Tennessee Whiskey

Jack Daniel’s Heritage Barrel Returns In Mid-Autumn

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel “Heritage Barrel” will return to shelves for a limited run this fall. Fewer than 200 barrels, aged in barrels crafted in the classic style used by Jack Daniel himself in the company’s earliest days, have been hand-picked by Master Distiller Jeff Arnett and his team of whiskey makers for this special release. Last year’s edition was ...

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Uncle Nearest Offers Visitors Chance To See Distillery Under Construction

Uncle Nearest, the independent American whiskey brand named for the man who taught Jack Daniel’s how to distill, will open Phase One of its Nearest Green Distillery on Saturday, September 14th in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Travelers visiting the Nearest Green Distillery during its Phase One opening this fall can expect to see the first of what is to be built on ...

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The Next Round Of Jack Daniel’s Taster’s Selection Is On The Way

The Jack Daniel Distillery has announced the release of the next two whiskeys in its Tennessee Tasters’ Selection series – Barrel Proof Rye, which is available now, and Reunion Barrel #2, which will be available this fall. Tennessee Tasters’ Selection is Jack Daniel’s line of limited-release, experimental whiskeys, each carefully chosen by Jack Daniel’s Master Tasters to deliver unique and ...

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The Science Behind The Lincoln County Process

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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, ...

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