Corsair Artisan Distillery Barrel

Corsair first got its start in Bowling Green, Ky., and instantly garnered attention for its innovative take on traditional whiskey-making, and after Bell and Webber moved the operations to their hometown of Nashville, it became the first craft distillery to open in the historic Southern city since Prohibition.

During the last decade, Nashville has become one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, and Corsair has continued to expand right along with it. In 2016, Corsair opened a second location in the popular and tourist-heavy Nashville neighborhood known as “WeHo.” This gave the company more room for offices, barrel storage and distillery space, plus the guys rekindled their love of homebrewing by opening the Marathon Village Brewstillery on site, which offers up small batch craft beers. 

Both Corsair locations are open to tours, and they host thousands of guests each year looking for that one-of-a-kind whiskey experience along the sprawling Tennessee Whiskey Trail. Some of the aforementioned awards Corsair has received include: American Whiskey Distillery of the Year (2017) by the Berlin International Spirits Competition; American Whiskey Distillery of the Year (2016) by Whisky Magazine; World Distiller of the Year (2017) by Wizards of Whiskey; Whiskey Brand Innovator of the Year (2014) by Whisky Magazine; and U.S. Craft Distiller of the Year (2017) by Wizards of Whiskey, among many others.

While standard bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey recipes are not part of the flagship products at the moment, the distillery’s expansion has allowed it to create space to contract distill for companies like CaskX. With their own malthouse and smokehouse on site, the mash bills Corsair can create are limitless.

Corsair combines age-old Tennessee Whiskey and bourbon traditions with distilling innovation to create delicious and drinkable bourbon and whiskey. With more than a decade of experience, Corsair is poised to become one of the top craft distilleries in the country.