46-761: George Dickel is a brand of Tennessee whisky produced in Tullahoma , in Coffee County , Tennessee . Today owned by Diageo , the modern brand was introduced in 1964, though the distillery has a longer history. Whisky production and aging takes place at the Cascade Hollow Distillery, which offers tours to the public and is part of the American Whiskey Trail . George Dickel operates the second-largest distillery in Tennessee, selling 130,000 cases in 2013, while
92-502: A Bourbon whiskey. Production began in 2012 of a Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye. As it is 70% rye, it is not labeled as a Tennessee whiskey. A limited initial release that was not aged in wood was labeled "Spirits Distilled from Grain". A second limited release, called "Rested Rye", was released after two years of aging and labeled a straight rye whiskey. A fully aged version was released in 2017. As of 2017, Benjamin Prichard's also produces
138-510: A Tennessee Rye Whiskey, a malt whiskey , two whiskeys labeled as bourbon, and an unaged corn whiskey called Lincoln County Lightning. Like Prichard's Tennessee whiskey, these are not charcoal filtered prior to aging. As of 2014, Popcorn Sutton's Tennessee White Whiskey was an unaged corn whiskey produced in Tennessee. Tennessee whiskey is the namesake for the country music song " Tennessee Whiskey ", written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove and originally released by David Allan Coe as
184-813: A Tennessee whiskey because it is produced from a rye-based mash and is not distilled in Tennessee. Most of the stages of its production are conducted under contract in Indiana , and the whiskey is then trucked to the Diageo bottling plant in Plainfield, Illinois , for filtering with charcoal made at the Dickel distillery and then bottling. In early 2014, the brand introduced a white corn whiskey using an unaged version of its standard mashbill, which consists of more than 80% corn, allowing for its sale as "corn whiskey". The bottle makes no reference to Tennessee whiskey. Dickel would go on to release
230-667: A double gold medal. George Dickel Rye Whisky also won double gold, while George Dickel Barrel Select Tennessee Whisky earned a gold designation. Tennessee whisky Tennessee whiskey is straight whiskey produced in the U.S. state of Tennessee . 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. All current Tennessee whiskey producers are required by Tennessee law to produce their whiskeys in Tennessee and – with
276-421: A household in the county was $ 34,898, and the median income for a family was $ 40,228. Males had a median income of $ 32,732 versus $ 21,014 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 18,137. About 10.90% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over. The Bonnaroo Music Festival has been held annually in
322-531: A master blender for Kings County Distillery . The mash for George Dickel is composed of 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley. Distillate is chilled to 40 °F (4 °C) and mellowed in vats filled with 10–12 feet (3.0–3.7 m) of charcoal for several days (their implementation of the Lincoln County process) before being placed in barrels at 55 proof. The distillery's barrel warehouses are one story high, minimizing variation in barrel aging . Whisky
368-496: A shortage of Old No. 8 in the market by 2007. Diageo introduced a younger, three-year-old version branded Old-Fashioned Cascade Hollow Batch Recipe to meet demand. It was discontinued in 2013, after aged stocks rebounded sufficiently. George Dickel Rye , introduced in 2012, is the only Dickel product not produced at the Cascade Hollow Distillery. It is produced under contract by MGP Ingredients in Lawrenceburg, Indiana , and
414-496: A superintendent for Dickel, became a partner in the company. Victor Emmanuel Shwab (1847–1924), a brother-in-law of Dickel who had initially worked for the company as a bookkeeper, became a partner in 1881. George A. Dickel and Company was selling whiskey produced in Cascade Hollow, near Normandy, Tennessee , by John F. Brown and F.E. Cunningham in the 1870s. In 1879, Matthew Sims, a local businessman, bought Brown's share of
460-461: A thick layer of maple charcoal before it is put into new charred oak barrels for aging. The companies that produce whiskey in this manner suggest this step improves the flavor of the whiskey. The filtering process is named for Lincoln County, Tennessee , the home of the Jack Daniel's distillery when it originally began operations. However, in 1871, the boundaries of the county changed, placing
506-611: A value brand. Various mergers and buyouts have resulted in Diageo owning the Dickel brand. Increased production of George Dickel in the 1990s caused supply to exceed demand. In response, the distillery closed to allow the whisky's value to rebound and mitigate some wastewater issues at the distillery. The original site of the distillery at the south end of Cascade Hollow was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The distillery reopened in 2003, almost too late to prevent
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#1733085934331552-414: Is Shamrock Acres, founded in 1818. Other Century Farms include: According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 435 square miles (1,130 km ), of which 429 square miles (1,110 km ) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km ) (1.3%) is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 57,889 people, 21,646 households, and 14,777 families residing in the county. As of
598-510: Is aged for at least five years before it is considered for bottling. As of 1995 all products were further chill filtered and calcium imparted by the barrel aging is removed. Several whiskies are produced under the George Dickel brand: And others. They also produce a very small selection of George Dickel Hand Selected Barrel aged at 9 years, solely produced for barrel purchasing members. Food critic Morgan Murphy said "Distilled twice,
644-502: Is expected to lead to the establishment of more small distilleries, thus increasing the number of producers of Tennessee whiskey. All Tennessee whiskey is from Tennessee, but not all whiskey from Tennessee is "Tennessee whiskey". For example, the Ole Smoky Distillery (which began operation in 2010) is located in Tennessee and produces several whiskey products, but they are not sold as Tennessee whiskey because they do not meet all
690-457: Is mashed, distilled and aged there before being trucked to the Diageo facility in Plainfield, Illinois , for charcoal filtering and bottling. In early 2014, Diageo introduced a Dickel No. 1 Foundation Recipe , using an unaged version of its standard mashbill of more than 80% corn, allowing for its sale as "corn whisky". Also around 2014, a new bottling line was installed at the distillery. From 2005 to 2015, Cascade Distillery operated under
736-725: The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States , as of 2013, the U.S. market for bourbon and Tennessee whiskey reached $ 2.4 billion, and exports of bourbon and Tennessee whiskey grew to exceed $ 1 billion. 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
782-569: The White House , a custom continued by James Polk . 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. Jack Daniel's was established as a brand in 1875. By the end of the 19th century, there were over 700 licensed distilleries in the state. Statewide prohibition on the sale and manufacture of alcohol took effect in 1910, wiping out
828-510: The census of 2000, there were 48,014 people, 18,885 households, and 13,597 families residing in the county. The population density was 112 people per square mile (43 people/km ). There were 20,746 housing units at an average density of 48 units per square mile (19/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 93.43% White , 3.59% Black or African American , 0.30% Native American , 0.74% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.91% from other races , and 1.00% from two or more races. 2.19% of
874-416: The title track of his 1981 studio LP . The song was later recorded and released as a hit single by George Jones in 1983. More recently, the song was covered by Chris Stapleton in 2015 on his album Traveller . Coffee County, Tennessee Coffee County is a county located in the central part of the state of Tennessee , in the United States. As of the 2020 census , the county's population
920-492: The Cascade Hollow distillery. The new distillery is located about a mile from the old distillery site, but still utilizes the waters of Cascade Branch and the Lincoln County Process for mellowing. The first mash was produced at the new distillery on July 4, 1959, and George Dickel Tennessee Whisky was first bottled in 1964. Schenley opted to use George Dickel's name as the trademark because of Cascade's reputation as
966-706: The Jack Daniel's distillery and the surrounding area in the newly created Moore County . Ironically, the only whiskey currently produced within the current boundaries of Lincoln County is Prichard's, which is the only Tennessee whiskey that does not use the Lincoln County Process. On a federal level, the definition of Tennessee whiskey is legally established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and at least one other international trade agreement that require it to be "a straight Bourbon whiskey authorized to be produced only in
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#17330859343311012-446: The Lincoln County process (which involves maple charcoal filtering) to be used for products produced in the state labeled as "Tennessee Whiskey", along with the existing requirements for bourbon (e.g., mash consisting of at least 51% corn, aging in new charred oak barrels, and limits on alcohol by volume concentration for distillation, aging, and bottling). The law contains a specific exception for Benjamin Prichard's , which does not use
1058-416: The Lincoln County process. As federal law requires statements of origin on labels to be accurate, the Tennessee law effectively gives a firm definition to Tennessee whiskey. Although Jack Daniel's supported the 2013 legislation – stating it was necessary to bring the quality of Tennessee whiskey to the level of bourbons and Scotches – some of the state's smaller distilleries opposed it, arguing
1104-651: The London-based Diageo ), as well as numerous locally based producers throughout the state. 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. Whiskey production in Tennessee started with the emigration of Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania and Virginia. President Andrew Jackson served Tennessee whiskey in
1150-532: The State of Tennessee". Canadian food and drug laws state that Tennessee whiskey must be "a straight Bourbon whisky produced in the State of Tennessee". On a state level, the State of Tennessee has imposed stringent requirements for Tennessee whiskey. It is not enough under state law that the whiskey be produced in Tennessee; it must also meet specific quality and production standards. On May 13, 2013, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam signed House Bill 1084, requiring
1196-592: The United States in 1844. He founded a retail business in Nashville, Tennessee , in the 1850s, and began selling liquor in 1861. After the Civil War , he operated a liquor store on South College Street in Nashville. In the late 1860s, he founded George A. Dickel and Company, a wholesaling firm which bought whiskey from regional distillers and distributed it in barrels, jugs and bottles. In 1871, Meier Saltzkotter, who had worked as
1242-488: The criteria necessary for such. Instead, they are usually marketed under other terms, such as "Tennessee moonshine" or simply “whiskey”. Chattanooga Whiskey's Tennessee High Malt style of whiskey making generally meet all of the Bourbon requirements for Tennessee Whiskey, however its products do not undergo the Lincoln County filtration process. George Dickel began production of a rye whiskey in 2012 that also cannot be labeled
1288-423: The distillery, but was sued by Shwab and forced to sell his share in the operation. Following Dickel's death in 1894, his share of Dickel and Company was willed to his wife, Augusta. Though he had advised her to sell out, she retained her share of the company, but did not participate in its operations. Upon her death in 1916, she willed her share to Shwab. Throughout the early 1900s, Shwab fought vehemently against
1334-489: The industry. Following repeal in 1933, Jack Daniel's moved operations back to Lynchburg (the company's attempts at production in Missouri and Alabama did not yield any saleable product) as the first distillery to open post- Prohibition . The next distillery to be licensed in the state, George Dickel , followed in 1958 as a revived brand. Robertson County , which in the 19th century distilled more whiskey than any other county in
1380-472: The largest is Jack Daniel's , which sold 11.5 million cases the same year. The brand's labels use the traditional Scottish spelling of whisky , instead of the more common American English spelling: whiskey . According to the company, this is because Dickel believed his product to be as smooth and high in quality as the best Scotch whiskies . George A. Dickel was born in Germany in 1818, and immigrated to
1426-608: The market. Relatively few original brands of Tennessee whiskey exist today, due to statewide prohibition that lasted even longer than national prohibition . As of 2013, many Tennessee counties still prohibit the sale of alcohol . In 2009, the Tennessee General Assembly amended the statute that had for many years limited the distillation of drinkable spirits to just three of Tennessee's 95 counties (Lincoln, Moore, and Coffee ). The revised law allows distilleries to be established in 41 additional counties. This change
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1472-629: The onset of nationwide prohibition in 1920. In 1933, national prohibition was repealed. Four years later, Shwab's heirs sold the Cascade brand to the Schenley Distilling Company . The recipe had never been written down, and had to be obtained from two former distillers at the Cascade Hollow site. In the 1940s and 1950s, Schenley's product, produced at the OFC Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky ,
1518-538: The operation. In 1883, another local businessman, McLin Davis (1852–1898), joined the partnership. Davis became the operation's distiller, and is credited with the whisky's recipe. By the early 1890s, Cascade Whisky was one of the more popular brands in the region. The Cascade label included the phrase, "Mellow as Moonlight", which was rooted in Davis's method of cooling mash at night. Following an accident in 1886, Dickel's health declined, and Shwab gradually took control of
1564-527: The period after the Reconstruction era ended (1877) and into the early 20th century, whites in Coffee County committed eight lynchings of blacks. This was the fifth-highest total of any county in the state, but three other counties also had eight lynchings each. Coffee County has twelve Century Farms , the classification for farms that have been operating for more than 100 years. The oldest Century Farm
1610-443: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 18,885 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1656-647: The process required by the law was too close to the process used by Jack Daniel's. Phil Prichard, the owner and distiller of Benjamin Prichard's, said, "If I wanted my whiskey to taste like Jack Daniel's, I would make it like Jack Daniel's." Jeff Arnett, the Master Distiller at Jack Daniel's, noted that stringent requirements were required by Scotch makers in Scotland and champagne makers in France, and Tennessee whiskey should not be treated any differently. In 2014, legislation
1702-528: The rising calls for prohibition , spending thousands of dollars on lobbying campaigns in Nashville, and thwarting legislation aimed at curtailing the sale of alcohol on at least one occasion. In spite of his efforts, Tennessee enacted prohibition in 1910, forcing the Cascade operation to relocate to the Stitzel Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky . It was produced here until Kentucky enacted statewide prohibition in 1917. The operation shut down altogether with
1748-401: The sole exception of Benjamin Prichard's – to use a filtering step known as the Lincoln County Process prior to aging the whiskey. 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. Tennessee whiskey is one of the top ten exports of Tennessee. According to
1794-405: The state, produced a "distinctive" sour mash whiskey that was said to be "similar to, but not quite the same as, Kentucky bourbon." The Prohibition amendment destroyed the few remaining Robertson County distilleries that survived into the 20th century. Nearly all Tennessee whiskeys undergo a filtering stage called the Lincoln County Process, in which the whiskey is filtered through (or steeped in)
1840-622: The supervision of Master Distiller John Lunn. In March 2015, the company announced Lunn was leaving to become the master distiller for Popcorn Sutton microdistillery. Nicole Austin took over as general manager and distiller of Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. in March 2018. Prior to joining the Dickel team, she spent two years in Ireland serving as Tullamore D.E.W. 's commissioning engineer at its grain distillery in Offaly. Austin began her distilling career in 2010 as
1886-408: The white dog (No. 1 Foundation Recipe) at Dickel is chilled then filtered through wool blankets and maple sugar charcoal before it is put into the barrel and the result is smooth, sweet (but not overly so), and peppery." In 2015, several George Dickel brands won awards at the 15th Annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition. George Dickel No. 12 was named "Best Tennessee Whiskey" and won
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1932-514: The wholesaling firm's daily operations. In 1888, Shwab purchased Sims's share of the Cascade Distillery, whose whiskey Dickel and Company had been selling for years. The terms of the purchase made Dickel and Company the sole distributor of Cascade. Shwab also purchased the popular Climax Saloon in Nashville, and afterward advertised the saloon as the "headquarters" of Cascade Whisky. After Davis's death in 1898, his son, Norman Davis , briefly ran
1978-401: Was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males. The median income for
2024-422: Was 57,889. Its county seat is Manchester . Coffee County is part of the Tullahoma - Manchester , TN Micropolitan Statistical Area . It is also part of Middle Tennessee , one of the three Grand Divisions of the state. Coffee County was formed in 1836 from parts of Bedford , Warren , and Franklin counties. It was named for John Coffee , a prominent planter, land speculator, and militia officer. In
2070-460: Was introduced in the Tennessee state legislature to amend the 2013 law to allow the reuse of barrels in the aging process. Diageo, which owns George Dickel , supported the proposed change. Arnett blasted the proposed amendment, going as far as to accuse Diageo of attempting to weaken the quality of Tennessee whiskey to protect its Scotch and bourbon brands. Diageo argued that the 2013 law was an attempt by Jack Daniel's to push smaller competitors out of
2116-482: Was marketed as Geo. A. Dickel's Cascade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky . In 1956, Schenley attempted to buy the Jack Daniel's brand. After its offer was refused, Schenley decided instead to return one of their own brands to its roots and compete against Jack Daniel's. In 1958, after the passage of enabling legislation making it legal to produce liquor in Coffee County, Tennessee , Schenley's Ralph Dupps reconstructed
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