Adults visiting the Smoky Mountains, be sure to carve out some time to visit some of the best breweries, wineries, and distilleries around! If you’re 21 and over, we invite you to visit some or all of these favorite locations in Gatlinburg. Locally crafted beers, wines, and—yes—even mountain-made moonshine are waiting to be sampled and taken home by you! These time-honored recipes will make great gifts for friends or family members—or great mementos of your time in the Smokies that you can sip and savor and enjoy long after your vacation ends!
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1. Smoky Mountain Brewery
1004 Parkway Suite 501 | Gatlinburg, TN 37738 | (865) 436-4200
Come visit the original Smoky Mountain Brewery, open since 1996. This microbrewery/restaurant features handcrated, all-natural beers that focus on quality for the best-tasting beer in the Smoky Mountains!
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2. Doc Collier Moonshine Distillery
519 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN 37738 | (800) 398-5132
This Smoky Mountain distillery uses original recipes and fresh mountain spring water for its locally crafted corn whisky and flavored moonshine. Stop in Doc Collier Moonshine Distillery for a sample of any of Doc’s flavors before taking home your favorite one-of-a-kind Moonshine Brandy.
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3. Ole Smoky Distillery
903 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN 37738 | (865) 436-6995
Come visit the first federally licensed distillery in East Tennessee at Ole Smoky Distillery. With more flavors of mountain-made moonshine than you can imagine—including seasonal and special flavors you won’t be able to find in stores—this distillery continues to use a 100-year-old recipe for some of the best Tennessee whiskey around.
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4. Smoky Mountain Winery
450 Cherry Street Suite 2 | Gatlinburg, TN 37738 | 1-888-765-9463
This award-winning winery, the oldest producer of premium wines in East Tennessee, offers more than 20 flavors for you to sample in its tasting room. Enjoy the variety of wines and the unqiue Winery Gift Shop at the Smoky Mountain Winery.
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5. Sugarland Cellars
1133 Parkway | Gatlinburg, TN 37738 | (855) 288-5217
Enjoy rich mountain history and locally crafted fine wines at Sugarland Cellars. With complimentary wine tastings and daily tours, you’ll be glad you stopped by this Smoky Mountain winery.
Visiting a local brewery, winery, or distillery in the Smokies is a great way for groups of friends to get out and have a great time. But it’s also a great date option for couples hoping to get some time away. For other romantic ideas that will spice up your Smoky Mountain stay, check out our Gift Ideas—you’ll find everything from romantic gift baskets to flowers to private dinners for two delivered right to your cabin door! Call our reservation specialists for more information today.