The Tennessee Whiskey You Should Try, Right Behind Jack Daniel's And George Dickel - Tasting Table

"Established by brothers Andy and Charles Nelson in 2009, Nelson's Green Brier can trace its roots to the 1800s, when the Nelson brothers' great-great-great grandfather, Charles Nelson, purchased a distillery in Green Brier Tennessee, known as Old No. 5 Distillery (as it was the fifth registered distiller in the state of Tennessee). At one point, Nelson's distillery was the largest producer of Tennessee whiskey, selling 2 million bottles of Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey in 1885."

"The Nelson brothers reformed the company in 2009 and in 2014, built the Nelson's Green Brier Distillery in Nashville, producing Tennessee whiskey based on an interpretation of the original family recipe. That historic recipe, combined with use of the Lincoln County Process, where whiskey is filtered through maple charcoal - the step that makes Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey different (and how Jack Daniel's rewrote the rules to claim Tennessee whiskey) - makes it a solid Tennessee whiskey from a small, family-owned brand."

"Jack Daniel's is undeniably famous and, unsurprisingly, comes in at number one in our ranking of the top 15 Tennessee whiskey brands. Coming in just behind Jack Daniel's is George Dickel, a smaller brand, which dates back to around the same time as Jack Daniel's. However the Tennessee whiskey you should try, right behind these two prominent distilleries, is from an even smaller brand, though one that is arguably just as if not more historic: Nelson's Green Brier."

Nelson's Green Brier traces origins to an 1800s distillery purchased by Charles Nelson in Green Brier, Tennessee, once the fifth registered distiller in the state. The original distillery was the largest producer of Tennessee whiskey, selling two million bottles in 1885, and closed in 1909 due to Tennessee Prohibition. Brothers Andy and Charles Nelson revived the brand in 2009 and built a Nashville distillery in 2014, producing whiskey based on the historic family recipe. The whiskey uses the Lincoln County Process (maple charcoal filtration) and bottlings come at 45.5% ABV, positioning it alongside George Dickel and above Jack Daniel's in strength.

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