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Nita and Glenn Hughes are the Harvest Hosts AleBlazers and the couple behind Cubby Van Life. Up to now 12 months, they’ve traveled far and broad of their van to discover Harvest Hosts Breweries and Distilleries they usually’ve walked away with a number of favorites. 

Three of their favourite distilleries are additionally part of the notorious Stateline Whiskey Tour. Inside 30 miles, there are three nice distilleries, Casey Jones Distillery, MB Roland Distillery, and Previous Glory Distilling Firm. By taking part within the Stateline Whiskey Tour and visiting all three places, you’ll obtain a present for finishing the problem. Additionally, every distillery can also be a Harvest Hosts location, so you may take your time to get pleasure from every distillery and spend the night time there in your self-contained RV after your whiskey tasting.

Cease #1: Casey Jones Distillery

Casey Jones’ distillery is 70 miles northwest of Nashville in japanese Kentucky. They took a very fascinating tour that included the unique Nonetheless constructed by Casey Jones himself. Then they moved on to their fashionable facility and realized in regards to the grains they use, their mash, and their distinctive distillation course of. Then it was time to see the bottle store and tasting room, the place they have been in a position to pattern 92-proof moonshine and 30-proof flavored moonshines, bourbons, and ryes. However the star of the present was the 126-proof four-year-old Casey Jones Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

Cease #2 MB Roland Distillery

After sleeping off the sturdy bourbon from Casey Jones, Glenn and Nita headed to MB Roland Distillery. This fantastically scenic distillery was previously an Amish dairy farm. They started with a tour and realized their fermentation course of. However probably the most fascinating a part of the tour was the previous dairy bag barn, which they use to retailer barrels. 

On the tasting room, Glenn and Nita got here to the consensus that MB Roland would take the prize because the distillery with the widest number of choices. They tried Kentucky bourbons, ryes, and even a premixed mint julep. However the standout spirit was the St. Elmo’s fireplace, a cinnamon and cayenne-flavored spirit. As Glenn describes it, “That is all the things Fireball desires to be when it grows up.” 

Cease #3 Previous Glory Distilling Firm

At Previous Glory Distilling Firm in Tennessee. On a tour of the distillery, Glenn and Nita discovered one thing they’d by no means seen earlier than: a 22-stage nonetheless that was so tall, that they needed to lower a gap within the ceiling simply to suit it in. In addition they realized the distinction between Tennessee Whiskey and all other forms. One, it must be made in Tennessee, and two, it must be filtered via a sugar maple charcoal filter. This filter provides a sweetness and smoothness to the whiskey that’s unmatched. 

Previous Glory Distilling Firm additionally has an intensive cocktail menu the place Rita was in a position to strive a lavender lemon drop. Glenn’s favourite factor was their 100-proof Pin-Up barrel-aged American gin, which is perhaps his favourite gin of all time!

Bonus Cease #4 – Axe Deal with Distilling

Though Axe Deal with Distilling just isn’t part of the Stateline Whiskey tour, Glenn and Nita felt this location stood out to them and was considered one of their high favourite distilleries of the 12 months. Each Friday night time, they’ve stay musicians enjoying bluegrass music. Whereas there, they obtained a tour of their small batch distilling and described how they use a basket with wooden sticks to separate the botanicals, used to taste their distinctive gin. They’re additionally canine pleasant, and Glenn and Nita had a good time sitting on the bar, assembly the locals, and having fun with as soon as once more wonderful cocktails. Nita had a grapefruit martini. Glenn had a raspberry bourbon made with recent, muddled raspberries, lemon juice, easy syrup, and whiskey. 

Curious about following Nita and Glenn on extra of their adventures? Comply with them on YouTube and Instagram @CubbyVanLife or take a look at the Harvest Hosts Journey Sequence to listen to extra about their travels throughout America.