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Introducing Batch 023: Aquavit!
Our version of this Scandinavian classic utilizes our unaged rye malt whiskey base and distills it a second time with caraway, star anise, dill seed, and a variety of other aromatic botanicals. After distillation, the spirit is finished in both Chattanooga Whiskey Rye Malt Whiskey casks and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks. The result is a …
Islay Scotch Cask Finish Release
INTRODUCING THE SECOND RELEASE OF OUR BARREL FINISHING SERIES: ISLAY SCOTCH CASK FINISH! Our limited edition finishing series celebrates the union of Tennessee High Malt into a variety of classic finishing casks. Crafted from a combination of unique bourbon mash bills, each containing over 25% specialty malt, each batch is made to complement the flavor …
Introducing Batch 022: Nocino Barrel Finished!
Our Tennessee tribute to the classic Italian-style Nocino (walnut liqueur) takes a toasty Tennessee High Malt mash bill and introduces a combination of chestnut & hazelnut flours to the spirit prior to distillation. After more than 4 years in charred oak barrels, the spirit was then finished in black walnut liqueur barrels for over 1 …
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Inside the Experimentation Process: Batch 021
Centenary Cask provenance – 100 years of barrel history 2021 – Present Filled with: Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Vatted & Solera methods) Location: DSP-TN-21030 Chattanooga, TN 37402 1955 – 2021 Filled with: D.O.P. Jerez-Xeres-Sherry – Oloroso D.O.P. Montilla-Moriles (Solera method) Location: Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, ESP Montilla, Cordoba, ESP 1915 – 1955 Filled with: D.O.P. …
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Introducing Batch 021: Vatted High Malt!
Inspired by the age-old vatted whiskeys of Scotland, this Tennessee High Malt blends (vats) together two distinctive wheated high malts from our two distinctive distilleries. Comprised of 1 pot-distilled recipe and 1 column-distilled recipe, 2 barrels of each recipe were selected for their complementary flavor profiles and then vatted into one very special finishing barrel: …
Batch 020 Recipe Card
Introducing Batch 020: Citrus Infused Amaro!
Our version of a crisp and refreshing European aperitivo, this Citrus Infused Amaro brings together the complementary flavors of a briefly aged malt whiskey and a variety of aromatic botanicals. Infused with hand-foraged honeysuckle and fresh citrus peel from our friends at Southern Squeeze, this lively, slightly bitter liqueur can be enjoyed alone, with a …
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Straight Malt Single Barrel Summer: A Series of 4 Experimental Straight Malt Single Barrels
Since our first experimental whiskey batch in 2015, Tennessee High Malt has become – and remains – our signature style of straight bourbon whiskey. Although many of our experimental barrels are made in this malt-forward style of bourbon, not every one is, in fact, a bourbon. This series of 4 malt whiskey single barrels is …
Inside the Experimentation Process: Batch 019
Our latest Experimental Batch, Batch 019: European Oak High Malt, was aged for 4 years in charred European Oak barrels. The long-seasoned, highly aromatic wood character is designed to complement the sweet, grassy & floral character of the spring barley malt. European oak vs. American oak – what’s the difference? European oak (quercus petrea) and …
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