EXP Single BBLS

2023 Series

Our Experimental Single Barrel Series is a one-of-a-kind collection of whiskeys & spirits crafted at our Experimental Distillery in downtown Chattanooga. Hand-selected for their distinctive character and exceptional quality, each barrel is the result of our distillers' creative and innovation process. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Experimental Single Barrel 277
Release date: October, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, Malted Rye, Caramel Malted Barley, Honey Malted Barley
Age: 4 years
Proof: 118.8
Cooperage: #3 char, 18 month seasoned, 53 gallon
Selected by: PH
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection notes: This pot distilled version of our signature "Barrel 91" recipe was aged in a cask that was seasoned for 18 months prior to its charring. By exposing the barrel staves to the outdoor elements, natural sugars in the wood are broken down more fully, and thereby increase the amount of caramelization during the barrel charring process.

Tasting notes: Dark honey, freshly baled hay, and caramel apple

Experimental Single Barrel 240
Release date: August, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, Pale Malted Barley, Honey Malted Barley, Caramel Malted Rye, Dark "Munich" Malted Barley
Age: 4 years, 5 mos
Proof: 124.5
Cooperage: #3 char + "Light" toast profile, 53 gallon
Selected by: GM
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection notes: Aged in a barrel that was lightly toasted prior to charring, this high malt bourbon includes a variety of lightly toasted & caramelized rye and barley malts. Together, the toasted barrel and grains add synergized flavors reminiscent of baking spice, dark fruit and sweet breads.

Tasting notes: Caramel apple, rum raisin ice cream, zucchini bread, baklava and dried apricot

Experimental Single Barrel 247
Release date: July, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, Pale Malted Barley, CaraMunich Malted Barley, Honey Malted Barley, Aromatic Malted Barley, Caramel Malted Rye, Chocolate Malted Barley, Malted Oats
Age: 4 years
Proof: 120.3
Cooperage: #3 char + toast, 53 gallon
Selected by: NS
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection notes: Bursting with rich, dessert-like flavors, this single barrel owes its layered complexity to the multiple varieties of toasted and roasted barley, rye and oat malts. Discover the contribution of each specialty malt by adding a small amount of water in between each sip of whiskey!

Tasting notes: Caramel, coffee cake on the nose. Butterscotch, cocoa, and light black pepper on the palate

Experimental Single Barrel 96
Release date: June, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, Peat Smoked Malted Barley, Malted Naked Oats, Honey Malted Barley, Caramel Malted Barley, Malted Rye
Age: 5 years
Proof: 132.8
Cooperage: #3 char + toast, 53 gallon
Selected by: SR
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection notes: Inspired by the rich world of Islay Scotch, this high malt "peated" bourbon was made with a heavy hand of peat smoked malted barley, "naked" malted oats and honey malted barley.

Tasting notes: Earthy smoke, ripe fruit, and toasted granola

Collector's note: This barrel and its recipe are artifacts from one of our first Experimental Batches: Batch 004, which was made with a nearly identical high malt mash bill.

Experimental Single Barrel 204
Release date: April, 2023
Mash Bill: Five varieties of Pale Malted Barley, Aromatic Malted Barley, Light Munich Malted Barley, Pale Malted Rye
Age: 4 years
Proof: 120.3
Cooperage: #3 char, + toast profile “47”, 53 gallon
Selected by: LZ
Style: Straight Malt Whiskey

Selection notes: This unique single barrel – known to our distillers as a “catch single barrel” – contains malt whiskey from multiple recipes and distillation runs. Over the course of 10 months, each recipe's distillate topped up the barrel and reset the age. Once completely full, the whiskey was aged for over 4 years in a heavily toasted and charred barrel, before bottling.

Tasting notes: Lightly floral with notes of white grape, grapefruit brûlée, meringue and tobacco leaf. Warming, full bodied finish with a touch of clove.

Experimental Single Barrel 172
Release date: April, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, Cob Smoked Malted Barley, Appalachian Malted Wheat
Age: 5 years, 7 mos
Proof: 125
Cooperage: #4 char, 53 gallon
Selected by: JT
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection notes: This one-of-a-kind single barrel was made with 18% corn cob-smoked malted barley, made for us by Valley Malt (Holyoke, MA) using cobs from our distillery's corn!

Tasting notes: Honey baked ham, sticky toffee pudding, date jam and charred oak, with a full bodied & sweet-smoky finish.

Collector's note: This barrel and recipe are artifacts from one of our first Experimental Batches: Batch 003, which utilized the same cob-smoked malt in its finishing barrel's mash bill.

Experimental Single Barrel 202
Release date: March, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, White Corn, Pale Malted Barley, Flaked Barley, Malted Rye, Caramel Malted Barley, Honey Malted Barley
Age: 4 years
Proof: 120.8
Cooperage: #3 char, + toast profile “47”, 53 gallon
Selected by: AW
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection notes: This unique single barrel – known to our distillers as a “catch single barrel” – contains bourbon whiskey from multiple recipes and distillation runs. Over the course of 8 months, each recipe's distillate topped up the barrel and reset the age. Once completely full, the whiskey was aged for over 4 years in a heavily toasted and charred barrel.

Tasting notes: Chantilly cream, toasted hazelnut, cinnamon toast, vanilla bean, rum cake

Experimental Single Barrel 206
Release date: February, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, Simpsons Peated Malted Barley, Honey Malted Barley, Malted Rye
Age: 4 years, 7 mos
Proof: 122.6
Cooperage: #3 char, + toast profile “47”, 53 gallon
Selected by: CC
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection Notes: This peated bourbon was made with peat smoked malt made by Simpsons Malt in Northumberland, UK. This single barrel, and its sister barrel, #213 have identical mash bills - except for their peated malts - which were malted and smoked by a different maltster.

Tasting notes: Briny smoke, honey & oats, shortbread cookie and bread pudding.

Experimental Single Barrel 213
Release date: February, 2023
Mash Bill: Yellow Corn, Thomas Fawcett Peated Malted Barley, Honey Malted Barley, Malted Rye
Age: 4 years, 6 mos
Proof: 124.7
Cooperage: #3 char, + toast profile “47”, 53 gallon
Selected by: BS
Style: Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Selection Notes: This peated bourbon was made with peat smoked malt made by Simpsons Malt in Northumberland, UK. This single barrel, and its sister barrel, #206 have identical mash bills - except for their peated malts - which were malted and smoked by a different maltster.

Tasting notes: Sweet earthy smoke, toffee pudding, apple crisp and caramel candy.

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