Pigeon Forge's tasting map is its own circuit — and unlike Gatlinburg's (which has its own guide on this site), every pour on this page is a Pigeon Forge pour. Three houses anchor it: Ole Smoky's Barn at The Island, Smith Creek inside Tanger Outlets, and Old Forge Distillery in the Old Mill District, with Mill Bridge Winery's riverside glasses as the wine chapter.

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Ole Smoky Moonshine: FULL Tasting, Tour, & Review | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | 2022

The Jackson Travels

The Jackson Travels do the full tasting at Ole Smoky Moonshine's 'Barn' at The Island in Pigeon Forge - the bartender-led bar tasting, cream moonshines, jar deals (buy five, get a sixth free plus a cooler) and a tour of the store, ending with three jars of a brand-new flavor.

Key takeaways
  • The Barn is Ole Smoky's location inside The Island in Pigeon Forge
  • Tastings are bartender-led at the bar - bring ID
  • Jar bundle deals (buy 5, get 6) were offered as filmed

Ole Smoky Moonshine at the Island in Pigeon Forge | Tour | prices & more

Jonny Amusement

Jonny Amusement tours Ole Smoky at The Island - the Pigeon Forge store of Tennessee's first legal moonshine distillery - walking the flavor lineup (apple pie, watermelon jalapeno, pickle shine), the flavored whiskey range and the merchandise, with the outdoor stage out front.

Key takeaways
  • Ole Smoky was Tennessee's first legal moonshine distillery
  • The Island location carries moonshine, flavored whiskeys and creams
  • Merchandise fills a large share of the store

OLE SMOKY MOONSHINE The Island, Pigeon Forge Tennessee

Smoky Mountain Family

Smoky Mountain Family take the tasting at Ole Smoky at The Island - $5 with a $5-off coupon returned, as filmed - working through White Lightnin', hunch punch, blackberry and strawberry cream, rating the experience 8-9 out of 10.

Key takeaways
  • The tasting cost $5 with a $5 purchase coupon returned, as filmed
  • Cream moonshines (strawberry cream) were the table favorites
  • The Island store ranks among their top tasting experiences

Ole Smoky at The Island

Three films work the Barn: a full bartender-led tasting with jar math (buy five, get a sixth free plus a cooler, as filmed), a store tour through the flavor lineup (watermelon jalapeño, pickle shine), and a family's $5 tasting — coupon returned with purchase — rating it 8–9 of 10, strawberry cream the table favorite.

The free tastings

Smith Creek pours eight complimentary shots from a sweet-corn mash (salted caramel the #1 seller; across from Palmetto Moon; tip the bartender). Old Forge's pick-10 free tasting spans shines and cream liqueurs, with real shot glasses at $5-for-five across the bar's other format and flavored shines at $27.99 as filmed — 'the best moonshine bang for your buck in the Smokies,' per one solo taster.

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FULL SMITH CREEK MOONSHINE TASTINGS IN THE TANGER OUTLETS PIGEON FORGE TENNESSEE, 8 FREE SHOTS!

K&E RV TV

K&E RV TV take friends through the full free tasting at Smith Creek Moonshine inside Tanger Outlets - eight complimentary shots from a sweet-corn mash, the layered apple pie (sweet red apple, sour green apple, cinnamon finish) and the salted caramel best-seller, plus how to find the store (across from Palmetto Moon).

Key takeaways
  • Smith Creek sits inside Tanger Outlets, across from Palmetto Moon
  • Tastings are free - eight shots as filmed; tip the bartender
  • Salted caramel is the #1 seller; jars ran about $30 as filmed

Smith Creek Moonshine Pigeon Forge

ShinerMan

ShinerMan tastes his way down the line at Smith Creek Moonshine in Tanger Outlets - a card of free samples, from apple pie to the buttered-popcorn-tasting straight shine and a spicy pickle Bloody Mary moonshine - and calls it his best tasting in Tennessee.

Key takeaways
  • A card of free samples structures the tasting, as filmed
  • The straight shine is pitched as buttered-popcorn smooth
  • Show a military ID for a discount

BEST PIGEON FORGE MOONSHINE TASTING | OLD FORGE DISTILLERY | OLD MILL DISTRICT, FULL TASTING REVIEW

K&E RV TV

K&E RV TV call Old Forge Distillery, in the Old Mill District, their favorite Pigeon Forge tasting: a free pick-10 across moonshines and cream liqueurs (vanilla, peanut butter, pralines & cream), plus a cocktail bar, dog-friendly policy and free parking.

Key takeaways
  • Old Forge is in the Old Mill District, just off the Parkway
  • Free tasting - pick 10 of your choice across shine and creams
  • There is a cocktail bar, and dogs were welcome as filmed

The wine

Mill Bridge Winery & Hard Cider House pours four wines and a cider free, strawberry-basil and muscadine among them, with riverbank seating above the Little Pigeon — a Rocky Top Wine Trail stop, hidden just off the Parkway.

Sources: the 8 videos on this page, filmed at tasting rooms in Pigeon Forge.

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Old Forge Distillery - The BEST Moonshine Bang For Your Buck in the Smokies!

Brace Yourself!

Brace Yourself! flies solo at Old Forge Distillery and works the math: five real shot glasses for $5, 70-proof flavored shines at $27.99 a bottle as filmed - spice, kettle corn and French toast among them - plus the 100-proof corn whiskeys, recommending it as the Smokies' best moonshine value with a local, un-corporate feel.

Key takeaways
  • Tastings come in real shot glasses - $5 for five as filmed
  • Flavored shines run 70 proof, $27.99 a bottle as filmed
  • Pair the visit with the Pottery House Cafe across the street

*FREE* TASTING AT MILL BRIDGE WINERY IN PIGEON FORGE TENNESSEE/ OLD MILL DISTRICT

K&E RV TV

K&E RV TV try the free tasting at Mill Bridge Winery & Hard Cider House in the Old Mill District - four wines and a cider complimentary, strawberry-basil wine and muscadine among them - then take glasses out to the riverbank seating above the Little Pigeon River, on a Rocky Top Wine Trail stop.

Key takeaways
  • Mill Bridge Winery is in the Old Mill District
  • Free tasting of four wines plus a cider, as filmed
  • Riverside outdoor seating hides just off the Parkway

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