Today You Can Celebrate International Tennessee Whiskey Day Today You Can Celebrate International Tennessee Whiskey Day Today, the world will celebrate “International Tennessee Whiskey Day” thanks to a resolution adopted this month by the Tennessee General Assembly. Historically, the date signifies the state’s repeal of the ban on manufacturing alcoholic beverages in Tennessee on May 21, 1937. “This General Assembly wishes to celebrate and acknowledge the many contributions of our state’s renowned distilling industry, its people, and products that help fuel Tennessee’s economy, and our culture and status as the world’s only producer of Tennessee whiskey,” said Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton in his resolution.