Top 10 Breweries, Distilleries and Wineries in the Smokies

The original home of Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine, which calls itself America's most visited distillery. The open-air courtyard off the Gatlinburg Parkway has a live bluegrass band while you taste moonshines and whiskies. Walk-in tastings need no booking, and a guided behind-the-scenes tour with a longer tasting is available by reservation.

A downtown Gatlinburg distillery on the Parkway making Sugarlands Shine moonshine, the dessert-style Sippin' Cream liqueurs, High Rock Vodka and Roaming Man Whiskey. You can book a distillery tour or The Hidden Stave experience, and it stays open until 10:30 p.m. every day, so it fits after dinner downtown. This one is adults only.

An official Tennessee Whiskey Trail stop on 13.5 acres along the Little River in Townsend. There is a tasting bar and bottle shop, a riverside beer garden in season, an on-site kitchen, cornhole and a playground, with live music on Friday and Saturday. Bourbon fans can book the Fill Your Own Bottle experience and bottle an 8-year wheated bourbon.

A working distillery next to the historic Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, where you can watch the stills running and taste moonshine, bourbon, gin, rum, vodka and cream liqueurs. Tastings are free with one of their spirit guides, and there is a lounge and patio for craft cocktails. It pairs well with lunch or shopping around the Old Mill.

A family-owned distillery run by Cara and Justin King, making bourbon, rye, flavored whiskeys and vodka. Its flagship is Ryeconic Double-Oaked Rye, one of its most awarded bottles. All samples are complimentary. Serious whiskey groups can ask about the barrel picks program, where you choose your own barrel of Ryeconic with the owners.

A local brewpub with locations in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Maryville and Knoxville's Turkey Creek, brewing its own beer and serving specialty pizzas and burgers. It is an easy, relaxed dinner for a group where only some people care about craft beer. For a night in, it sells beer to go plus pizza packs and party platters for carryout.

A distillery and restaurant in one, at the Mountain Mile development in Pigeon Forge. They make bourbon, rye, moonshine, vodka, gin, tequila and rum, and pair tours and tastings with a full kitchen and cocktail bar. It solves the problem of a group where half want a tasting and half want dinner.

A family-friendly craft kitchen and beer garden in Townsend pouring Peaceful Side's own beers, such as the Peaceful Side IPA and Solveza Mexican Lager. Pizzas, salads and shareable plates come out of the kitchen, and there is outdoor seating with mountain views, cornhole and a large kids' playscape. A good stop on the way back from a day in the national park.

An apple orchard complex in Sevierville with a winery, a hard cider company and a cider bar alongside its creamery, candy factory and general store. It makes a gentle tasting stop for a mixed group, since the non-drinkers have fritters, pies and ice cream to work on. The free Apple Festival runs over two weekends each October.

One pass covers tastings at five wine and hard cider rooms: four on the Gatlinburg Parkway, including Tennessee Homemade Wines, Smokin' Banjo and Old Mountain Wine Company, and one at the Tanger Outlets in Sevierville. There are more than 40 wines and ciders across the stops, and finishing all five within seven days earns a free gift.