George Dickel

George A. Dickel & Co.
TypeTennessee whisky
ManufacturerDiageo
Country of origin United States
Introduced1964
Alcohol by volume 40%
43%
45%
50%
Proof (US)80
86
90
100
Websitewww.georgedickel.com Edit this on Wikidata
Cascade Distillery Site
LocationWest side of Cascade Hollow Road, about .7 miles (1.1 km) NW of the junction with Riley Creek Road
Nearest cityNormandy, Tennessee
Coordinates35°26′19″N 86°14′41″W / 35.43861°N 86.24472°W / 35.43861; -86.24472
Built1877[1]
NRHP reference No.94000578
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1994

George Dickel is a brand of Tennessee whisky produced in Tullahoma, in Coffee County, Tennessee. Today owned by Diageo, the modern brand was introduced in 1964, though the distillery has a longer history. Whisky production and aging takes place at the Cascade Hollow Distillery, which offers tours to the public and is part of the American Whiskey Trail. George Dickel operates the second-largest distillery in Tennessee, selling 130,000 cases in 2013, while the largest is Jack Daniel's, which sold 11.5 million cases the same year.[2]

The brand's labels use the traditional Scottish spelling of whisky, instead of the more common American English spelling: whiskey. According to the company, this is because Dickel believed his product to be as smooth and high in quality as the best Scotch whiskies.[3][non-primary source needed]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Tennessee distilleries battle over legal title of whisky empire". PBS NewsHour. March 17, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2021.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "History Of Dickel Distillery". George A. Dickel & Co. Retrieved March 19, 2013.