Cascade Tennessee Whisky was first produced in 1877. After selling it in his retail store, George Dickel bought a controlling interest in the distillery in 1884. He also bought the exclusive rights to bottle and sell the whisky. George Dickel died in 1894; the whisky was then renamed in his honor. Prohibition forced the distillery to move to Kentucky in 1910. The beginnings of National Prohibition forced them to shut down altogether the next year. In 1937 Schenley Distilling Co. bought the George Dickel brand. Schenley would own and operate the distillery for the next fifty years. In 1958 after the passage of enabling legislation and a referendum the distillery was moved back to Cascade Hollow. Although once again produced in Tennessee, Schenley shut down the Tennessee bottling line several years ago and the whisky is now hauled in tanker trucks for bottling in Louisville. Various mergers and buyouts have resulted in Diageo PLC owning the Dickel brand. Increased production of George Dickel in the 1990s caused supply to exceed demand. In response, the distillery was closed to allow the whisky's value to rebound. The distillery was reopened in 2003 and is currently operating under the supervision of master distiller David Backus.
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