10 Tennessee Distilleries That You Should Definitely Check Out!
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10 Tennessee Distilleries That You Should Definitely Check Out!

See the List on StyleBlueprint October 19, 2016 – Alex Hendrickson The role of distilleries in Tennessee’s economic and cultural history is one worth knowing. By the late 18th century, rye whiskey production had risen in Tennessee and the demand was increasing. By the mid-1880s, the distilling industry was one of the largest in the state but,…

Castle & Key Distillery: A Behind the Scenes Tour of this 129 Year Old Startup
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Castle & Key Distillery: A Behind the Scenes Tour of this 129 Year Old Startup

By Distillery Trail Posted October 25, 2016 Read the Entire Article and see incredible photos on the Distillery Trail Blog …The Sounds of Distillation Now getting down to business perhaps the best sound is that of a test batch of limestone water pouring into the cooker and then on to one of the 11,000 gallon…

Manifest Distilling prepares opening in Downtown’s sports district
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Manifest Distilling prepares opening in Downtown’s sports district

Sep 16, 2016, 11:40am EDT Manifest Distilling is set to open its new location at 929 E. Bay St., next to Intuition Ale Works’ new spot in Downtown, soon. The space is divided into two major parts: the tasting room and event space, which includes shelves for merchandising, and the manufacturing facility, which includes four fermentation

The Bardstown Bourbon Company Starts Production with All of Its Current Distilling Capacity Sold
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The Bardstown Bourbon Company Starts Production with All of Its Current Distilling Capacity Sold

Set to Open in Early 2017, the Largest New Distillery in America Demonstrates Strength of its Custom Whiskey Production Program; Begins Creating Bourbon for its own Brands September 14, 2016 10:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time BARDSTOWN, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–After nearly three years in development, the Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) today achieved another major milestone with the…

KO Distilling commemorates first year in business
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KO Distilling commemorates first year in business

September 7, 2016  Inside NOVA KO Distilling – Manassas’ first craft distillery – will celebrate one year in business this month. Long-time friends and college classmates, Bill Karlson and John O’Mara, established KO Distilling in May 2013. After two and a half years of planning, building, testing, and sampling, KO Distilling opened its doors to…

Family Run Startup Jeptha Creed Distillery Fills 1st Barrel of Bourbon
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Family Run Startup Jeptha Creed Distillery Fills 1st Barrel of Bourbon

By Distillery Trail Posted August 27, 2016 … Using a four grain mash bill including their homegrown Bloody Butcher Corn, they cooked, fermented, and distilled in their 500 gallon Vendome Copper & Brass Works pot still. They are now the first distillery to legally fill a barrel of bourbon in Shelby County, Kentucky since Prohibition….

Bourbon Brotherhood & Whisky Chicks Mixer Raises $36k for Vets
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Bourbon Brotherhood & Whisky Chicks Mixer Raises $36k for Vets

The 3rd annual Bourbon Mixer recently took place at the Gillespie, an art-deco style building built in 1887, the same year The Old Taylor Distillery was built 60 miles down the road in Millville, Kentucky. Apparently, 1887 was a good year for both architecture and bourbon. The event was attended by more than 250 fans and…

Whiskey-maker joins Buckhead’s craft-brewing hotspot
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Whiskey-maker joins Buckhead’s craft-brewing hotspot

Visit Reporter Newspapers for an article on American Spirit Whiskey Distillery Jim Chasteen pointed to the copper still inside American Spirit Whiskey Distillery, his new whiskey-making business that opened for public tours and tastings last month in Buckhead. “The next flavor trend is not going to come from tweaking a factory still in Kentucky. It’s…