I hadn’t heard of Prichard’s before, but their original location in
Kelso wasn’t too far from Jack Daniel’s so we decided to stop and maximize our
time in Southern Tennessee. We parked in a small lot in front of the little
school house and walked inside. Two other people were waiting for a tour so
once we got there, the staff got the four of us started together.
The tour started with a video of Prichard’s history and then a run
through of all the products (mostly rum) they offer. The variety was impressive but also a
little overwhelming. It was quite the contrast after some of the distilleries
we had visited that only produced one product that was differentiated by
the time it spent in a barrel.
Next, we walked to the bottling room and then the small garage where
distillation occurs. It was cool to see what production looked like on such a
small scale after some of the giants that I had seen throughout the week. We
finished up with a free tasting where we got to choose four of their many
products to try. I personally wasn’t a fan of any but it was still fun to see
what all was available.
I wouldn’t recommend the drive to Kelso simply for Prichard’s, but if
you have some extra time and want to see the other end of the production
spectrum before or after Jack Daniel’s, it’s not too far out of the way and it’s
free.
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