Nelson's Green Brier Distillery

"Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery is known for their Tennessee whisky, especially the stuff that’s cask-finished. They also distill and batch all of the spirits and mixers for their bar’s cocktail menu. So, during Happy Hour, they’re pushing classics like their Old Fashioned and a frozen Cold Fashioned, and making Mules using their own vodka and gin mixed with ginger beer. Go on Friday so you can start your weekend with a $4 Manhattan (that’s usually $15) if you pair it with their No. 5 Burger—a juicy, Niman Ranch double-patty smashburger topped with caramelized onions, a mayo-based sauce with whiskey cooked into it, cheddar, and pickles, along with some fresh-cut rosemary fries." - Adam Sloan

"Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery recently completed a full-scale renovation to expand the mercantile shop, add an onsite restaurant, and update the interiors. Part of those updates include a full-service bar offering flights of Nelson’s products and cocktails crafted with the distillery’s bourbons and whiskeys, as well as their new house-made vodka and gin. Try the Cold Fashioned, a frozen twist on the classic Old Fashioned." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones

"Nelson’s may tout a 150-year history in the state and a claim for the oldest recipe still in use for its Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey, but its modern roots begin with two brothers reconnecting with their family’s storied past. Andy and Charlie Nelson discovered their great-great-great grandfather’s legacy and began selling their own blend, the now-famous Belle Meade Bourbon, from their garage in East Nashville in 2009. Today, at a former auto factory near downtown Nashville, their stills again run, continuing the family tradition. Guided tours, exclusive expressions, whiskey flights, and a hot-weather favorite “cold fashioned” — a slushy take on the classic cocktail — are must-tries in the Music City." - Jon Gugala

"Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery recently completed a full-scale renovation to expand the mercantile shop, add an onsite restaurant, and update the interiors. Part of those updates include a full-service bar offering flights of Nelson’s products and cocktails crafted with the distillery’s bourbons and whiskeys, as well as their new house-made vodka and gin. Try the Cold Fashioned, a frozen twist on the classic Old Fashioned." - Eater Staff

"“...businesses are finding ways to adapt and survive. And people are empathizing with one another, bound by common loss and mutual appreciation for the things we’ve gone without. More importantly, we’ve been humbled by the undeniable reality of how much harder this year has been for those of us who didn’t need a pandemic to learn what precariousness means. One year later, I look around the city I love so much and I see cause for, if not celebration, then at least optimism. We’ve lost more than we could have imagined, but we’re still in it, determined to survive, and pointed toward the future that we can now begin to see shimmering on the horizon.” — Charlie Nelson (Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery)" - Delia Jo Ramsey