Old Forge Distillery

Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Old Forge Distillery hand forges small-batch Tennessee spirits including award-winning moonshines, cream liqueurs, bourbon, vodka, barrel aged gin, and rum. Located in the heart of the historic Old Mill Square in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Old Forge crafts spirits using stone-ground grains from The Old Mill, one of the oldest continually operated gristmills in America.

Inside the distillery, Head Distiller Keener Shanton uses freshly ground grain from the mill and pure mountain spring water to craft his award-winning small batch spirits including 1830 Original moonshine, named after the year the Old Mill was built. Keeping true to the area, Shanton draws his inspiration for his flavored moonshines, like Chocolate, French Toast, Coffee and Peach, from the nearby Old Mill Kitchens.

Known for its heritage and its focus on innovation, Old Forge Distillery is more than just moonshine. Visitors can experience a variety of different spirits and flavors.

Old Forge Rum, a full-flavored rum distilled from molasses
Old Forge Vodka, a smooth 80-proof vodka
Old Forge Harvest Gin, made from local muscadine grapes and aged in Tennessee bourbon barrels and bottled at 92 proof
Old Forge Blended Bourbon Whiskey which is aged for 7 years in white oak barrels and bottled at 89 proof
Old Forge Cream Liqueur line inspired by flavors from the Old Mill Creamery. Flavors are available seasonally and are bottled at 34 proof. Perfect paired with vodka or moonshines or even in hot coffee.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Haystack (coconut)
Chocolate Coconut
Peaches & Cream
Orange & Cream
Cinnamon Cream
Peanut Butter Cream
Pumpkin Cream
Root Beer Float
Watermelon Taffy Cream
Peppermint Bark Cream

Old Forge also brought back a pre-prohibition favorite liqueur with the high proof Rock & Rye line. Bottled at 86 proof. Best served on ice or with tonic water
Peach Habanero
Orange Rosemary
Grapefruit Thyme
Honey Fennel
Ginger Lemongrass

Old Forge Moonshines are inspired from flavors across the Appalachian region and from the kitchens across The Old Mill Square. Flavors like Watermelon Taffy Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream, Chocolate Moonshine and Oatmeal Cookie Moonshine came from the sweet treats in the Old Mill Candy Kitchen and Creamery. Visitors can sample up to 8 of our moonshines free of charge at the moonshine sample bar.

Current moonshine flavors:
Apple Pie
Vanilla Bean
Coffee
Chocolate
Bananas Foster
French Toast
Oatmeal Cookie
Elderflower
Blackberry
Pumpkin Roll
Peach
Lemon
Orange
Caramel
Cola
Key Lime
Coconut
Cinnamon

100 Proof:
1830 Original Unaged Corn
1830 Original Distillers Blend (Rye)
1830 Original Millers Blend  (Wheat)
1830 Original Maltsters Blend

100+ Proof
Backwoods Cut – proof varies from 125 – 140

Old Forge Distillery, located at 170 Old Mill Ave, Pigeon Forge, TN, is a proud member of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail. For more information go to https://oldforgedistillery.com/. For information about the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, go to https://www.tnwhiskeytrail.com/.