NEW EXPERIENCES AT INAGURAL INTERNATIONAL WHISKEY DAY IN NASHVILLE MAY 21

Nashville, TENN. (May 2, 2022) – Tennessee whiskey drinkers have even more to celebrate this International Tennessee Whiskey Day. Today, the Tennessee Distillers Guild and Half Full Productions announced further details for its upcoming inaugural “TN Whiskey Trail Experience" today. In addition to tastings from Tennessee’s top whiskey makers, the event will kick off on May 21 in Nashville with chef-led tastings, live entertainment, educational workshops and more.

Ticketholders will be able to sample whiskey from each participating Tennessee distillery and chef-led pork and whiskey pairing. In addition, the event will include a cigar lounge, interactive games, an opportunity to buy bottles and more. 

Whiskey University’s Founder, Colonel Craig Duncan, and mixology classes from Chris Mallon of TN Whiskey Workshop will offer educational workshops. The educational classes require a separate ticket for admission and do not include access to the main tasting event.

A wide range of entertainment will be offered on-site, including a live podcast recording of Dad’s Drinking Bourbon, Straight Up 615 panel sessions with Cary Ann Fuller from Whiskey Wanderer, interactive games such as cornhole and connect four and live music by Sherriff Scott and the Deputies and PDC Family Band. 

“Pork and Whiskey Food Experience” pairing includes: 

• 5:30 pm - Carey Bringle (Peg Leg Porker, Bringle’s Smoking Oasis) – paired with Peg Leg Porker Bourbon Whiskey 
• 6 pm - Trey Ciocci (Black Rabbit, The Farm House) – paired with Davidson Reserve 
• 6:30 pm – Chris Biard (East Side Banh Mi, SS Gai)– paired with George Dickel
• 7 pm - Garrett Pittler (Breaking Bread, Chopped finalist) – paired with Uncle Nearest

For ticket prices and the full event schedule, visit the event website.

The TN Whiskey Experience partners and sponsors include TN Whiskey Trail, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, Pennington Distilling Co., George Dickel, Ole Smoky, Nashville Barrel Co, Poppa P’s Smokeshop, Cool Springs Wine and Spirits, B R Distilling Company and more.

Participating Distilleries include:

• Nashville Barrel Co
• Prichard’s Distillery, Inc.
• Tennessee Legend Distillery
• Jack Daniel's
• PostModern Spirits
• Corsair Distillery
• Lost State Distilling
• Pennington Distilling Co
• Ole Smoky Distillery
• Old Forge Distillery
• Cascade Hollow Distilling Co.
• Chattanooga Whiskey
• Old Dominick
• B.R. Distilling Company
• Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
• King's Family Distillery
• Sugarlands Distilling Company
• Leiper's Fork Distillery, LLC
• Nearest Green Distillery
• Short Mountain Distillery
• Old Glory Distilling Co.
• Wheeler's Raid Distillery
• Adventure Distilling Company
• Standard Proof Whiskey Co.
• Old Tennessee Distilling Co
• Nashville Craft Distillery
• Company Distilling
• Big Machine Distillery
• Starr Mountain Distillery
• Roaring River Distillery

The Tennessee Whiskey Trail knits together 28 Tennessee distilleries and gives visitors a taste of the history, tradition and novelty of Tennessee whiskey with the ultimate goal being to promote whiskey tourism in Tennessee.

About the Tennessee Distillers Guild:

The Tennessee Distillers Guild is a nonprofit membership organization that consists of 32 Tennessee distilleries and associate members from across the state. The Guild was founded in 2014 with a mission to responsibly promote and advocate for the distilling industry in Tennessee through the collective voice of its members. For more information about the Tennessee Distillers Guild, visit www.tndistillersguild.org.

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