The liquid was produced at the MGP distillery in Indiana for the recently revived Nelson’s Green Brier company, which was founded by Charles Nelson. He started producing whiskey from 1867 until he was shut down in 1909 when Tennessee enacted state-level prohibition of alcoholic beverages. In 2011, two of the great-great-great-grandsons of Charles Nelson announced a plan to revive the Nelson’s brand and produce whiskey using Charles Nelson’s recipes. This included the Belle Meade Bourbon.