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The American Whiskey Trail is the name of a promotional program supported by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States that promotes the distilled beverage industry in the
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. The Trail was first promoted to the public on September 28, 2004.


Key sites along the trail

The American Whiskey Trail consists of various historical sites – some with operating distilleries – that are open to the public for tours. Sites along the American Whiskey Trail can be visited in any order or sequence desired, although the George Washington Distillery is promoted as the "gateway" to the trail and is a common starting point. * Fraunces Tavern Museum in
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, New York * Gadsby's Tavern Museum in
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* George Washington Distillery Museum in
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, Virginia * Oliver Miller Homestead in South Park, Pennsylvania * Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History in
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* West Overton Village & Museums in Scottdale, Pennsylvania *
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(John and Presley Neville House) in
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* Bradford House Museum in
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*Allegany Museum in
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Besides recognized historic sites, a number of operating whiskey distilleries are open to the public for tours and, in many cases, tastings. Most are located in close proximity to each other in Kentucky, although a few are located in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Utah, and West Virginia. * Buffalo Trace in Frankfort, Kentucky *
George Dickel George Dickel is a brand of Tennessee whisky produced in Tullahoma, in Coffee County, Tennessee. Today owned by Diageo, the modern brand was introduced in 1964, though the distillery has a longer history. Whisky production and aging takes pla ...
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Jack Daniel's Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation since 1956. Packaged in square bottles, Jack Daniel's "Black Label" ...
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Lynchburg, Tennessee Lynchburg is a city in the south-central region of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is governed by a consolidated city-county government unit whose boundaries coincide with those of Moore County. Lynchburg is best known as the location of Jack D ...
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Jim Beam Jim Beam is an American brand of bourbon whiskey produced in Clermont, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory. It is one of the best-selling brands of bourbon in the world. Since 1795 (interrupted by Prohibition in the United States, Prohibition), seven gene ...
American Stillhouse in Clermont, Kentucky *Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse in
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* Maker's Mark in Loretto, Kentucky * 1792 Bourbon Distillery in
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in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky *
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Wigle Whiskey Wigle Whiskey (pronounced "wih-gul") is an artisan small batch whiskey distillery in the Strip District, Pittsburgh, Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Wigle Whiskeys are the flagship products of Wigle Whiskey, which is entirely family own ...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Four Roses in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky * Old Forester in Louisville, Kentucky *Angel's Envy in Louisville, Kentucky * Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience ( Stitzel-Weller Distillery) in Louisville, Kentucky *
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in Lexington, Kentucky *O.Z. Tyler in Owensboro, Kentucky *
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in Wanship, Utah *Smooth Ambler Distillery in
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Distilleries connected to the trail

In addition to sites and distilleries tied to the history of American whiskey production, the Distilled Spirits Council provides information and promotes a range of other distilleries around the country in conjunction with promotion of the American Whiskey Trail. The list includes two key rum distilleries –
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in Catano, Puerto Rico, and Cruzan in
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, U.S. Virgin Islands – along with various small distilleries. Examples include Golden Moon Distillery, a gin and liqueur producer in
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; Koloa Rum Company, a
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producer in
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; Limestone Branch Distillery, a whiskey producer in
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
; Black Button Distilling, a whiskey and gin producer in New York; and Tenn South Distillery and
Nelson's Green Brier Distillery Nelson's Green Brier Distillery is popular whiskey distillerylocated in downtown Nashville, Tennessee that produces different varieties of Tennessee whiskey and bourbons. The distillery, located a1414 Clinton St. Nashville, Tennessee 37203 offers ...
, two whiskey producers in
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See also

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American whiskey American whiskey is whiskey (a distilled beverage produced from a fermented mash of cereal grain) produced in the United States. American whiskeys made from mashes with at least 51% of their named grains include bourbon whiskey, rye whiskey, ...
* Kentucky Bourbon Trail


References


Further reading

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External links


American Whiskey Trail (official website)
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States {{Whisky Alcohol in the United States Drinking culture Historic trails and roads in the United States Whiskies of the United States Whisky trails