Taste Sid’s Select, the incredible and inspiring story behind this limited-edition, Premium Tennessee Butcher’s Bourbon seven-year dream.
Old Tennessee Distilling Company has released Sid’s Select™️, a limited-edition, Premium Tennessee Butcher’s® Bourbon as the culmination of a seven-year dream.
Sid’s Select™ is made from a blend of malted barley, rye, and heirloom corn which is grown and ground locally in East Tennessee.
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Once the bourbon was determined ready, Old Tennessee Distilling Company hand selected ten white oak barrels and tempered the whiskey with pure English Mountain Spring water to create a 94-proof spirit with a vanilla-honey aroma and flavor notes of herbal sage, vanilla, toasted graham cracker, ginger and hints of cinnamon.
After aging for five years, each bottle was labeled and filled by hand, bringing the seven-year dream to its long-awaited close.
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In 2013, Sid Blalock and Kent Merritt, founders of Old Tennessee Distilling Co., began working on their dream to produce a high-quality premium Tennessee Bourbon that would be distilled locally utilizing locally sourced raw materials from Sevier County, TN.
After navigating the roadblocks of being a start-up in the industry, they filled their first barrel in August 2016, launching one of the fundamental truisms of the whiskey industry — waiting.
Sadly, Sid passed away before the bourbon had time to fully mature and mellow enough to release the final product.
Determined to bring his vision to fruition, Sid’s wife, Jo, continued working with Kent to turn the seven-year dream into reality.
“I believe Sid would be proud of the bourbon that we produced,” said Merritt.
“I know I am.”
This first release of Sid’s Select™️ Butcher’s® Bourbon will only be available for purchase on-site at Old Tennessee Distilling Company, 3605 Outdoor Sportsman Place, Kodak, TN 37764.
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Located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in Kodak, TN, Old Tennessee Distilling Company handcrafts small-batch, authentic spirits using locally-sourced grains and pure mountain spring water.
Known best for their whiskey and moonshine that honor the fiercely independent spirit that is representative of the men who have been making whiskey in these mountains for generations, Old Tennessee Distilling Co. also produces a full line of spirits including rum, gin, moonshine, and vodka.
