By Richard Thomas Although it didn’t get much attention at the time, keen observers of Tennessee Whiskey remember that from 2015 to 2018 affairs at what was once known as and is now known again as the Cascade Hollow Distillery were hanging in limbo. First Master Distiller John Lunn suddenly left the company. After his departure, the #2 distiller at ...

By Richard Thomas Among all the facets of making this or that form of American Whiskey, the least understood by far is the Lincoln County Process (LCP). This is the key characteristic of Tennessee Whiskey, all that really distinguishes it as the major sub-category of bourbon whiskey. Although it has almost as many variants as practitioners in the Volunteer State, ...

By Richard Thomas According to a new report from Middle Tennessee State University, the Trump Trade War has resulted in a substantial slump in exports for Tennessee’s whiskey companies. Although China’s trade practices are often criticized by prominent figures in both the Democratic and Republican parties, President Trump launched his trade war last year by slapping tariffs on key allies ...

The Jack Daniel Distillery has announced the second release in its Legacy Edition series, Legacy Edition 2, inspired by one of the distillery’s earliest black labels dating back to the early 1900s. Legacy Edition, which launched in 2018, presents limited-edition variations of labels used throughout the more than 150-year history of the brand. Each unique label provides a tribute to ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C+ The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee is known for its signature whiskey, filtered through sugar maple charcoal to give it its distinctive flavor which so many either love or hate. For the longest time, Jack Daniel’s stuck with just a few expressions, and although they weren’t as stubborn as Maker’s Mark about brand ...