George Dickel

In Cascade Hollow, a valley of spring water and sycamores, George Dickel makes Tennessee's quieter classic. It spells whisky without the 'e' (Dickel judged his product as fine as Scotch) and adds its own twist to the Lincoln County Process: the spirit is chilled before charcoal mellowing, a step the founder believed made winter-made whisky smoother. The result is a drier, more mineral Tennessee style, and its aged single barrels are among American whiskey's great bargains.