Jack Daniel’s Distillery

Great fun! The tour was informative and entertaining! Our guide, Bettie, was extremely nice and engaging… Probably the most engaging I have ever encountered. We did the tasting tour, which is essentially the regular tour, plus five sips of whiskey at the end. You get to try Gentleman Jack, Single Barrel, No 7, Honey Whiskey, and their Cinnamon Whisky. It’s great to try them all at once, so you can more readily compare what it is you like about any particular type. We enjoyed ourselves.
NOTE: no bags whatsoever are allowed on the tour. We had a fanny pack (their website said they were acceptable) and they wouldn’t even allow that. Also, no weapons of any kind, including pocket knives. Some people got turned away in front of us because they had 2″ blades in their pockets.

About a 90 minute drive if coming from Nashville… we did free tour and it was great … Walking tour with great info from our tour guide and lots of photo ops.
Highly recommend buying a bottle to get engraved — well worth the drive and time!
Tip — arrive early if going on weekend as the tours do fill up. Make sure to walk downtown Lynchburg after the tour.

Such an awesome place! We had a great time on our sampling tour! Our tour guide Michael was great! We really enjoyed ourselves learning about the history of Jack Daniels and how their whiskey is made. The samples were great too! The distillery is a MUST SEE! It’s definitely worth the drive!

They have definitely thought of everything to please everyone. Our tour guide, Bettie, was AWESOME. You could tell she loved her job. She kept the mood light with intermittent jokes wrapped with tons of knowledge about the historical Distillery. We did the sampling tour which entitled us to 5 mini shots of their best spirits at the end of the tour. Love the variety and the history. Really glad we ventured off the beaten path.

This was a great tour. Highly Recomended. Jacob our tour guide did a fantastic job showing and telling us the history and production of this fine Tennessee sippin whiskey. I learned so much great great tour thanks

If you don’t like whiskey (of course you do) maybe don’t stop by. Then again, they’ve got some real awesome southern style lemonade so ‘squeeze’ it into your schedule!
I myself was road tripping down in the area from NY, I had hit Bonnaroo just north and journeyed further south to Nawlins, but not before making a mandatory pit stop at JD distillery. The surrounding town wasn’t bad, a few shops and things but the best part about it was my freely, custom-​etched bottle of fresh JD! That’s right! If you buy a bottle they’ll etch the glass to say anything you’d like it to, bring the bottle over and design it on the spot, the process only takes but a few minutes! The bottles here are no cheaper than your local distributer but they do have some hard to find aged and special editions.
The tour isn’t free or often enough if I remember right but if you’ve got the time, check it out.
Seriously though, try some free lemonade, the stuff is really good!
I’m not even a lemonade guy (I know some southern belles just say I haven’t had it made right, well ladies, I’m game.)
Mm just think of that lemonade with some whiskey mixed in. Don’t think they can serve the whiskey on premises (dry county believe it or not) but definitely check them out if you’re in the area!

I traveled to Nashville for a long weekend with my mom. Jack Daniel’s is her favorite drink of choice so we couldn’t leave Tennessee without a trip to Lynchburg. The distillery was our favorite part of our day trip to this town. We chose to do the tasting tour and would recommend this to anyone we know planning a visit.
We visited the distillery on a Tuesday morning in May. We arrived at 9:45AM and had just enough time to pay and hop on the 10:00AM tour. My mom has a trouble walking for long periods of time at a fast pace. We were worried about the tour being over an hour, but decided we would do it anyway. She had zero problems with walking around the distillery or climbing the steps. She loved every minute of it — the tour flew by!
So happy we made the trip to Lynchburg and toured the distillery!

The family and I made the day trip to Lynchburg from Clarksville, and it was totally worth it! The tour of the distillery was a blast and even my 6 year talked about how much fun it was! The general public tours are free while the tasting tours are just under $ 14 per person. All persons on the tasting tour must be 21 (i.e…no kids). There is a small «gift shop» but the distillery really wants you to go into the town square for all your shopping and souvenirs! We even found a raw ¼ whiskey barrel for about $ 25 to use as a decorative planter! Great experience!!!

On my recent trip to Nashville, I was determined to make it Jack Daniel’s. I mean, where would Coke be without JD? Precisely.
Getting to the distillery requires transportation. I rented a car, and with gas, only cost me about $ 50. But wait, there’s more. You then get an awesome 1.5 hour drive through the Tennessee countryside to get there. Although that’s slightly sarcastic, it isn’t a bad drive at all.
Be sure to arrive early. I went on a Monday in April at noon and the parking lot was nearly full. Can’t imagine how crazy it might get in the summertime. They have a neat little museum and displays of the whiskey making process. You’ll have plenty of time to check it out after you sign up for a tour. They have a regular tour or a sample tour (and if you’re going all the way out there, why wouldn’t you do the sample tour?) that costs a few bucks.
The tour is cool. They get your group together to snap your latest Instagram pic, then put you on a short bus. The complex is so large they actually have to shuttle you around parts of it. You’ll get to see an aging warehouse, the local stream used, how they make the charcoal, and of course, the entire distilling process. The tour guide I had was informative, but they go through their script at every stop. If you have questions, ask them, cause that’s when you get a better experience.
Then at the end you get your samples and it’s a nice way to end the tour. I was hungry, so I hopped over the bridge to the town of Lynchburg for lunch before making my way back to Nashville. If you have the time, it’s certainly a fun stop.

I prefer to eat my calories rather than drink them so I went on the Jack Daniel’s tour to appease my booze-​loving husband. The weather was gorgeous, the trees were in full bloom and the ride there was what Sunday drives are made of.
There are 2 tour options… the free version has no sampling and there’s another with several samples with a fee. Your entire party needs to select one or the other. I let Tim choose and he decided upon the free version.
So interesting! We were driven to the top of the campus in a shuttle bus and walk our way down, learning as we go. I loved it.

Not only was this an educational experience it was fun. Our tour guide Jed was great. We loved every minute of this 90 minute experience at the Distillery located for 150 years in a hollow in Lynchburg. I am a non drinker but the history of Mr Jack and the distilling process was something new to me and I found it a piece of American history. Don’t miss this if you are in the Nashville area. There is more than just music in Nashville and this great tour is free.

Ive been to the distillery 3 times now. And it gets better each and every time. The tour is very informative! You learn so much about how the process of making the greatest liquid ever works.
The newly built visitor center is a museum in itself. Tons of history in there to view and experience.
Make sure you stop in and take the tour when you are down south, hell its a free tour!

Our tour guide Jason was by far one of the best tour guides I’ve ever had on any tour. He was funny and extremely knowledgable about Jack Daniel’s history. When he described the process and the history behind the brand you could see how much passion he had for it and that definitely shined through in the tour.
I was pleasantly surprised how informative and fun the tour was — even though I had to pass on the tasting after. A little too much bite for me — haha! (you’ll learn it’s not «strong» it’s the «bite») There was a lot more to the tour than just walking through the distillery. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting TN, it is well worth the drive from Nashville!

Such a fun activity! I paid the extra for the tasting at the end which was pretty cool. They give you a very small amount of many different types of their whiskey, which obviously is not enough to get you tipsy but fun to taste and compare.
The tour itself was nice as well. You get to see how the whiskey is made almost from start to finish and learn some cool facts along the way :)

A free tour? Why not?! We were travel along the highway and kept seeing the huge billboards advertising the Jack Daniel’s Distillery… we like Jack Daniel’s so we figured it’d be a good idea to check out the distillery. It was located about 20 minutes off the route we were traveling. Once we arrived at the distillery we noticed the signs indicating «what is…» and «what is not» allowed inside. Heads up no purses or bags (clutches and wallets ARE allowed) so leave them in your trunk to avoid a long unnecessary walk back to your car. You’ll also want to bring your camera for you some photo opportunities.
The traditional tour is free and lasts about an hour and fifteen minutes. The tour that includes the tasting is $ 12 and lasts one hour and forty five minutes. We decided to take the traditional tour since we were on a limited time schedule. While waiting for our tour we walked around the small «museum». In this area you get some background knowledge of Jack Daniel and the whiskey making process. Before we began the tour, our guide informed us that 75% of the tour would be outside and involved a bit of walking up and down stairs. There was also a group photo that was taken which was available for purchase at the end of your visit at the distillery. This tour was definitely one of the highlights of our trip as it also included a bit of «downtown» Lynchburg. It was a lot of fun and incredibly informative. I’d totally recommend for those who are interested in learning about the craft of making Jack Daniel’s Whiskey.

I just want to start the post off by saying that I am not a whiskey fan. I just don’t get it, really — the overpowering smell and taste really doesn’t do it for me. Having said that, I absolutely love knowing how things are made — so for someone that hates whiskey, I was probably more excited about this tour than I thought I would be.
It’s located in a really beautiful part of the countryside, so we had a little wander of the grounds and the local shops before we set off on the tour.
The tour was really enjoyable — it was great seeing how the barrels were made, and I liked seeing the process, and other touches like how they have their own fire brigade. How adorable is that truck?
We went on the tasting tour, which meant we could sample a few of their whiskies for an extra $ 10. It’s well worth doing, because who would want to do a whiskey tour without getting to drink some after?
Out of the three we tried, I like the Gentleman Jack, and the latest release — The Tennessee Fire. I was really excited to have brought back a bottle of the latter for my boyfriend as it wasn’t coming out in the UK for another couple of months!
After the tour, we went back into Lynchburg proper to have a wander and get some food.
In the town, we did a little souvenir shopping — make sure you go to the official Jack Daniels store as their prices are a lot more reasonable than the smaller stores there (a mistake I made!)
They also had a Jack Daniels ice cream — a twist on the classic rum and raisin — which I got stuck into. It was really delicious, and perfect for the warm weather!

Amazing! I give them five stars because the tour is free and you get to experience a lot of stuff. The only thing is you have to buy the bottle. Of course it’s not free. They have the bottles that you have never seen before. Perfect for your collection. I had to get bottles for my birthday, but be aware that the prices are expensive. The tax will kill your pocket. Anyways, you don’t have to buy the drink just explore and have fun. Learn more about Jacks house, cars, and how he died.
While you are in the area make sure to visit their little town.

Enjoyed the distillery tour! Jenny Mitchell was a great tourguide. She was full of energy, knew everything about Lynchburg and everything about making Jack Daniel’s whiskey!
I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and the whiskey tasting at the end! Jack Daniels has sentimental value to me as my father loved Jack Daniels (R.I.P). .. Being there made me feel like he enjoyed seeing the distillery with me, it was emotional but brought back fun memories.
I recommend this tour if you are in the Nashville area and like Whiskey or simply learning something new. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. .. Mr. Daniel and Mr. Motlow would be proud.
Thank you Jenny!

Whiskey is bar far my favorite drink. When I realized we would semi pass Lynchburg on a road trip, I had to stop at the Jack Daniel’s Distillery.
The regular tour was free and a sampling tour had a fee. I don’t remember how much. We arrived and were told it would be an hour wait for a tour. The tour was then another hour. We had already driven about an hour off course to get to the distillery. We decided it wasn’t worth it because we needed to be on the road faster than that.
We walked around instead and explored the welcome center. It itself was informative on the process and history for Jack D.
It was very informative. While I’m sure we did miss something from the tour I was happy with the visit overall despite not going on the tour.
There was free water and lemonade in the lobby. Parking was easy enough. The bathrooms were clean.
It was a short walk into «town» to the gift shop.

I have to give this place 5 stars. It has definitely earned it and we enjoyed the tour so much. There are a couple different tours you can take. One is free and you join a group with a guide. This is what we did. It was an amazing tour and our guide, Bonnie, was fantastic.
Lemonade and water are available as drinks but nothing with alcohol unless you take the sampling tour. The cost of that tour is $ 10. The county is dry and no whiskey is sold anywhere else. However, you can buy it at the distillery but only at the distillery.
There is merchandise to buy after you finish the tour. We loved the tour.

Die Tour mit Verkostung kostet 10 $ und war jeden Cent wert.
Familiäre Atmosphäre, welche offenbar auch so gelebt wird (Firmenphilosophie)!
Wir kamen spontan von Nashville auf einen Abstecher hier vorbei und hatten Glück, denn die letzte Tour begann um 15:30 Uhr (offizielle Öffnungszeiten = 16:30 Uhr) und endete gegen 17:15 Uhr.
Auch wenn man Tennessee-​Whiskey nicht unbedingt mag, geht man hier als Freund des Unternehmens!!!
Lynchburg selbst hatte nach unserer Führung nicht mehr viel zu bieten. Die hübsch hergerichtete Old Town klappte (zumindest an diesem Tag) gegen 18 Uhr die Bürgersteige hoch — also ging es zurück nach Nashville.
Der Ausflug lohnt sich auf jeden Fall.

Wenn man schon in der Nähe ist, dann bietet es sich auch an, die kostenlose und durchaus interessante Führung mitzumachen, bei der man allerhand wissenswertes über Jack Daniel’s und den Herstellnugsprozess erfährt, sofern man sich einmal an den Südstaaten-​Akzent gewöhnt hat.
Ich bin zweisprachig mit Amerikanern von überall aus den Staaten aufgewachsen und die ersten Minuten sind gänzlich an mir vorbeigegangen.
Durchgeführt wird die Besichtigung von ehemaligen Mitarbeitern des Destillerie, die somit auch wirklich wissen, was sie da erzählen uund nicht nur Bücherwissen verbreiten.
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Die Führung führt vorbei an den essentiell wichtigen Stationen, die durchlaufen werden, um das fertige Produkt, den Whiskey, herzustellen.
Angefangen beim Wasser aus der eigenen Quelle, über die Herstellung der Holzkohle, den Maischkesseln, den Fässerhäusern, bis zur Abfüllung.
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Wer also einmal hinter die Kulissen einer großen Brennerei schauen möchte, der sollte sich einen Besuch bei Jack Daniel’s nicht entgehen lassen. Es ist schon beeindruckend, in welchen Dimensionen dort Whiskey hergestellt wird alleine der Besuch in einem der diversen Fasslagerhäusern verschlägt einem den Atem und es liegt nicht an der unterschwelligen Alkoholnote in der Luft.

Jack Daniels Destillerie ist ein der Hauptattraktionen Tennessees. Einer der größten Schnapshersteller der Welt liegt kurioser Weise in einem dry county, in welchem in Geschäften kein Alkohol verkauft werden darf. Das ist der fromme Bilble Belt!
Die Destillerie liegt in einer wunderbar hügeligen Landschaft, die ein wenig an den Schwarzwald erinnert, ein ganzes Stück abseits von den großen Highways und Städten Tennesses in einer ruhigen Gegend. Das Geheimnis des Fusels ist das gute Wasser, das aus einer großen Quelle im Berg rinnt. Man sieht die riesigen Bottiche und schnuppert den herben Geruch des Whiskys, der über Charcoal läuft und davon seinen herben Gechmack erhält.
Neuerdings kann man im Werk eine Flasche Jack Daniels als Souvenir kaufen. Das war noch vor 10 Jahren unmöglich. Nur in Tennesse gibt es eine Abfüllung mit grünem Etikett, die für Experten ein sehr elitäres Mitbringsel nach Deutschland ist. Diese Sonderabfüllung ist sogar noch besonders preiswert und wird speziell hergestellt für die wahren Hillbillies, die überhaupt keine hohen Ansprüche haben, Hauptsache es turnt.

Interessante Führung, die sogar kostenlos ist! (Coca Cola als Megakonzern bietet sowas in Atlanta nicht an). Man kann in der Destillerie den ganzen Prozeß der Herstellung kennenlernen, glücklicherweise hatten wir einen Führer, der nicht so einen starken Südstaatenakzent hatte und konnten ihn somit gut verstehen! :)
Interessanterweise ist der Whiskey dann nur in dem hauseigenen Liquour-​Store erhältlich, dort allerdings auch limitierte Auflagen. Aufgrund der dortigen Gesetze ist Jack Daniels im ganzen Ort Lynchburg nicht erhältlich, erst wieder in Nebenorten. Auf jeden Fall ist die Führung empfehlenswert.

Die Besichtigung der JD Distillery in Lynchburg ist kostenfrei. Es empfiehlt sich aber (am Anmeldetresen) die deutsche Broschüre zu kaufen, da der Südstaaten Slang dort sehr ausgeprägt ist und man denjenigen, der die (geführte) Tour macht, teilweise echt schwer versteht.
Ein halbe Stunde vor der 1. Tour (9:00 Uhr) waren wir schon da und konnten uns ganz in Ruhe in der Empfangshalle alles ansehen (kann man aber auch noch nach der Tour machen). Hier findet man neben der Staue von JD viele Fotos von früher und Erklärungen, wie JD hergestellt wird. Fand ich sehr interessant! Wir waren auch froh, dass wir schon so früh da waren. Ab 9:00 Uhr wurde es ganz schön voll und man hätte sich nicht alles so in Ruhe ansehen können.
Danach wird man in «seiner Gruppe» (ca. 15 – 20 Leute) in einen Raum geführt, wo einem ein Film gezeigt wird. Danach geht es in einen Bus und die Tour beginnt.
Die Tour fängt dort an, wo auch der Entstehungsprozess von JD beginnt — bei der eigenen Herstellung der Kohle und endet im Barrel — Lager, also dort wo die Fässer gelagert werden. Das ist gigantisch, wie die bis unter die Decke gestapelt sind.
Unter anderem kann man sich auch das Bürogebäude ansehen, was den Anschein hat, als ob die Zeit dort stehen geblieben ist. Da steht noch der alte Ofen, den man auf einen der Fotos entdecken kann, wo JD mit anderen Männern drauf zu sehen ist (hab ich Fotografiert!). Auch steht dort der Tresor, der Jack das Leben gekosten hat.
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Die Geschichte dazu (aus
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Eines Morgens kam Jack sehr früh zur Arbeit und versuchte, den Tresor in seinem Büro zu öffnen.
Das Dumme war: Er konnte sich nicht an die Kombination erinnern. In seinem Frust verpasste er dem Tresor einen ordentlichen Fußtritt. Dabei brach er sich den Zeh und holte sich eine Infektion, die zu einer Blutvergiftung und schließlich 1911 zu seinem Tod führte.
Da er weder verheiratet war noch Kinder hatte, vererbte Jack die Brennerei seinem fleißigen Neffen, Lem Motlow. Manche sagen, dass er uns nicht nur seinen Tennessee Whiskey, sondern auch eine wertvolle Lehre hinterlassen hat: Geh nicht zu früh zur Arbeit. :-)
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Zum Schluss bekommt man noch einen Saft, denn genau wie es qyzumze schon geschrieben hat, gibt es in Lynchburg keinen Alkohol zu trinken. Natürlich kann man sich aber JD dort kaufen und so haben wir auch eine Flasche Single Barrel gekauft.
Anschließend sind wir, einmal um die Ecke, ins Zentrum von Lynchburg gefahren, zum Souvenirshop. Der Stadtkern sieht echt noch so aus wie vor Jahrzehnten.
Der Souvenirshop ist gigantisch und man findet echt auch ganz schöné Sachen. Nicht nur diesen billigen Tourikram. Lohnt sich also, dort vorbeizuschauen.
Insgesamt kann ich die Besichtigung nur empfehlen. Ich fand das sehr interessant, auch wenn ich kein großer Whiskey-​Trinker bin, bzw. gar keinen Whiskey mag ;-)

Das gibt’s nur im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten: Eine Brennerei, die in einem Dry County liegt und somit ihren Besuchern keinen kostenlosten Probierschluck ausschenken darf.
In der Fränkischen Schweiz ist die Welt halt doch noch etwas mehr in Ordnung als im geruhsamen Lynchburg, TN. Das Dörfchen ist wirklich so beschaulich wie es die Film– und Fernsehwerbung zeigt (e). Ein Besuch lohnt sich schon wegen der Atmosphäre, nicht nur für JDs Tennesse Sour Mash Whiskey.
Die Führung durch die Produktionsanlagen, zur Statue von Jack vor der Quelle, die man gerne fotografieren darf (the only free shot of Jack Daniel’s you’re gonna get here) und natürlich der Tresor, an dessen Tür sich der jähzornige Schnapsbrenner den Fuß verletzte. Der Wundbrand brachte ihn um — dabei hätte er doch gleich ein Desinfektionsmittel zur Hand gehabt.
Das Tourfoto kann man einige Zeit lang von der Homepage herunterladen. Wenn man die Bedingungen zur Verlinkung durchgelesen hat, braucht man entweder eine große Flasche des Produkts dieser Firma, oder man kündigt ihr ab sofort für immer die Freundschaft. Ich habe mich noch nicht entschieden.
Der zum Museum gehörige Gift Shop (haha, wie passend) hat ganz seltsame Öffnungszeiten, daher vorher erkundigen, bevor man ohne das handsignierte Faß oder die besonders getränkte Grillkohle davonfahren muß.
Rebels, Rednecks, Harleys Hoggers und ganz normale Leute können sich im schönen Lynchburg einen erholsamen, interessanten Tag machen und das Flair des alten Südens erfahren.