Founder’s 14th Anniversary Blend – The Solera Barrels

Formulated each year by Founder Tim Piersant to commemorate our anniversary, Founder’s Anniversary Blend is a solera-style expression blended from our 3 one-of-a-kind charred oak solera barrels. Distilled in Chattanooga, TN, and Lawrenceburg, IN, this combination of traditional and innovative recipes showcases the dynamic balance between multiple styles and sources of whiskey – each one symbolic of our past, present, and future. Learn more about each of our solera barrels and their role in our 14th Anniversary Blend below!

About Our Solera Barrels

Three large barrels in a room — The Solera Room at our Riverfront Distillery.

Located within our Riverfront Distillery, our Solera Room enshrines 3 unique whiskey styles – all of which utilize our version of the time-honored solera blending process. Each year to commemorate our anniversary, our Founder Tim Piersant evaluates the whiskey within each barrel – trialing various blends to highlight the best of each recipe. After each year’s blend is complete, the distilling team refills each tank with newly mature barrels, where they will quietly marry until the following year.

1816 – The Past

A tall, skinny wooden barrel against a grey wall with the number 1816 on the front — The whiskey that galvanized a community and helped change century-old prohibition laws.

BARREL VOLUME: 625 Gallons
STYLE: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
MASH BILL: Yellow Corn, Unmalted/Malted Rye, Pale Malted Barley
AGE: Greater than 4 Years
DISTILLED IN: Chattanooga, TN, & Lawrenceburg, IN
BLEND INCLUSION (2026): 31%
COOPER: Foeder Crafters of America (St. Louis, MO)
FIRST FILLED: February 2022
FOUNDER’S FACT: This year’s 1816 Solera fill contains a Chattanooga-distilled version of the historic 1816 recipe, which was previously sourced. Instead of unmalted rye, this version contains our slow-toasted malted rye.
TASTING NOTES: Maple syrup, english toffee, toasted oak

91 – The Present

A large wooden barrel with the numbers 91 on the front — Our signature Tennessee High Malt recipe – born from our Experimental Distillery’s 91st barrel created.

BARREL VOLUME: 4,000 gallons
STYLE: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
MASH BILL: Yellow Corn, Malted Rye, Caramel Malted Barley, Honey Malted Barley
AGE: Greater than 2 Years
DISTILLED IN: Chattanooga, TN
BLEND INCLUSION (2026): 45%
COOPER: Foeder Crafters of America (St. Louis, MO)
FIRST FILLED: April 2017
FOUNDER’S FACT: From 2019 to 2025, approximately 3,500 barrels of our signature Barrel 91 recipe have moved through this iconic barrel.
TASTING NOTES: Butterscotch pudding, peaches & cream, orange blossom

Infinity – The Future

A highly decorated wooden barrel with metal bands that look like infinity symbols — An evolving blend of innovative recipes – distilled at our Experimental and Riverfront production distilleries.

BARREL VOLUME: 1,645 gallons
STYLE: A Blend of Straight Whiskeys
MASH BILL: 27 Different Mash Bills (To Date)
AGE: Greater than 3 Years
DISTILLED IN: Chattanooga, TN
BLEND INCLUSION (2026): 24%
COOPER: Foeder Crafters of America (St. Louis, MO)
FIRST FILLED: August 2022
FOUNDER’S FACT: For its fourth fill (and third top-up), this barrel was filled with a Tennessee-grown wheat whiskey made with 2 varieties of slow-toasted wheat. From 2022-2026, 27 mash bills have been filled into the Infinity Barrel.
TASTING NOTES: Blackberry cobbler, molasses, ginger