Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
Distillery · Capitol Hill Area ·
Distillery offering tours, tastings, cocktails, and Southern fare
Distillery offering tours, tastings, cocktails, and Southern fare
"An in-town distillery offering tours and tastings that explore Tennessee whiskey and distilling traditions; some experiences include filling a souvenir bottle or creating a custom bourbon blend for a hands-on souvenir." - Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the founder of the travel site justpacked.com. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"THE DEAL: $2 Modelo, $5 old fashioned, $8 beer and shot, $8 mule, $10 Cold Fashioned 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. They also do a great 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 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
