The whiskey brand and distillery were founded by Phil Prichard, who is now the company's master distiller.
He named it after his ancestor Benjamin Prichard, who operated a distillery in Davidson County, Tennessee, in the early 1800s, who bequeathed his distilling equipment to his son after his death in 1822.
[5][6] A second Prichard's distillery opened in May 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee, on the grounds of the Fontanel mansion in Whites Creek neighborhood.
The Fontanel site was owned by country music singer Barbara Mandrell from 1987 to 2002, and since 2010, it has been a tourist attraction, including a winery, zip lines, hiking, an amphitheater with live concerts, lodging, dining, shopping, and a tour of the Mandrell mansion, one of the largest log homes in the world.
[32] In liqueurs, Sweet Lucy received a gold medal from the American Distilling Institute in 2010[33] and a very good rating and recommendation in the Ultimate Spirits Challenge in 2012.