Alcohol laws of Tennessee explained

The Alcohol laws of Tennessee are distinct in that they vary considerably by county.

Local government jurisdictions (counties & municipalities) in Tennessee by default are dry and do not allow the sales of liquor or wine. These governments must amend the laws to allow for liquor-by-the-drink sales and retail package stores. In many cases, the county may be dry, but a municipality is wet. The sale of beer is not affected by a dry or wet designation. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Dry counties

In a "dry County", the sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages is prohibited or restricted  - 5 out of Tennessee's 95 counties are completely dry.

Wet counties

The designation of a "wet county" applies to jurisdictions where the sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages is permitted  - 10 out of Tennessee's 95 counties are wet. The state's four largest cities, Memphis (Shelby), Nashville (Davidson), Knoxville (Knox), and Chattanooga (Hamilton), are located in "wet counties".

Moist counties

In a "moist county", the sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages in certain jurisdictions is permitted. This designation applies to 80 out of Tennessee's 95 counties.

Distilleries

See main article: Tennessee whiskey. By 1810, registered distilleries numbered 14,191 and were producing 25.5 million gallons of whiskey.[9] In 2009, the Tennessee General Assembly amended the statute that had for many years limited the distillation of drinkable spirits to just three counties (Lincoln, Moore, and Coffee). The revised law allows distilleries to be established in 41 additional counties (counties in which liquor-by-the-drink was legal). This change was expected to lead to the establishment of small distilleries, thus increasing the number of producers of Tennessee whiskey.[10] As of March 2013, there are five brands with at least one Tennessee whiskey on the market, and several with whiskey in the barrel awaiting release.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rader. Ashley. Elizabethton liquor-store referendum passes with 58 percent of vote. January 9, 2014. Elizabethton Star. November 7, 2012.
  2. News: Rader. Ashley. Council sets liquor store limit at 3. January 9, 2014. Elizabethton Star. December 14, 2012.
  3. Web site: 2020-11-12 . Town votes in favor of retail package liquor stores . 2022-12-31 . Crockett County Times . en-US.
  4. Web site: Armstrong . Benjamin . 2021-01-12 . Jamestown Working On Finalizing Liquor Applications . 2022-12-31 . News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Hicks . Mark . Bootlegger legacy ends at Erin's first package store . 2022-12-31 . The Leaf-Chronicle . en-US.
  6. Web site: Package stores, consumption on premise passes. 2018-11-15. The Tomahawk - Mountain City, Tennessee. en-US. 2018-12-25.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-09 . Voters approve alcohol referendums in November elections . 2022-12-23 . WKRN News 2 . en-US.
  8. News: Selmer voters approve liquor referendums. The Jackson Sun. 2018-11-09. en.
  9. Gaston. Kay Baker. Tennessee Distilleries: Their Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence. Border States: Journal of the Kentucky-Tennessee American Studies Association. 1999. 20 March 2013. 10 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710145410/http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/htallant/border/bs12/gaston.htm. dead.
  10. John T. Edge, That's the Whiskey Talking, Gourmet.com (Gourmet magazine website), August 13, 2009
  11. Web site: Distilleries . TennesseeWhiskey.com . 20 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130307212746/http://www.tennesseewhiskey.com/distilleries/ . 7 March 2013 .

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