Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey Hand Made Sour Mash
- Own distillate
- Non-chill filtered
- Core range
On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 91
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- TennesseeTennessee Whiskey
- MSRP
- $34.99~$29.99 street
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“Wheated Tennessee whiskey at 91 — charcoal-mellowed family recipe revival”
Tasting notes
- nose
- caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, and apple warmth from a wheated Tennessee mash
- palate
- brown sugar, cinnamon roll, caramel apple, and cocoa after sugar-maple charcoal mellowing at 91 proof ode to Charles Nelson's 1891
- finish
- cinnamon, brown sugar, Gala apple, black cherry
Mash bill
Full grain split not published.
Corn, wheat, and malted barley — a wheated Tennessee mash bill based on Charles Nelson's late-1800s family recipe. Wheat softens the palate versus rye-recipe Tennessee whiskeys.
- Cask
- New charred American oak (Tennessee whiskey)
- Finish
- Lincoln County Process — sugar maple charcoal mellowing
- Best served
- versatile
Awards
- Double Gold — TAG Global Spirits Awards 2024
- Gold — SFWSC 2021
Why it's craft
Nashville family revival of pre-Prohibition Nelson Tennessee whiskey with wheated mash and charcoal mellowing.
Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
Corporate-owned · Est. 2009 · Tours