11/11/2023 0 Comments Tennessee whiskey by george jones![]() ![]() Statewide prohibition on the sale and manufacture of alcohol took effect in 1910, wiping out the industry. By the end of the 19th century, there were over 700 licensed distilleries in the state. Jack Daniel's was established as a brand in 1875. Filtering of whiskey through maple charcoal was practiced as early as 1825 by Alfred Eaton in Tullahoma, though the process was likely used earlier outside of Tennessee. President Andrew Jackson served Tennessee whiskey in the White House, a custom continued by James Polk. Whiskey production in Tennessee started with the emigration of Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania and Virginia. In June 2017, the Tennessee Distillers Guild launched the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, a 25-stop distillery tour across the state, to further promote Tennessee whiskey and local whiskey culture. There are two major producers of Tennessee whiskey, Jack Daniel's based in Lynchburg (owned by the Louisville, Kentucky-based Brown-Forman) and George Dickel based in Cascade Hollow near Tullahoma (owned by the London-based Diageo), as well as numerous locally based producers throughout the state. market for bourbon and Tennessee whiskey reached $2.4 billion, and exports of bourbon and Tennessee whiskey grew to exceed $1 billion. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, as of 2013, the U.S. Tennessee whiskey is one of the top ten exports of Tennessee. ![]() ![]() Beyond the perceived marketing value of the distinction, Tennessee whiskey and bourbon have almost identical requirements, and most Tennessee whiskeys meet the criteria for bourbon. All current Tennessee whiskey producers are required by Tennessee law to produce their whiskeys in Tennessee and – with the sole exception of Benjamin Prichard's – to use a filtering step known as the Lincoln County Process prior to aging the whiskey. Although it has been legally defined as a bourbon whiskey in some international trade agreements, most current producers of Tennessee whiskey disclaim references to their products as "bourbon" and do not label them as such on any of their bottles or advertising materials. Tennessee whiskey is straight whiskey produced in the U.S. Whiskey being aged at Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg The George Dickel distillery in Tullahoma For the song by David Allan Coe made famous by George Jones, see Tennessee Whiskey (song). For the David Allan Coe album, see Tennessee Whiskey (album). The most successful cover perhaps came from Texas dad Kris Jones who became a viral superstar after being recording singing the song in the front seat of his truck."Tennessee Whiskey" redirects here. The song’s success sparked an outpouring of covers being performed on reality singing competitions, in living rooms, and in pickup trucks. Following Stapleton and Timberlake’s performance, album and download sales soared and in April of 2018 the song was certified 4x platinum, meaning that the song had sold 4 million US units (each unit equals 1 paid download or 150 streams). In 2017, “Tennessee Whiskey” was nominated for ACM Song of the Year…an honor unheard of for a song that is decades old. ![]() Joined by pop star Justin Timberlake at the 2015 CMA Awards, Stapleton introduced a whole new generation to the country classic while delivering what is arguably one of the greatest performances in CMA Awards show history. Unlike Coe and Jones’s renditions, Stapleton’s gruff voice lends a bluesy soulful feel to the song, making it almost unrecognizable to fans of the ’80s versions. It wasn’t until 2015 when singer/songwriter, and relative country music newcomer, Chris Stapleton recorded the song for his debut studio album Traveller that “Tennessee Whiskey” found its greatest success. ![]()
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