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The Lincoln County Process: Why Tennessee Whiskey Tastes So Different

Summary by The Whiskey Wash
Vat & bottle image credit: Jack Daniel’s If you’ve ever sipped Jack Daniel’s and wondered why it’s so smooth, you can thank the Lincoln County Process. This nearly 200-year-old technique – also known as charcoal mellowing – involves filtering fresh whiskey through sugar maple charcoal before it goes into the barrel. It’s a defining step that turns bourbon made in Tennessee into Tennessee Whiskey, and it’s practiced by almost every distillery in …
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The Whiskey Wash broke the news in on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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