Distilleries in Tennessee

Ole Smoky Distillery "The Barn"

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

If you’ve spent your life in the doldrums of a British pub, a trip to Ole Smoky Distillery in Pigeon Forge will feel like a slap in the face and a pat on the back at the same time. This place pretends to be a nineteenth-century Appalachian ghost-town and it works, because their 150-year heritage is real and their innovation isn’t just a marketing stunt.

• Unique flavors like Caramel and Blackberry Moonshine.
• Fun items like moonshine-soaked dill pickles and green beans.

Jack Daniel's Distillery Visitor Center

Lynchburg, Tennessee

Jack Daniel’s in Lynchburg, Tennessee, isn’t your heritage site; it’s where the Lincoln County Process gets done with the sort of stubborn dedication you’d only find in a man who thinks his own stubbornness is the benchmark for greatness. The old-No-7 remains flagship, but they’ve sprouted a cornucopia of expressions that appeal to both purists who hate to experiment and to those who’ve just had enough of single-cask.

• Fascinating insights into production process.
• Beautifully set out distillery grounds atmosphere.

Junction 35 Kitchen & Bar

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

• BBQ sauce has deep, rich flavor profile.
• Brisket melts in bite, tender texture.

Nashville Barrel Company Downtown Whiskey Distillery - Bourbon & Wine Bar

Nashville, Tennessee

• Offers a unique barrel aging process
• Expert knowledge on Tennessee whiskeys shared during tours

Nearest Green Distillery

Shelbyville, Tennessee

A sprawling 458-acre estate in Shelbyville, Tennessee, where the cask is king and the bureaucracy is a joke. Nearest Green Distillery fancies itself a blend-maker for the ages, yet its real charm lies in the fact that each of its acres has a story that out-spins most cocktail menus. The pride of the place? An award-winning range of whiskies that, when you get the hang of them, sound less like marketing mumbo-jumbo and more like honest, barrel-grown ambition. Their flagship Master Blend Edition is a confluence of old-school copper pot stills and contemporary fermentation quirks — a recipe that makes the world’s oldest distillery feel like a Sunday-afternoon nap.

• Unique blend of traditional and modern distilling techniques.
• Speakeasy-style tasting room with intimate atmosphere.

Jack Daniel's Distillery

Lynchburg, Tennessee

Jack Daniel's Distillery is a place where stubborn pride meets true craftsmanship, producing whiskey that refuses to be second best.

• 1.5-hour guided tour explores distillery's heritage.
• Batch of 22 people participates in guided tour.

Junction 35 Spirits- Tanger

Sevierville, Tennessee

Junction 35 Spirits – the first of its kind in Tennessee, a half-baked, half-brilliant joint that pretends to be a distillery, a restaurant, and a nostalgia shop all at once. It sits in Sevierville, a town that might as well be the only place where the Smoky Mountains and old-train rust are on the same bill.

• Distillery offers unique flavor profile.
• Bartenders knowledgeable about spirits.

Old Forge Distillery

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Old Forge Distillery in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, proves that whiskey making isn’t for anyone who can’t read the back of a tin can. Built against a stone-washed backdrop beside the haughty Old Mill, it mixes millennia-old grain-grounding techniques with a dash of modern audacity. The lineup insults monotony: Tennessee bourbons that taste like bourbon, creamy liqueurs whispering “caviar,” and coffee-moonshine that would put a barista to shame. There are free tastings — because the best thing about craft is seeing if your palate survives — and a lounge that serves cocktails so well-mixed they might be considered artisanal. A small shop offers souvenir mugs, not the generic knock-offs you’ll find in tourist traps. Their signature Apple Pie Moonshine is as precise as a timepiece and will make you question why you never tried it earlier. Copper stills, high-quality distillation, and a family-run feel make this place a triumph over pretentiousness, for the discerning and adventurous spirits.

• Distillery's unique, warm atmosphere.
• High-quality, expertly crafted spirits.

Short Mountain Distillery

Woodbury, Tennessee

• Offers interactive mixology classes and tastings.
• Provides artisanal crafts for sale during tours.

Old Tennessee Distilling Co.

Sevierville, Tennessee

Old Tennessee Distilling Co., perched on a hill overlooking Sevierville, isn’t just another splashy-named speakeasy. It’s the place where Tennessee’s muddle-faced folklore meets the sort of precision you’d expect from a watch-maker who’s decided that alcohol should be measured in millimetres, not miles. Their moonshine is hammered from heirloom corn – yes, corn that probably dates back to a period when people thought “corn” was a single word – and it punches you full of history with every gulp. Coffee Moonshine delivers a bitter kick that’s as sharp as your grand-dad’s humour, while the Strawberry variant shows that you can have fun, provided you still respect the grain.

• Offers a unique, handcrafted product line.
• Products are made on site and hand labeled.

Tennessee Legend Distillery - Winfield Dunn Parkway

Sevierville, Tennessee

On the dusty Winfield Dunn Parkway in Sevierville, Tennessee sits the Tennessee Legend Distillery, a place that prattles about “bold mountain flavours” and refuses to settle for the usual. The production line churns out corn-only whiskey that’s as honest as a barometer and flavourings that would make a moonshiner nod in approval. Salted Caramel Whiskey struts between decadence and danger, while Peanut Butter Cup Whiskey proves that corn can be both sweet and mischievous. Their “booze bingo” tasting isn’t a game show — it’s a carnival of legally-safe concoctions that let you taste the risk without the fine. Staff are less aloof than a hedgehog on a motorway, offering expert guidance with an air of non-chalance.

• Unique "booze bingo" tasting experience
• Flavorings used in moonshine are safe alternatives

Big Machine Brewery & Distillery

Nashville, Tennessee

Big Machine Distillery in downtown Nashville is the sort of place that turns a casual pint into a lecture in glass-making. It’s not a pretentious speakeasy; it’s a working plant with award-winning vodkas and whiskies that actually taste good, not just ‘artful’ slogans. The bottle-your-own program is the real ticket: you can watch the spirit slip into a bottle and leave with the satisfaction of having created something that would make most tourists weep with envy.

• Expertly crafted bourbon selection with unique flavors.
• Knowledgeable guides with excellent storytelling abilities.

Tennessee Legend Distillery at Maddux Place

Cookeville, Tennessee

Tennessee Legend Distillery is up in Cookeville, a town that makes your neck hair stand if you’re too proud of the bourbon in your lap. The place sits at the so-called “Maddux Place” and pretends to mix folklore with the kind of hard-wired science that turns grain into liquid gold.

• Unique bourbon selection with diverse flavor profiles
• Cody's exceptional knowledge and enthusiasm for products

Ole Smoky Distillery "6th & Peabody"

Nashville, Tennessee

If you think a Tennessee whiskey bar is just another speakeasy, you’ve missed the point. At 6th & Peabody, Ole Smoky Distillery blends moonshine with daring modernity.

• Unique moonshine-making process on tour
• Yee Haw Brewery connection to the distillery

Big Machine Distillery & Tavern

Nashville, Tennessee

• Fresh fruit options available at vimosa bar
• Homemade Blackberry Moonshine syrup used in dishes

Corsair Distillery & Taproom

Nashville, Tennessee

Corsair Distillery & Taproom, in Nashville’s Marathon Village, is a guileless celebration of how good a good thing can still be. Imagine a pre-prohibition pot still, still churning, flanked by walls that once held a cat named Pizza – talk about a quirky history. The 30-minute tour is a punch-in-the-face of the 1920s charm colliding with bleeding-edge tech, ending with five pours that can make a monk blush with jealousy. The taproom is a veritable circus: pizzas baked hotter than a summer day, craft cocktails that twist flavour profiles, and local beers that would make the staunchest cynic grin. Corsair isn’t shy about blending whiskey with American gin, and their triple-smoked spirit, sporting a Skokie twist, is a bold shout at pretence. Book a tour, and you’ll find yourself the headline that the establishment never quite forgot. The experience is as bold as a bad haircut and satisfying finding an extra fry.

• Unique blends of whiskeys and American gin.
• Triple Smoke with distinct Skokie taste offered.

Tennessee Hills Distillery

Jonesborough, Tennessee

Tennessee Hills Distillery in Jonesborough, Tennessee, is less about puffing the smoke alarm and more about proving that whiskey can still taste like hard work. The site sits in an old salt-storage warehouse that’s been turned into a working plant with a charming nod to the past — no stone is left unturned, literally. The bourbon, aged in wine barrels, claims its own story of oak and a dash of grape, giving a drink that’s bold enough to outshine the local moonshine. And the gin isn’t just a floral garnish; it’s a botanical punch that says, “We respect the mountain, but we won’t shy away from a little mischief.” The staff — friendly, well-read, and frankly a touch smug — give you a run-through that feels like an exclusive club meeting. Add the dog-friendly policy, and you’ve got a place that turns a visit into an adventure rather than a corporate tasting room.

• Historic Salt building renovation maintains charm
• Wine barrel-aged bourbon stands out

Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. (George Dickel Distillery)

Tullahoma, Tennessee

At the edge of the Tennessee hills, the George Dickel Distillery – part of the Cascade Hollow group – has been turning grain into liquid velvet since 1878. It’s not a cottage industry; it’s a deliberate, almost surgical use of cold-to-warm cycling that keeps the whisky cleaner than a post-barman’s napkin. The result? A spirit that glides over the tongue with the elegance of a well-fined wine, yet stubborn enough to refuse to be mistaken for a county product. Run by the sharp-tongued General Manager and Distiller Nicole Austin, the operation insists on heritage while quietly modernising – like adding a tiny copper pot to a huge copper still, or re-educating staff on the difference between “maturation” and “maturation.” The Rickhouse can be seen from the walk-up tours, proving the people here don’t hide behind glass walls. For whisky lovers who want a drink that looks like a postcard and tastes like a story, Dickel delivers.

• Small distillery with serene valley setting.
• Focus on producing Dickel Whisky.

Leiper's Fork Distillery

Franklin, Tennessee

Leiper's Fork Distillery sits in Franklin, Tennessee, a place that makes you question your age and your bourbon licence. Its founders aim to resurrect pre-Prohibition whiskey, which really means producing small-batch, limestone-filtered spirits that taste as authentically old-school as a black-and-white photo of your great-grand-uncle trying to steal a dram. Every barrel is a bottled-in-bond masterpiece with a flavour that feels like it could have come straight out of a speakeasy. The operation is so small the master distiller swears he still remembers the exact mash bill, yet they’ve audaciously added live music to the tasting room and host fundraisers with big-name artists in a garden that feels like a posh cocktail party, not a whiskey lab. The vibe is quiet, laid-back, but every event feels like a bit of an uproar — an antidote to the pretentiousness that plagues many new-bark labels. You’ll also notice the impeccable, hand-crafted quality craftsmanship.

• Small craft operation makes high-quality bourbon
• Unique tasting room with live music and grounds

Humble Baron at Nearest Green Distillery

Shelbyville, Tennessee

Humble Baron sits in Shelbyville, Tennessee – a town that’s about as unremarkable as a cheap motor-bike repair shop, but that doesn’t stop it from holding a record-setting title. Their claim to fame? The world’s longest bar, a whopping 518 feet of polished oak that could have been a highway to nowhere, but here it’s a promenade for people who love a good dram and an even better story.

• World's longest bar is a unique selling point.
• Sage-brined chicken with sweet potato waffles is an impressive combination.

Big Machine Distillery

Lynnville, Tennessee

• Offers unique moonshine production process.
• Vodka, whiskey, and bourbon tasting available.

Old Dominick Distillery

Memphis, Tennessee

Old Dominick Distillery, Memphis, Tennessee, purports to be the shrine of 150-year-old whiskey heritage. In reality it’s a state-of-the-art plant that looks as though it were ripped from a glossy industry catalogue but is, in truth, built on the very site where the original founder opened the first Huling Station tavern. They churn out a Cask Strength Bourbon so potent you could probably lift a chandelier and a Honeybell Citrus Vodka so sweet it might make you forget your own name.

• Tennessee whiskey trail stop with great atmosphere
• Bar area with TVs for watching games and socializing

Samuel T Bryant Distillery LLC

Jackson, Tennessee

• Large, beautiful tasting room with dog-friendly area.
• Wide selection of "moonshine" styles available.

East Tennessee Distillery

Piney Flats, Tennessee

In Piney Flats, Tennessee, East Tennessee Distillery barrels out moonshine that could put a hedgehog’s hide-and-seek to shame. The spirit is a mix of vanilla-caramel, peppery bite, and citrus pop that makes a robin blush – all hand-crafted in copper stills that feel like a clunky engine.

• Offers in-house artwork, merch, & moonshine.
• Has a shiner transport vehicle for excess samples.

Bootleggers Distillery

Hartford, Tennessee

Bootleggers Distillery in Hartford, Tennessee, claims a 16-generation lineage, but no one has yet proven it factual — though the craft is impressive. They still call it “secret society” when announcing recipes; probably just a clever marketing ploy. The real show-stoppers are their handcrafted spirits: a smooth Fire Moonshine that punches like whiskey, a Coconut Rum balancing tropical sweetness with bourbon, and a barrel-built whiskey that would have a son-of-a-gun standing at attention if it weren’t already in bottles.

• Moonshine tastes natural with many good flavors.
• Helene whisky supports local charities.

Hook & Ladder Distillery

Kingsport, Tennessee

Hook & Ladder Distillery sits in the backstreets of Kingsport, Tennessee, where brass burners once fought blazes and now brew moonshine. The shop was founded by a gang of firemen who swapped hoses for kettles, proving that courage and copper pots can be equally dangerous.

• Firefighters produce unique moonshine products.
• Variety of flavors and styles offered freely.

Prichard's Distillery

Kelso, Tennessee

• Family-owned distillery operated daily.
• Detailed explanation of whiskey-making processes offered.

Soul & Spirits Brewery

Memphis, Tennessee

Soul & Spirits Brewery in Memphis isn’t a speakeasy masquerading as a distillery; it’s a full-blown celebration of Southern swagger, with every pint tasting as if it’s been forged in a brass-bellied nightclub. The taproom’s walls reverberate with classic Motown riffs, forcing you to swallow your pride as you sip a Hoochie Coochie IPA — hoppy, a little saucy, and downright unapologetic. Then there’s the Voodoo Woman Candy Bar Pastry Stout, a rum-infused, chocolate-stained marvel that makes you question whether you’ve stumbled into a nightclub or a chocolate factory.

• Wide variety of unique, flavored beers
• Arcade games for entertainment

Gate 11 Distillery

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga’s Gate 11 Distillery isn’t a cosy speakeasy; it’s an ex-train depot turned laboratory for those who think booze deserves better than a supermarket shelf. Inside the crumbling old Choo-Choo terminal the stills roar, the copper gleams, and the scent of rye and botanicals rolls across the room. Vodkas come out smooth enough to spill without a single splash, whiskeys that boast more personality than a reality-TV cast, gins that refuse to be bland, and absinthes that will make even the most cynical purist smile.

• Unique distillery location at old train station
• Expertly crafted gin and vodka flavors

Mossback Distilling Co.

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Mossback Distilling Co. sits in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and has been stirring a few raucous potions since 2021. They claim to create spirits “crafted with purpose and passion,” a phrase that sounds like a marketing team on a bad day, but the booze actually packs a punch. Their range includes bourbon, vodka, and rum, each with its own story, plus the quirky Barrel 001 and a limited-edition moonshine that makes pretentious whisky-tasting competitions look like children’s finger-painting sessions.

• Offers a unique, local spirit selection.
• Beautifully decorated lounge area.

Gutter Bound Distillery

Hurricane Mills, Tennessee

Gutter Bound Distillery opened its doors in 2019 in the unglamorous outskirts of Hurricane Mills, a spot that can only be described as halfway between Nashville’s pretentious boutiques and Memphis’s… well, you get the idea. Two thousand square yards of stubborn oak, a few stubborn men, and a stubborn will to keep whiskey moving after every hurricane and every other excuse.

• Distillery offers moonshine flavors with generous pour sizes.
• Owners provide personalized tours and service with kindness.

Adventure Distilling Company

Cosby, Tennessee

Adventure Distilling Co. in Cosby, Tennessee, isn’t some glamorous speakeasy; it’s a bloody, old-world joint where a family has been burning corn on a copper still for a century. The place boasts a real heritage – a stone still rebuilt by the same ancestors who once moonshined beneath the Appalachian sky – and a team that is literally descended from the men who used to hide that whisky in the woods. Their flagship is the JB's 103: a 103-proof corn spirit that sounds as pretentious as it tastes like pure, honest distilling. You’re offered a tasting flight that’ll make you believe every sip is a little act of rebellion against the bland bottled lagers in your bar. The staff know the area better than a GPS, and they’re eager to point you at the nearest campfire and outdoor game. Saturdays bring live music and a view that might actually justify the price, and the whole place is about craft, not flash.

• Friendly staff knowledgeable about local area.
• Moonshine tasting flight offered excellent experience.

Stable Reserve Distillery

Franklin, Tennessee

• Distillery offers craft bourbon.
• Still is on display for viewing.

Cocke County Distillery

Newport, Tennessee

• Copper stills for traditional moonshine production
• Friendly owner always available for tours and tastings

Southern Pride Distillery

Fayetteville, Tennessee

• Offers behind-the-scenes look at distillation process
• Unique flavors and characteristics in distilled spirits

Roaring River Distillery

Gainesboro, Tennessee

• Distillery produces authentic, house-made moonshine.
• Unique flavor options, such as Cinnamon Roll Moonshine.

Brewing & Distilling Center

Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee is home to the Knoxville Brewing School & Distilling Centre, a place that delivers on its promise – real beer-and-spirits training without the syrupy pretence. The Certificate Programme throws dusty old textbooks straight into the gutter, then upholds a lab bench to keep you grounded. Industry partners back it, and vets can even tap their GI Bill – because even the best teachers deserve a refund on tuition. Their real hook? Small batches with punchy flavours, clear disdain for pretence, and a mead module that turns patience into a badge of honour.

• Offers a unique mead-making experience.
• Provides valuable knowledge and resources.