Jack Daniel Distillery tour

The Jack Daniel Distillery is in Lynchburg, a small town in southern Middle Tennessee, and its standard visit is the Jack Daniel Distillery Tour: a guided walk through the distillery followed by a tasting. The tour costs 35 dollars, with sales tax and fees included, and lasts about 1.8 hours, a little under two hours, according to the distillery’s own page, read on 5 October 2026.

The tour in brief

The distillery describes the tour as a guided walk with a taste of six whiskey samples. Longer or more specialised tours, such as All About The Barrel, the Bonded Tour and A Day at Jack, cost more. Their pages have the details.

Age rules, read carefully

• Booking. You must be 21 or over to make a reservation online.
• Tasting. Only guests aged 21 and over may sample, and they must bring a valid photo ID.
• Younger visitors. Guests under 21 can join the tour but do not taste. The page lists a single price.

What makes Tennessee whiskey

Jack Daniel’s is a Tennessee whiskey. Like bourbon, it is made mostly from corn and aged in new charred oak barrels. The difference is a step before ageing, when the new spirit is filtered through sugar maple charcoal. The guides can tell you more about that step before you taste the result.

Practical tips for Jack Daniel Distillery tour

• Getting there. Lynchburg has no commercial airport or passenger train. Nashville International Airport is the main airport for the area. From there, plan on a car.
• Plan a driver. The tasting comes at the end of the tour: one person in the group should skip it if you drive back.
• Booking. Online booking is for guests aged 21 and over.
• Prices change. The 35 dollars were read on the distillery’s own page on 5 October 2026.

Nearby

Shelbyville, about 30 kilometres from Lynchburg, is home to another distillery, the Nearest Green Distillery, maker of Uncle Nearest. It is named after Nathan “Nearest” Green, an enslaved distiller who, according to the distilleries’ account, taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey.

Budget

For two adults, the standard tour costs 70 dollars, with nothing to add at the till. Add fuel and a meal in Lynchburg or on the road.

Combine with

North of Tennessee, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries run tours and tastings, and Bardstown holds the Kentucky Bourbon Festival each September.