04/21/17 - Day 18 - Nashville, TN to Chattanooga, TN & Jack Daniels Distillery
Day 18 - Nashville, TN to Chattanooga, TN - 133 miles
1099 cumulative miles
My AirBnb reservation in Nashville came to a close so I headed over to Chattanooga for the weekend. On the way I took a pit stop in Lynchburg, TN to visit the Jack Daniels whiskey distillery.
It was initially founded in 1875 (or 1866, depending on what you read). Learned a few interesting bits of trivia. The water they use comes from an underground spring which pools behind the statue above. Walking up to it you can feel the air temperature drop as you approach as it's a cold water spring.
Also, Jack Daniels the man was tiny, like barely 5ft tall. In this photo he's the guy with the white hat and long mustache. He's the only one standing in this photo; everyone else is seated.
During my previous two weeks in Tennessee I hadn't run into a lot of folks with really thick accents. Today I did. The guide appear to be a local with a crazy thick accent. I had a hard time following parts of his narration, but it was very entertaining.
I liked history of the bottles they had on display.
The little downtown area of Lynchburg really plays up the whiskey angle
They did find an interesting use for the used barrels. I would have liked to have one of these, but I couldn't carry it around for the rest of the year.
I didn't end up buying any of the whiskey because #1, it wasn't any bargain compared to a typical liquor store and #2, I've always been a bourbon guy.
1099 cumulative miles
My AirBnb reservation in Nashville came to a close so I headed over to Chattanooga for the weekend. On the way I took a pit stop in Lynchburg, TN to visit the Jack Daniels whiskey distillery.
It was initially founded in 1875 (or 1866, depending on what you read). Learned a few interesting bits of trivia. The water they use comes from an underground spring which pools behind the statue above. Walking up to it you can feel the air temperature drop as you approach as it's a cold water spring.
Also, Jack Daniels the man was tiny, like barely 5ft tall. In this photo he's the guy with the white hat and long mustache. He's the only one standing in this photo; everyone else is seated.
During my previous two weeks in Tennessee I hadn't run into a lot of folks with really thick accents. Today I did. The guide appear to be a local with a crazy thick accent. I had a hard time following parts of his narration, but it was very entertaining.
I liked history of the bottles they had on display.
The little downtown area of Lynchburg really plays up the whiskey angle
They did find an interesting use for the used barrels. I would have liked to have one of these, but I couldn't carry it around for the rest of the year.
I didn't end up buying any of the whiskey because #1, it wasn't any bargain compared to a typical liquor store and #2, I've always been a bourbon guy.
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