Ex-Jack Daniel's distiller to make new whiskey in Tennessee
JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
The former top distiller at Jack Daniel's announced on Tuesday that he and several partners are setting up shop for a new whiskey distillery near the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.
Company Distilling will first open a 4000-square-foot (3,712-square-meter) tasting room and restaurant in Townsend, Tennessee, former Jack Daniel’s master distiller Jeff Arnett and his partners said in a news release. A 20,000-square-foot (1,858-square-meter) main distillery in Alcoa and a tasting room in Thompson Station, closer to Nashville, will follow next year.