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  1. 01A Brand New Tour From A Little Local
  2. 02Our Favorite Element
Update

This tour was announced in February 2020 and was set to launch in March 2020. The pandemic hit two weeks later, and we never sustained the relaunch. Marathon Village is still very much worth a visit, both Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery and Corsair Distillery offer their own excellent tours, and we’ve included direct booking links below. For our currently operating tours, see our tour menu.

A Brand New Tour From A Little Local Flavor

Although Nashville, TN used to be a small town known exclusively for its music scene, country in particular, today it’s a city with a lot more to offer than just a signature sound. A hotbed of culture and entertainment, people travel far and wide, making their way to Music City in search of distinctive flavors, memorable sights, rich history, [lots of bachelorette parties,] and yes, incredible sounds, too.

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Our Favorite Element: The Explosion of Food and Beverage

Nashville food and beverage scene
Nashville’s food and beverage scene has exploded over the last decade.
Nashville skyline at sunset
Nashville’s skyline at golden hour.

Not only are Nashville-based chefs popping up on the national register, but the city’s beverage professionals, including bartenders, mixologists, craft brewers, and distillers, are also gaining infamy that extends beyond the city limits. In Davidson County alone, Nashville lays claim to nearly two dozen small craft breweries (and lets not forget about the great suds available in Franklin, Murfreesboro, and beyond!). There are about half a dozen facilities that make wine locally, about the same number of distilleries producing spirits of various kinds, and too many bars serving up head-turning cocktails to keep count. When it all boils down, Nashville is a town that knows how to make a damn good drink...and we think that’s worth sharing.

So, share we will!

Highlighting one of this town’s most fascinating historical neighborhoods, as well as the movers, shakers, and spirit-makers that have turned it into a true destination, we’re launching our brand new Marathon Village Spirits Tour beginning the first weekend in March! 

The roughly two and a half hour adventure will feature tours and tastings at two of Music City’s most beloved distilleries, a slug or two of local craft beer, a smattering of delicious local eats to help you soak up some of that booze, and an afternoon’s worth of stories and history behind this iconic motor village. 

Marathon Village historic motor village in Nashville
Photo courtesy of MarathonVillage.net.

You’ll have the chance to whet your whistle at Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, getting a true taste of history with their recently re-released Original Sour Mash Tennessee Whiskey. We’ll also stop by Corsair Distillery, located on the opposite side of the village, which was the first distillery to plant roots in Nashville following Prohibition. Mix in some bites from various restaurants and bakeries in the area, add a dash of window shopping at the village’s super-groovy shops, photos at an iconic Nashville mural, and stir in our easygoing A Little Local Flavor style, and we think this tour might be our best concoction yet!

Distillery Tour
Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery
Tour and tasting at Marathon Village’s historic Nelson’s Green Brier, the family resurrected the original Charles Nelson Tennessee Whiskey brand and reopened the distillery in 2014.
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Nelson's Green Brier Distillery in Marathon Village
Distillery Tour
Corsair Distillery
Nashville’s first post-Prohibition distillery, known for experimental whiskeys, gins, and the wildly creative Triple Smoke. Tour their Marathon Village operation and taste the lineup.
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Christine Wheatley

Founder of A Little Local Flavor, Nashville's top-rated food tour company. Eight years and 23,000+ guests in, she still eats her way across the city for a living. Come eat with us

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