Disclaimer: I’m actually not a fan of whiskey.
Although not a fan of whiskey, I am always up for exploring new places and going on new adventures. While in Tennessee, my boyfriend, my boyfriend’s brother and girlfriend all wanted to go see the Jack Daniel’s distillery. I, not knowing much about whiskey in the first place, didn’t even know that the distillery was located in Tennessee and that Jack Daniel’s is only produced in Tennessee…what a neat fact!
We drove about an hour and a half from Nashville to the distillery where we opted to take the Angel’s tour which included the tour of the distillery’s grounds and a tasting of five whiskeys. I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t even know that there were different types of whiskey.
Before our tour began we were able to walk around the lobby and learn about Jack Daniel’s life and the creation of whiskey; the lobby also has cases of old bottles of Jack and old photographs. Once you read everything you’re able to take a seat and wait for your tour to begin.
As many tours start, there is a group photo taken and an individual photo taken before getting on the bus to the top of the hill which is the highest point of the distillery. Once you get off at the top of the distillery you begin to learn about the different buildings on the grounds and how many barrels of whiskey are located in each building. Furthermore, you learn that the premium whiskey comes from the top of the warehouse and that Jack Daniel’s designs their own barrels and only uses them once. The tour continues down the hill to Jack Daniel’s old office, the fresh water spring where the water is collected (very cold in this area by the way), the location where the wood is burned, and we even get to walk through the factory where you may not be able to take photographs but you are allowed to smell the fermentation and the whiskey being made. We also get to walk through the location where the whiskey is being dripped drop by drop through charcoal; which is unique and very interesting to see and smell in person. I will say one thing…this smells STRONG!!!! VERY STRONG.
Since we did decided to do the Angels tour we were able to try four samples from their Single Barrel Collection and one limited edition whiskey. The whiskey’s we tried were Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, Jack Daniel’s Barrel Proof, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye & Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select. I wasn’t a fan of any but again, I do not like whiskey. I will say, although I didn’t particularly like the flavors, it was still fun to do this tour and try several whiskey’s.
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Very cool. It’s fun to take tours like that, even if you don’t like the product, because it’s so fascinating to learn the history of a company and place. Thanks for sharing!
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I agree with Magic. The tour itself is the fun part, even if you’re not into the product. I’ve done those kinds of tours and love them!
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My husband did this tour years ago and still talks about it. We recently went on a tour of the Glengoyne distillery in Scotland and the hubby still thinks the Jack Daniels tour was better. I wouldn’t know, as I think whiskey (or whisky as the scots spell it) tastes like gasoline! If you want to compare tours, here is my link
https://invisible-no-more.com/2017/09/12/whisky-vs-whiskey-how-it-is-done-in-scotland/
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I too hate the whiskey but I did enjoy the tour itself and learning about the process. I will for sure go on over and check out your post to compare! Have a great day!
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Ya, I had fun on the tour too-when I could understand what he was saying! The accents are tough sometimes, even when it is a version of english 🙂
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It sounds like a cool tour! I don’t like whiskey, but I like to learn new things:)
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Yeah, the learning process was so good! I was shocked at how much it actually takes to make a whiskey, definitely worth the experience.
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I’d love to see that place! My favourite bourbon by a mile.
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You must go and take a visit!
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I’d better start saving my pennies!
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I don’t like whiskey either but this was so much fun to read! Great post as always ❤
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It was definitely worth going there and experiencing the whole thing, the learning part a lone was very fun! Thanks for dropping by gorgeous! x
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Sounds very similar when I visited the Guinness factory in Dublin! Not a massive fan of the drink but the experience was amazing! ❤
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Yeahh, it’s definitely all about the experience when you’re not so into the drink itself. Very cool to learn the process. Thanks for dropping by, have a great day!
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we always try to take these kinds of tours when traveling. Have not been in the area to visit Jack Daniels but some time we will make the effort.
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I hope you do get to visit, it was very interesting to learn the whole process and how much it actually goes through. Have a great day!
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I didn’t know there were different types of whiskey either but that sounds cool!
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I had no idea! I still hated them all, but I was shocked at how different they could all taste. I’m definitely not a whiskey kind of girl. Still really cool to do the tour and learn.
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Hahaha well that’s fair! Always good to learn about all kinds of things!
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I don’t really drink alcohol at all, but I love other JD products, especially their smoker chips. They chip up their old aging barrels to use in grills and smokers. It adds a really unique smoke flavor (beyond just hickory or mesquite) to anything on the grill.
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I wear’t really drink alcoholic drink at all, but I lovemaking early(a) JD products, especially their smoker chips. Great Wiley Post as always ❤
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Thank you so so very much!
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Wow didn’t know Jack Daniels was only made in Tennessee… Not a whiskey drinker either but would love to visit that place just to experience it and see how it’s all made. Cool pictures as well!
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I loved it for the experience and the tour, so interesting to learn the history and process! Thank you so much for dropping by !
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So cool! I don’t know much about whiskey either, but this tour seemed so fun!
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The tour was plenty fun, I would recommend it to anyone!
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I would LOVE to do this tour! I’m a whiskey drinker big time, it’s the only thing I drink 🙂 Looks fab!! Even though you don’t like it I’m so glad you tried it!! xx
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