Category Archives: Tennessee High Malt

The Story of Barrel 91: By March of 2017, our experimental distillery had produced over 100 unique experimental barrels of Tennessee High Malt Whiskey. Meanwhile, construction of our Riverfront Distillery Headquarters neared completion, and our team began their search for the recipes that would be made there. After sampling and tasting through over 100 Experimental …

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ABOUT THIS SINGLE BARREL: Barrel #63 is the last “Tennessee Double Malt” in our cellar.  Like Batch 009, this innovative, malty-sweet bourbon somehow meets the criteria for both bourbon and malt whiskey at the same time.  The secret ingredient?  Floor malted corn made for us by our friends at Valley Malt.  Greater than 55% malt. Greater …

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ABOUT THIS SINGLE BARREL: Barrel #50 is the last “Tennessee Single Malt” from our cellar. Like Batch 008, our single malt contains multiple unique varieties of malted barley from the USA, Canada, and the UK.  After 2 years in a charred oak barrel, it is then finished in a barleywine style beer barrel for a …

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ABOUT THIS SINGLE BARREL: Barrel #42 is the last “Tennessee Rye Malt” from our cellar. Like Batch 007, this lesser known style of rye whiskey contains multiple varieties of rye, including caramel rye malt.  The result is rich, dense, spicy and warming – like eating a slice of rye, straight from the oven. Barrel: 53 gallon, …

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ABOUT THIS SINGLE BARREL: Barrel #51 is the last “Wheated Style High Malt” from our cellar. Like Batch 005, this mash bill and recipe was inspired by the wide world of scotch grain whiskies.  Made with 4 types of malted wheat – dark, caramel, oak smoked and chocolate – these 4 rich malts take the …

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ABOUT THIS SINGLE BARREL: Barrel #55 is the last “Native Barrel” from our cellar. Like Batch 003 and 006, this barrel’s mash bill contained malts that were selected to complement the character of its finishing barrel – in this case, stout barrels from our 1816 Native partnerships. Barrel: 53 gallon, #4 char + toast Age: 2 years, …

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ABOUT THIS SINGLE BARREL: Barrel #32 is the last single barrel from our first release, Batch 001: Tennessee High Malt. Like Batch 001, it was finished in an 1816 cask: the whiskey that changed the laws and made all this possible. Barrel: 53 gallon, #3 char Age: 3+ years Finishing Barrel: 1816 barrel – 1 month Mash Bill: Yellow …

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THE ROAD TO TENNESSEE HIGH MALT: 10 single barrels, 10 months In March of 2015, we changed the laws to become the first Chattanooga Distillery in a century. Since then, our Experimental Distillery matured over 100 unique barrels and has changed the rules of craft bourbon.  This single barrel collection highlights 10 of our favorites …

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