Murfreesboro’s city council voted on February 22nd to adjust local zoning and allow Sazerac to establish a distillery there. The vote was unanimous, overruling some local residents who voiced concerns that the distillery would stain their homes with “whiskey fungus.” This zoning change opens the way for Sazerac to either build an entirely new establishment or move what had been ...

By Emma Briones He may spend a lot of time traveling around the world promoting new Jack Daniel’s expressions, but Master Distiller Jeff Arnett does not look over his shoulder and worry about how things are going back in the distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. That is because he is confident that everyone back there is working hard to make the ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Five months ago, Nelson’s Greenbrier Distillery in Nashville gave American whiskey enthusiasts a novelty that checked two special boxes, by coming out with a pair of releases dubbed Nelson’s 108. For starters, this was the first in-house release from the Tennessee micro-distillery, which is noteworthy in and of itself. Nelson’s 108 is also a revival ...

By April Manning When Louisville celebrates bourbon, they definitely go beyond expectations. Louisville, KY honored National Bourbon Heritage Month by throwing bourbon a party at the Bourbon and Beyond Festival and inviting everyone to partake. The group at Bourbon and Beyond provided the perfect combination of bourbon, bourbon education, and ways to enjoy drinking bourbon, i.e. with abundant food and ...

By Richard Thomas Go into a bar—not a whiskey bar, but any bar—and you may hear a friendly argument as to is whether or not Tennessee Whiskey is Bourbon. It’s a decades-old classic, and it used to be on one side were those who were dismissive of Jack Daniel’s, by far the biggest name in Tennessee Whiskey (indeed, American Whiskey ...