The expansion of Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey to Maryland, Illinois, and Florida is the first step in going national by 2022. It’s majority-owned by Constellation Brands.
Originating in 1860 and created by distilling pioneer Charles Nelson, Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey was the first and largest selling brand of Tennessee Whiskey in the world, producing more than 2 million bottles a year.
That demand was a result of Charles Nelson’s dedication to creating a whiskey from the finest ingredients through a precise process. Filtered through a mellowing bed of sugar-maple charcoal and aged in charred oak barrels, Charles Nelson’s unique wheated mash bill and meticulous process set the standard by which all future Tennessee Whiskeys would be judged.
Now, for the first time since the distillery shuttered during Prohibition in 1909, Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey is available and made using the original process and recipe, paying homage to the masterful hands that first created it, and maintaining its founder-made reputation for seven generations.
Revived by three great-grandsons of Charles Nelson, Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery made its 21st Century debut in Nashville in 2014. As co-proprietors, Andy and Charlies Nelson have since launched several award-winning small batch spirits, and most recently, their namesake Tennessee Whiskey, which until recently has only been available in Nashville.
Created according to the 110-year-old recipe of Charles Nelson’s initial bottled whiskey, Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey is aged between two and five years, bottled at 91-proof, and has a nose of caramel, vanilla, nutmeg, chocolate, cinnamon, and nougat. Its unique mash bill is a combination of corn, wheat, and barley.