Tennessee distillers unveil 25-stop statewide whiskey trail

Chattanooga plays host to the Tennessee Whiskey Festival at First Tennessee Pavilion on Saturday.
Chattanooga plays host to the Tennessee Whiskey Festival at First Tennessee Pavilion on Saturday.

FAST FACTS

* Whiskey is one of the state's top exports* Tennessee Whiskey Trail is modeled after the successful Kentucky Bourbon Trail* There are 30-plus distilleries in the state making whiskey, moonshine, gin and vodka

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Distillers are launching a 25-stop whiskey tour across Tennessee.

The Tennessee Distillers Guild announced the new Tennessee Whiskey Trail on Monday.

The distilleries will range from boutique-sized to internationally known companies.

Visitors can get a free passport booklet online or at some distilleries and collect stamps at each distillery.

Everyone who collects all 25 stamps will get a commemorative gift.

The trail's launch includes three statewide celebrations: on Monday at the Little Brick Theatre at the Factory in Franklin; Nov. 3-4 at the Tennessee Distillers Guild's annual Grains and Grits Festival in Townsend; and in May 2018 in Memphis.

The trail can be completed at a visitor's own pace. The trail's website will offer a 10-day itinerary for enthusiasts who want to finish it in one trip.

2017 Whiskey Trail

NASHVILLE * Corsair Distillery * Nelson's Green Brier Distillery * Pennington Distilling Co, * Old Glory Distilling * Nashville Craft Distillery KNOXVILLE * Jug Creek Distillery * Short Mountain Distillery * Knox Whiskey Works * PostModern Distilling PIGEON FORGE * Thunder Road Distilling * Tennessee Legend Distillery * Cocke County Moonshine * Bootleggers Distillery * Old Forge Distillery * Old Smoky Barn Distillery GATLINBURG * Ole Smoky Moonshine * Ole Smoky Whiskey * Doc Collier Moonshine * Sugarlands Distilling Co. CHATTANOOGA * Chattanooga Whiskey Co. LYNCHBURG AND TULLAHOMA * George Dickel Distillery * Jack Daniel's Distillery * Southern Pride Distillery * Tenn South Distillery FRANKLIN AND LEIPER'S FORK * Leiper's Fork Distillery * H. Clark Distillery MEMPHIS * Old Dominick Distillery

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