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Old Forge Distillery is celebrating Smoky Mountain spirits and bringing the beauty of winter indoors by transforming its cocktail bar into a “Whiskey Wonderland.” This marks the second year the distillery has decked its bar in winter finery and offered a special seasonal drink menu. Building on the success of last year’s debut, it appears the popular promotion is on ...

Just in time for holiday entertaining, Old Forge Distillery has released three cream-based spirits inspired by flavors found at the nearby Old Mill Creamery and Candy Kitchen. The new cream liqueur flavors include: Cinnamon, Chocolate Coconut and Pumpkin, and are available for sale at Old Forge Distillery in Pigeon Forge and area liquor stores. “The fall cream line-up is perfect ...

Five spirits produced by Old Forge Distillery, including a chocolate moonshine, won awards recently at the world’s largest consumer tasting competition. Old Forge Distillery’s 1830 Original Chocolate Moonshine, a 60-proof chocolate-flavored moonshine inspired by homemade desserts made at the Old Mill Candy Kitchen and Pottery House Café, and its Old Forge Reserve Bourbon, an eight-year-old whiskey aged in charred white ...

Ole Smoky announced today the local launch of its Ole Smoky whiskey line and the grand opening of its new distillery, The Barrelhouse. The company, which is famous for its Tennessee Moonshines, plans to build off of the success of Davy Crockett’s Tennessee Whiskey by rebranding Davy Crockett Whiskey and renovating their distillery. “The whiskey line is going to be ...

Old Forge Distillery of Pigeon Forge, Tenn. took home two gold at the recent World Beverage Competition, one of the largest spirits competitions with more than 10,000 entrants. Judges awarded Old Forge Rum a gold in the “White Rum” category, and 1830 Original Coffee Moonshine a gold in the “Flavored Specials Spirit” category. “We’ve always said we wanted to be ...

Sugarlands Distilling Company, distillers of craft spirits in East Tennessee, has announced 50 nonprofit organizations to move into the next round of the MoonShare Year of Giving campaign for a chance to win a $5,000 MoonShare Grant. All 50 finalists will have a chance to campaign for support on social media where the voting will be held. The top 12 ...

Sugarlands Distilling Company, crafters of authentic Smoky Mountain spirits, has added Blueberry Muffin and Peanut Butter and Jelly moonshine to their award-winning line of spirits. Beginning November 27, 2015, fans of Sugarlands Shine will be able to enjoy and purchase the two newest moonshine offerings at the distillery in downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn. The two new flavors will also be available ...

Old Forge Distillery’s 1830 Original Miller’s Blend and Coffee Flavored Moonshine were recently awarded Platinum Medals at the 2015 SIP Awards. A 100-member judging panel at the 2015 SIP Awards, the world’s largest consumer tasting competition, awarded 1830 Original Miller’s Blend a Platinum medal in the “Unaged Whiskey/Moonshine” category and 1830 Original Coffee a Platinum medal in the “Flavored/Infused Whiskey” ...

The Tennessee Smokies are partnering with the Tennessee Distillers Guild to host the first-ever “Tennessee Spirits at the Smokies Festival” at Smokies Stadium on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Attendees to this four-hour event will be able to sample spirits from over 24 of the best Tennessee distilleries, including Jack Daniel’s and Old Forge Distillery, while there will also be food ...

Judges at the 2015 Craft American Spirits Awards, an annual competition hosted by the American Distilling Institute, awarded 1830 Original Unaged Corn Moonshine a Bronze medal in the Moonshine category. The award-winning moonshine crafted by Old Forge Distillery in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. is made with pure mountain spring water and freshly ground premium Tennessee corn from the historic Old Mill ...