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Ole Smoky Continues to be the Most Visited Distillery in the World

Chilled Magazine

Founded in 2010, Ole Smoky is the first federally licensed moonshine distillery in East Tennessee with roots tracing back over 100 years ago. We hope to continue spreading this joy and to see many new visitors from around the world in 2024.” Ole Smoky is the leading craft distiller in the U.S. and the No.

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Ole Smoky “Raises the Jar” in Partnership with Super Bowl Champion Jason Kelce

Chilled Magazine

The Ole Smoky brand was launched in 2010, shortly after Tennessee legalized the distillation of moonshine in 2009. The company now employs more than 600 people, makes a wide range of moonshines and whiskeys in four distillery locations across the state, and hosts more than 5 million visitors annually.

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Review: Wyoming Whiskey Outryder 2024

Drinkhacker

For this seventh release, this American whiskey that threads the needle between bourbon and rye comes with its origin story, which I don’t recall ever reading. And here it is: In 2010, co-founder David DeFazio requested Wyoming Whiskey’s distiller at the time, Bourbon Hall of Famer Steve Nally, to develop a rye.

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Whiskey Americana: 3 of the Best Whiskey Trails in the North

VinePair

While the South may get most of the glory for its role in American whiskey production, the northern part of the United States is home to some of the most dynamic distilleries to emerge in this modern spirits-making era. Stoll & Wolfe played a vital role in re-establishing modern-day Pennsylvania rye , a historic style of this whiskey.

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Whiskey Review: Woodinville Straight Bourbon Aged 8 Years

The Whiskey Wash

(image via Woodinville Whiskey Co.) Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Washington’s Woodinville Whiskey Co., Washington’s Woodinville Whiskey Co., Brett and Orlin filled the eight test barrels with new-make whiskey and waited.

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Whiskey Review: Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre Bourbon (2024)

The Whiskey Wash

(image via Garrison Brothers) Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Garrison Brothers, located on a small farm and ranch in the Texas Hill Country, has the distinction of introducing the first bourbon legally made in Texas in 2010. ABV and priced at $349.

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Raj Bhakta Encourages You To “Get Your Hogsworth” With New & Innovative Whiskey Brand

The Whiskey Wash

Raj Bhakta is known for his eccentric approach to whiskey-making. Credit: Hogsworth Raj Peter Bhakta, the enigmatic founder of BHAKTA Spirits and WhistlePig Whiskey , has unveiled a new and innovative brand, combining the boldness of American bourbon with the elegance of French Armagnac. But I remained fond of pigs. Taste and see.

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