin producing “End of The Line” Moonshine. From farm to still, we use local grains and water from the mountains’ natural springs found right behind the prison’s walls.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Moonshine Mayhem

Address:
Brushy Mountain Distillery
9182 Hwy 116
Petros, TN 37845

Telephone: 423-324-8687

Website: brushymoonshine.com

Chattanooga Whiskey
Chattanooga Whiskey Distillery

Located in the heart of downtown Chattanooga, the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery is the first legal distillery in Chattanooga in over 100 years. With over 200 barrels containing over 100 recipes aging in the cellar, every visit to the Experimental Distillery is an exploration of the past, present and future of hand-crafted bourbon.

The one-hour tour highlights the rich history of distilling in Chattanooga, the community-endorsed “Vote Whiskey” campaign that changed century-old laws and details the crafting of The Only Tennessee High Malt – Chattanooga Whiskey’s unique style of straight bourbon whiskey. The tour concludes with sampling of one-of-a-kind whiskeys that cannot be found anywhere else.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Outdoor Adventurer

Address:
Chattanooga Whiskey Distillery
1439 Market St
Chattanooga, TN 37402

Telephone: 423-760-4333

Email: info@chattanoogawhiskey.com

Website: chattanoogawhiskey.com

Company Distilling

There are things you share with the world. And there are things you share with the people you hold closest. They aren’t always big things; they can be as simple as a knowing glance, or a peal of laughter. But they’re the best things, because you wouldn’t trade them for the world.

We know you can’t just go out and create these things. But we’ve done our very best to bottle them. Spirits well worth gathering over. Meticulously crafted for the best of friends.

The first newly constructed distillery for Company Distilling is a 3,600 s.f. tasting room in Townsend, TN. Set along the Little River with the Townsend Greenway running along the front of the 13.5-acre property, the tasting room offers access to cycling, running and nearby mountain biking and hiking trails. Maryville-based restaurant, Amici, has a permanent menu at the distillery, allowing visitors to gather with friends and enjoy delicious food and fine spirits. The new restaurant space is called “Amico,” which means “a friend” in Italian.

Address:
Company Distilling

8351 TN-73
Townsend, TN 37882

Telephone: 865-366-4300

Email: info@companydistilling.com

Website: companydistilling.com

Gate 11 Distillery
Gate 11 Distillery is an award-winning micro-distillery offering a remarkable range of delicious spirits. The right ingredients are chosen for each, then are distilled with precision and care, creating flavors like you’ve never tasted before.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Outdoor Adventurer

Address:
Gate 11 Distillery
1400 Market St.
STE 108, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Telephone: (423) 825-4283 (GATE)

Email: info@gate11distillery.com

Website: gate11distillery.com/

Junction 35 Spirits

At Junction 35 Spirits, we’re honoring and fulfilling the rich legacy of Smoky Mountain moonshiners, creating exceptional spirits that echo the rugged essence of Appalachia. Our distillery serves a taste of history, every sip a journey through the flavors of the past and the innovation of the present.

Junction 35 Spirits is propelled by the passion of a native master distiller with an artisanal touch, a meticulous dedication to quality, and generations of family recipes under his belt.

Junction 35’s Pigeon Forge location is the first full distillery and restaurant in the state of Tennessee, and in July 2023 a second location was opened in Sevierville, TN at the Tanger Outlets.

Whether you visit our locations to dine or to sample shine, we’ll meet you with a smile at the crossroads of tradition and taste.

Address:

2655 Teaster Lane
Pigeon Forge,TN 37863

Tanger Location
1645 Parkway Ste 685,
Sevierville, TN 37862

Telephone:  (865) 365-1019

Email: info@Junction35Spirits.com

Website: junction35spirits.com

Knox Whiskey Works

Knox Whiskey Works, established in 2015, is Knoxville’s first (legal) distillery. Using our award-winning Old City Heirloom Corn Whiskey, Knox Whiskey Works produces a Silver Release Bourbon and a Gold Release Tennessee Whiskey. And we’re not just whiskey! We produce 13 products including multiple gin varieties, a clean crisp vodka and orange vodka, an exceptional coffee liqueur and our popular Deals Gap Dragon Tail Honey Habanero Whiskey. Our Head Distiller is Ryan Dickenson, a graduate of the South College Brew Science Program in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Just for Foodies, Outdoor Adventurer

Address:
Knox Whiskey Works
516 W Jackson Ave
Knoxville, TN 37902

Telephone: 865-525-2372

Email: contact@knoxwhiskeyworks.com

Website: knoxwhiskeyworks.com

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Lost State Distillery

In 1784 the western portion of North Carolina was ceded to the US Government as repayment for war debts from the American Revolution. The US Government did not respond to this cession and the residents of this area decided that they would secede from North Carolina with the intent of becoming the 14th state in the new United States of America. From 1784 to 1788 the unrecognized state existed, known as the State of Franklin, until it was reclaimed by North Carolina.

Like the State of Franklin, Lost State Distilling aim to break away from industrialized spirit production and focus on crafting small batch spirits using locally sourced ingredients. Lost State Distilling is located on State Street in downtown Bristol Tennessee next to the iconic Bristol TN/VA sign, producing Rum, Gin, and Tennessee Whiskey.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN

Address:
Lost State Distillery
200 State Street
Bristol, TN 37620

Telephone: 423-797-4432

Email: info@loststatedistilling.com

Website: www.loststatedistilling.com

Old Forge Distillery

Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Old Forge Distillery hand forges small-batch Tennessee spirits including award-winning moonshines, cream liqueurs, bourbon, vodka, barrel aged gin, and rum. Located in the heart of the historic Old Mill Square in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Old Forge crafts spirits using stone-ground grains from The Old Mill, one of the oldest continually operated gristmills in America.

Inside the distillery, Head Distiller Keener Shanton uses freshly ground grain from the mill and pure mountain spring water to craft his award-winning small batch spirits including 1830 Original Moonshine, named after the year The Old Mill was built. Keeping true to the area, Shanton draws his inspiration for his flavored moonshines, like Chocolate, French Toast, Coffee and Peach, from the nearby Old Mill Kitchens.

Known for its heritage and focus on innovation, Old Forge Distillery is more than just moonshine. Visitors can experience a variety of different spirits and flavors.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Moonshine Mayhem

Address:
Old Forge Distillery
170 Old Mill Ave
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

Telephone: 865-774-4126

Email: info@oldforgedistillery.com

Website: oldforgedistillery.com

Old Tennessee Distilling Co.

[Currently undergoing a name change from Thunder Road Distillery to Old Tennessee Distilling Co.] Named for the roads moonshiners used for running, and the famous movie starring Robert Mitchum that told their tale, Thunder Road Distillery celebrates American individualism and freedom. Visit us, and you’ll learn the history of whiskey in the United States, and enjoy a tribute to the 1958 movie, Thunder Road. Best of all, a copper-clad tasting bar encourages you to have some fun tasting our spirits.

At Thunder Road, located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Kodak, Tennessee, we handcraft every bottle from scratch. All our whiskeys start with heirloom corn, grown and ground by our family right here in Tennessee. Our process remains true to the methods passed down through the generations of our distiller’s family. To maintain the full grain flavor, we distill our whiskey in a pot still and control the distillate to a very narrow proof range, ensuring that only the best product reaches our customers. Each barrel, bottle and sip honors the passion and pride of our whiskey-running ancestors, and fulfills our promise to deliver authentic spirits worthy of their legacy.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Moonshine Mayhem

Address:
Old Tennessee Distillery
3605 Outdoor Sportsman Pl
Kodak, TN 37764

Telephone: 865-401-2574

Email: info@oldtndistillingco.com

Website: oldtennesseedistillingco.com

Ole Smoky Distillery

Ole Smoky’s roots can be traced back, over 100 years ago, to the early settlers of the Smoky Mountains. Which means this isn’t just moonshine, it’s moonshine made with authenticity and enduring pride of the people in the Tennessee Mountains. In 2009, Tennessee law changed, and it was legal to make, distill and sell the infamous bootlegger’s hooch. It was at that point that a group of families decided to bring their artistry of superior moonshine making to the world at large.

July 6, 2010 was the grand opening of Ole Smoky’s original moonshine distillery, the Holler, in Gatlinburg, TN. Ole Smoky became Tennessee’s first legal moonshine distillery as well as the most visited distillery in the world with over 2.5 million visitors annually.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Middle TN, Urban GetawayMoonshine Mayhem

Address:

Ole Smoky Distillery (Holler)
903 Parkway #128
Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Ole Smoky Distillery (Barrelhouse)
650 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Ole Smoky Distillery (Barn)
131 The Island Drive
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

Ole Smoky Distillery (6th & Peabody)
423 6th Ave S
Nashville TN 37203

Telephone: 865-436-6995

Email: shine@osdistillery.com

Website: olesmoky.com

All of our locations are pet friendly. Pets may not be in the restaurant area of our 6th & Peabody location in Nashville due to health code but there is plenty of other space!

Post Modern Spirits

An innovative, locally owned new distillery opened in August 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee’s Old City district. PostModern Distilling is a new company specializing in spirits for the modern consumer. Crafting authentic yet edgy spirits for both experienced drinkers as well as those new to the spirits market will be the focus of PostModern Distilling. Located at 205 West Jackson Avenue in the historic Jackson Terminal, PostModern Distilling will feature an innovative tasting room and manufacturing facility on site. This continues the growth of the Old City with yet another destination for locals and visitors to experience something new. Bottle sales, tastings, and tours will be offered along with special events and activities at the 4,700 square foot facility. PostModern Spirits will launch with a variety of unaged spirits and liqueur as American Single Malt whiskey, gin, and other spirits rest in barrels on-site.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Just for Foodies, Outdoor Adventurer

Address:
Post Modern Spirits
205 W Jackson Ave Suite 205
Knoxville, TN 37902

Telephone: 865-437-3190

Email: info@postmodernspirits.com

Website: postmodernspirits.com

Sugarlands Distilling Co.

Although the recipes and craft of making moonshine are ages old, the Sugarlands Still House at Sugarlands Distilling Company, features custom-designed distilling equipment that produces superior moonshine. With one foot firmly planted in the past and the other in these modern times, the Still House is where our delicious Sugarlands Shine is made.

Our artisanal stone mill grinds grains like corn and rye into meal that is then mixed with pure Smoky Mountain water and is then moved to our giant cooker. From there, the liquid is transferred to the fermenter to simmer for a few days. When the time is right that “mash” is pumped into the copper pot still where it is heated and distilled. The alcohol vapor filters through the copper pipes and rises up through the plates of the distillation column, down through the chilling column to cool and is finally poured out of the Spirit Safe.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Moonshine Mayhem

Address:
Sugarlands Distilling Co.
805 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Telephone: 865-325-1355

Email: info@sugarlandsdistilling.com

Website: sugarlandsdistilling.com

Tennessee Hills Distillery

Welcome to Tennessee Hills Distillery, Jonesborough’s premier tourist destination, founded by Stephen and Jessica Callahan in 2014 in the historically significant Salt House, now home to our award-winning craft spirits, including Hellcat Gin, which won Double Gold in the John Barleycorn Awards 2023, and the region’s best distillery and craft cocktail bar for five consecutive years, offering guests a unique blend of history, craftsmanship, and local flavor.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail

Address:

Tennessee Hills Distillery
127 Fox St, Jonesborough, TN 37659

Tennessee Hills Brewstillery
458 West Walnut Street Johnson City, TN 37604

Telephone: 423-430-79255

Email: info@tnhillsdistillery.com

Website: tennesseehills.com

Tennessee Legend Distillery

Growing up in the Smoky Mountains, we spent our whole lives hearing stories. Stories of life on the farm, the woods, to the moonshiners that have brought so much attention to this area, we wanted to become legends in our own right. We strive to do this through our spirits, shines, whiskeys and Tennessee sipping creams, so that one day, we too can be a true Tennessee Legend.

Trip Ideas Featuring this Distillery: Complete Trail, East TN, Moonshine Mayhem, Middle Tennessee, Urban Getaway

Address:

Tennessee Legend Distillery
2874 Newport Hwy
Sevierville, TN 37876

Tennessee Legend Distillery
870 Winfield Dunn Pkwy
Sevierville, TN 37876

Tennessee Legend Distillery
1310 Clinton Street #115
Nashville, TN 37203

Tennessee Legend Distillery
323 E Spring Street
Cookeville, TN 38501

Telephone: 865-429-3572

Email: contact@tennesseelegend.com

Website: tennesseelegend.com

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