Green Label · Straight Bourbon
The bourbon that built the house.
Washington County's first bourbon, and still the one we measure the rest against.
The Lineage
Eleven generations deep
Joel Callahan fought at Kings Mountain with the Overmountain Men, then came home to these hills and kept a still running. His family never quit. Eleven generations later, Stephen Callahan put that lineage in a bottle and called it Green Label. The first bourbon ever made in Washington County. We took our sweet time getting it right.
The Make
Grain, copper, and Tennessee oak
A high-rye mash, run slow through copper. Into new Tennessee white oak, then five years of East Tennessee summers doing the heavy lifting. No borrowed barrels, no aging we faked, no history we didn't earn. It comes off at 90 proof and asks for nothing else.
The Pour
What's in the glass
Smoky oak up front, then tobacco and worn leather, with cherry and honey rolling underneath. The finish lands balanced and warm, dry-sweet, and it never bites. Drink it neat, over a big rock, or built into an Old Fashioned that'll ruin you for the well stuff.
The Benchmark
Still the one to beat
Every barrel we've filled since traces back to this one. It's the pour we hand first-timers on the tour and the bottle the regulars keep on the shelf. It doesn't ship to your door (Tennessee law, not our call), but it's waiting on The Hill and in select regional shops.
The Spec Sheet
- Style
- Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Proof
- 90 (45% ABV)
- Age
- 5 years
- Mash
- High-rye
- Notes
- Smoky oak, tobacco, leather, cherry, honey
- Finish
- Balanced, warm, dry-sweet
