Tennessee Whiskey
Also known as: charcoal mellowed
In short
Tennessee whiskey is bourbon's relative with an extra step: filtered through maple charcoal, the Lincoln County Process. We explain the difference to bourbon and why the filter changes everything.
In depth
What is Tennessee whiskey?
Tennessee whiskey meets the rules of a bourbon and adds one step: the fresh spirit is filtered through maple charcoal before cask aging, drop by drop. The process is called the Lincoln County Process and legally belongs to the name.
The filter makes the character
The charcoal filters out accompanying substances and makes the whiskey softer, the promise is called charcoal mellowing. The best known names: Jack Daniel's and George Dickel.
Tennessee or bourbon?
Without the Lincoln County Process it would simply be bourbon, with it the whiskey tastes softer. Where you file it is a matter of taste in the end, the filter remains the difference.
Classics with Tennessee
Classically, Tennessee is drunk neat or on the rocks, happily with a few drops of water, as you know from our neat entry.
Remember this one
"Scotch makes the dignity, bourbon the sweetness, rye the spice, Tennessee the smoothness."
At our lounge
Ask us about our selection, the smoothness makes Tennessee a gentle entry into the whiskey world.