The 6 Whiskey & BBQ Experiences That Pour Properly

1.Nashville to Jack Daniel’s: BBQ Lunch, Live Music & Trivia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 195 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $147Our pick

Leave Nashville at 8:30 a.m. with host Jay, whose guitar, singing, stories, and trivia make the 90-minute ride fly by. At Jack Daniel’s, a guide explains whiskey making from spring to bottle, followed by an Angel’s Share tasting and Southern barbecue lunch before returning to Nashville.

“This is a fantastic experience. The ride to the distillery is more than half the fun! We sang, danced and told stories the whole way. Highly recommended. So much fun AND we learned a ton about the Jack Daniel distillery…and, of course, the tasting was delicious.”

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2.Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $175

Spend about four hours tasting Nashville barbecue, whiskey, and craft beer with a guide such as Ray, Bob, John, or Caleb. Visit Central BBQ, Corsair Distillery, and New Heights Brewing Company in a small group of up to 14, with transportation, water, and tastings included.

“Great tour, but it was more distillery tours than BBQ. The one BBQ we had wasn’t a BBQ joint at all, but a brewery that served a BBQ sandwich. It was a great tour, but I specifically signed up for BBQ, not knowing this.”

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3.Beer, BBQ, and Bourbon Tour: Nashville Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $199

Spend about four hours sampling Nashville spirits, barbecue, and craft beer with a professional driver-guide. You’ll visit a distillery, enjoy a barbecue stop, and finish with a beer flight. Pickup and return are downtown, but locations may change and the bus has no restroom.

“Driver was great, very attentive to needs of group. However, tour shorter than we anticipated and thought we were traveling outside of metro Nashville. Driver joked we were getting scenic tour of Nashville and it was”

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4.Nashville: Jack Daniel’s Distillery Tour with BBQ and Music

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 6h 30m · from $134Best value

Join Tipsy Tours hosts Jay or Hannah and driver Brian for a lively 6.5-hour trip from Nashville to Lynchburg. Expect music, trivia, a dance contest, six whiskey samples, a BBQ lunch, and time on the historic town square. Bring ID and comfortable walking shoes.

“our trip to the Jack Daniels Distillery with Jay, the guide host and Brian, the driver was excellent. Jay went out of his way to make sure everyone felt welcomed, valued and had fun! He is on his game! The Distillery tour was quite informative and the lunch was Southern style delicious. It was a fun day!”

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5.Nashville: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · from $189

Spend four hours tasting Nashville’s signature flavors at a brewery, distillery, and smokehouse. You’ll enjoy a beer flight, bourbon and Tennessee whiskey tastings, plus award-winning smoked meats. The tour starts and ends at the Omni Hotel and is limited to adults 21 and older.

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6.Jack Daniels Smooth Distillery Tours Shopping and Barbecue

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 6 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $175

Ride from Franklin to Lynchburg in a private air-conditioned vehicle for wine, Jack Daniel’s shopping, whiskey cake, candy, and a Southern meal at Miss Mary Bobo’s. Your $175 fare includes transport and a 50 ml whiskey gift for adults, but not lunch, wine tasting, or the distillery tour.

“This is a shuttle/uber service only! Our tour guide arrived 30 minutes late to pick us up. She then informed us (as we were driving) that the actual Jack Daniels tour is not included as there are too many options for the whiskey "flights" but she would drop us off so we could book our own tour when we got there. When we got there, she did not escort us in and assist with the tour, she dropped us at the curb and pointed to the door. There was only one entry fee - no options for different "flights". And since we did not have a reservation, we waited an…”

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