Jonesborough (Tenn.) distillery, The Salt House, to open soon

Corn-mash liquor from nearby the Jonesborough, Tenn., distillery, The Salt House, will be available in a few months, according to the Johnson City Press. Owner Stephen Callahan said the combination production facility, tasting room and retail store will open sometime in February. Jonesborough is just west of Johnson City. The business is located in a renovated 160-year-old brick building on Foxx Street.

On the ground floor of the Salt House, a 160-year-old brick building skirting the railroad track on a bend in Fox Street, Callahan paused amid the clutter of custom copper distilling tanks and sawn reclaimed barn wood to underscore the new ventures dedication to the region’s — and his family’s — roots.

“One of our mottoes is that we embrace our heritage,” he said, using a phrase often repeated in interviews. “We use authentic original family recipes with no sugar added, that’s a shortcut we don’t want to take. The old way is the right way when it comes to distilling.”

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