In Thompson’s Station, just south of Franklin, Company Distilling pours its whiskey and gin well into the evening. You can settle in with a cocktail or sit down for a tasting, and the place feels more like a neighborhood hangout than a factory floor.
At Whiskey Trail Tours, our part begins before the first sip: we run our Company Distilling tours as private transportation for your group.
Your outing splits neatly between us and the distillery:
When you order something besides whiskey, make it the gin. Ghost Rail Tennessee Dry Gin carries forward the original local recipe from the H. Clark days, and a second bottling, Ghost Rail Heirloom Gin, sits beside it. Both come from small batches run on an open-fired alembic pot still. The name nods to the railroad: farmers once stored their grain in the same structure the distillery works in today, then loaded it onto trains for sale.
Among the whiskeys, you will find a wheat-forward straight bourbon finished with toasted native maple wood, a rye made from 100% rye grain and finished with cherry wood, and Tennessee whiskey finished with apple or pecan wood. Those whiskeys carry the touch of Jeff Arnett, a former Jack Daniel’s master distiller and co-founder of Company Distilling. He works alongside Kris Tatum, who started the Tennessee Distillers Guild and once served as its president.
You might not guess it from the bar, but the distillery has a bit of legal history. In 2009, Tennessee had only three distilleries, and founder Heath Clark wrote and championed Senate Bill 1955, the law that opened the door to new ones. In 2014, H Clark Distillery became the first legal distillery in Williamson County in more than a century, and it took the name Company Distilling in 2020.
Almost every group has one: the person who came for the company, not the whiskey. That could be you, or someone you are bringing, and it is fair to ask what the evening holds for you. The answer is plenty:
From our end, your whole party shares one vehicle, so nobody arrives separately or has to leave early.
You can visit from 11 a.m. on Wednesday through Sunday, and the bar pours until 8 p.m., with an extra hour on Friday and Saturday nights. The distillery is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and live music plays on many evenings, usually from about 6 to 8 p.m.
Leave Nashville in the afternoon, and the first set is still to come when you walk in. We have you back in town after the last one. A calendar on the distillery’s website lists upcoming shows, so you can match your date to a local performer you like.
For birthday parties and team gatherings, you can book the space through the distillery’s event inquiry form, and we can bring your guests in for the occasion. There are two more Company Distilling locations. One is in downtown Lynchburg, home of Jack Daniel’s, a distillery that makes an easy extra stop on our trips. The second is in Townsend, on the Little River just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where guests can fill their own bottle. Still, Thompson’s Station sits closest to Nashville.
Which part of our fleet we send depends on why you are heading out:
When your day is set, send over your guest count and the address you are leaving from. From there, we arrange our tours to Company Distilling to match your visit.
Phone us at (615) 942-1033, drop a note through our contact form, or write to info@whiskeytrailtours.com. “Gather Around” is the distillery’s motto, and on our tours, the gathering starts at your front door. Guests frequently mention punctual pickups and clear communication in our customer reviews. Read our Google reviews to see what groups say about booking with us.
Tour distilleries, wineries, breweries and the city of Nashville in a private chauffeured vehicle, for groups of 2 to 56.
