Five female distillers and blenders in Tennessee spoke to The American South about how they got into whiskey, how the industry is evolving and the future of Tennessee whiskey.

T-Pain, Chris Stapleton, and Carin León have all put their spin on "Tennessee Whiskey." - Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images/BET; Christopher Polk/Variety; Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images/Amazon ...

‘Godfather of Tennessee Whiskey’: Uncle Nearest, former slave, shatters barriers in spirits industry Nearest Green taught a young Jack Daniel how to make whiskey, only to go centuries without ...