Author Archives: Evan

It’s been almost three months since we’ve released Batches 002 and 003 of our Experimental Single Batch Series, and now we’re back with three more: Batch 004, Batch 005, and Batch 006! For this third release, we’ve tipped our hat to the Scottish whiskies of old with wheat, peat, a wee heavy finish, and of course…more …

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The other day: Sitting in front of a table-full of whiskey samples, all I could do was scratch my head. “Suppose I should taste them,” I thought. “That might make this exercise a little more productive.” Barrel numbers, batch codes and fill dates made it all seem like deciphering a code:  more complicated than it …

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Nearly three months after our historic release of Experimental Series Batch 001, we are back with our second AND third reveal: Batch 002 and Batch 003! Back in August, we kicked off the Experimental Series by introducing our first of many experiments in the world of Tennessee High Malt. For this second release, our distillers have taken it …

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“Where are you from?”… the first question we ask when we want to get to know someone… With a name like McCracken, you might think I was born from a peat bog on the misty shores of Scotland. And while that would be an amazing tale, some names and roots are more complicated than they …

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We are beyond excited to introduce the newest member of our whiskey family:Chattanooga Whiskey 1816 Native!  For centuries, distillers and brewers have shared the same ingredients, equipment and processes… NOW they share the same barrel. Native is an ongoing series of beer-barrel finished whiskies, born from our passion for local beer, community and our award-winning straight bourbon whiskey! …

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Is this thing on?  Tap, tap… First off, I don’t know or care how many people read this thing (yawn, another newsletter).  And I know, it’s part 2 (double yawn, now actually sleepy).  So long as there’s just ONE person to read it and appreciate it as something resembling the truth.  In a world of …

Continue reading “Distiller’s Notes Vol.4.2: A Whiskey Manifesto”

The other night, I watched comedian Will Ferrell speak through a face painted like a tiger about his college-life hobbies. No, this wasn’t a dream, this was Will Ferrell being Will Ferrell on late night TV. One of his stories recalled an old hobby where he would crash a friend’s college class, knocking on the door …

Continue reading “Distiller’s Notes Vol.4.1: A Prologue to Tennessee High Malt: Keep Doing That”

If you’ve recently passed by our new production headquarters on Riverfront Parkway, and noticed a consistent plume of steam from our rooftop… you might have guessed it… we’re making whiskey! Although it’s easy to give credit for this accomplishment to the distillers who are making the product, the truth is, we were just a small …

Continue reading “Distiller’s Notes Vol.3: Credits Roll First”

Two years ago, our team began construction on our 100-gallon micro distillery on Market Street. A few months later, we began distilling the first whiskey made in Chattanooga in 100 years—a great moment of historical perspective that continues to fuel our passion to this day. Today, we find ourselves in the midst of constructing a new …

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Keeping true to our downtown Chattanooga roots, we’ve taken over the historic Newton dealership and have begun renovations. The building isn’t quite move-in ready, but upon completion in 2017, the new distillery will be one of the largest bourbon whiskey producers in Tennessee. Get the details and see what the future distillery will look like! …

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