The Jack Daniel's Distillery is in Lynchburg, Tennessee. We hadn't planned on stopping there on our way to Nashville but that's the beauty of traveling without an itinerary. I have to admit that I wasn't entirely on board when Todd mentioned he would like to take a tour of the distillery. Whiskey isn't really my cup of tea but once we got there, I really enjoyed it. The drive to the distillery is beautiful. The rolling hills, red barns, white fences...I could get used to that!
The large grey building up on the hill in this picture is where they keep the barrels of whiskey. If I remember correctly there are about 70 barrel houses on the property and they are huge! We saw them on the horizon before we even got into Lynchburg. They don't allow pictures inside any of the buildings.
Back when Jack Daniel's was started (in the mid 1800's) , this is where all of the business was conducted. If everything looks like it's got a dusting of black powder in these pictures that's because it does! Apparently it is common for the trees and buildings around breweries to grow a black mold because of the yeast that is used. It's harmless and actually makes everything look really "rich".
The tour lasted about an hour and at the end...well, Lynchburg is in a dry county...so we got a nice glass of lemonade. ;-)
My hubby really wants to go there, so I am glad you posted about it. I will have to show him this blog post. You look so pretty in the picture with your scarf!
ReplyDeleteThat looks cool! Vince and I will have to go there sometime.
ReplyDeleteWe visited the Distillery a few years ago when we lived near Nashville. It's very beautiful down there!
ReplyDeleteLooks so fun! I live in Nashville and have yet to get down there to tour the Distillery!
ReplyDeleteWay cool! Looks like great place to check out...lovin' the pic of you in the scarf. You always look so cute in your pics girlfriend!
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful weekend!! xo
We went there several years ago and I loved it! It was so pretty although funny no samples!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Looks like a really neat place. I'll keep that in mind for the next time we're in TN!
ReplyDeleteI just heard that they can't actually sell any of the alcohol there because of the dry county, so ironic!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun! Beautiful photos and I love your outfit too!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! I'm not much of a whiskey person either, but an experience like that would make it worth a few sips!
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