Wine Enthusiast Magazine

SPIRITS

Sometimes it seems like Bourbon and rye get all the attention, but Tennessee whiskey deserves a share of the spotlight, too.

Why does it get overlooked? It might be because compared to other styles of American whiskey, fewer producers of Tennessee whiskey exist. Just look at the trajectory of Kentucky’s Bourbon industry and Tennessee whiskey side by side: Before Prohibition, Tennessee had fewer distilleries to begin with, and it chose to start Prohibition early, going dry starting in 1910. After Prohibition was repealed, Tennessee’s comeback was much slower than that of Kentucky.

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