Category: Chattanooga Whiskey

Chattanooga Whiskey has announced the newest release in their award-winning Experimental Single Batch Series: Batch 037: Ancient Wheat.

Made from a blend of two whiskey styles, this three-barrel batch was crafted to highlight the flavor impact of a unique heirloom variety of wheat known as dinkel wheat. Also known to distillers as spelt or hulled wheat, this grain and its cultivation date back to the dawn of civilization, contributing a "nutty richness" to the whiskey.

"Every recipe we make has its own story, and every one of those recipes starts with a "first ingredient." For this experiment, our distillers focused on wheat - seeking to discover a "perfect" malted wheat varietal that could match the depth, flavor, and character of our Tennessee High Malt style. Surprisingly, this wheated whiskey's "first ingredient" happened to be one of the very first domesticated grains in human history!" - Grant McCracken, Chief Product Officer.

Each unique wheated whiskey recipe in the blend was comprised of the same three grain types - malted dinkel wheat, malted barley, and yellow corn. Together, this pot distilled blend of whiskeys contains an average of 51% malted dinkel wheat, which was toasted at low temperatures to preserve the character of the underlying grain. Aged for over four years in multiple types of toasted and charred oak barrels, each custom toast profile was meant to accentuate the nutty, toasty, and bakery-like character coming from the wheated mash bills.

“After the "first ingredient" is chosen, our distiller's job is to "listen to the whiskey" before making their next selection. In effect, every successive ingredient is chosen to complement and/or enhance the character of the one that came before it. So, although most of the flavor comes from the malted dinkel wheat, the multiple varieties of toasted barley malt, our Tennessee-grown yellow corn, and three types of toasted and charred casks, each build off of one another to form a wheated whiskey like no other, and uniquely Chattanooga Whiskey." - Grant McCracken, Chief Product Officer.

Batch 037: Ancient Wheat will be available at the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery at $69.99 for a 750ml bottle, and available online for shipping to select states on Seelbachs.com. Bottled at 105 proof, expect notes of walnut raisin bread, dried apricot, brown sugar, nutmeg, molasses, and sweet tea.

Chattanooga Whiskey today announced the newest release in their award-winning Experimental Single Batch Series: Batch 036: Herbal Infused.

Inspired by the traditional kräuterlikörs of Germany, this experimental bourbon liqueur combines a German-malt-laden mashbill with an infusion of über-traditional botanicals, including star anise, ginseng, bilberry, and sarsaparilla.

“Since it began in 2017, our Experimental Series has been something of a playground for our distilling team – allowing them to explore traditional and lesser known spirit styles from around the world. Batch 036: Herbal Infused explores a very underappreciated German style of liqueur and reimagines it through our Tennessee High Malt lens. The result beautifully balances both tradition and experimentation, taking a world class style to another level.” - Grant McCracken, Chief Product Officer.

As with their previous liqueurs, Batch 036 was crafted from a base of the company’s trademarked Tennessee High Malt Whiskey – which in this case contained a variety of German specialty malts, including pale wheat malt and chocolate malt – infused with 100% real botanical ingredients. After aging in single use bourbon barrels for an entire year, dark candi syrup was blended into the spirit before being bottled in a green bottle, symbolic of the German herbal liqueur style.

“Every one of our liqueurs uses 100% real whiskey and real ingredients, but Herbal Infused takes this approach to another level – infusing 14 different botanicals in multiple "waves," each one for different periods of time. This approach pulls the best characteristics from every ingredient – carefully layering each botanical flavor on top of the next.” - Grant McCracken, Chief Product Officer.

Batch 036: Herbal Infused will be available at the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery at $49.99 for a 750ml bottle, and available online for shipping to select states on Seelbachs.com. Bottled at 81 proof, expect notes of root beer float, black licorice, blueberry preserves, and chocolate mint, with a woody ginseng finish. Enjoy chilled alongside a traditional German beer or as a digestif.

Chattanooga Whiskey today announced a new annual limited-edition release: The Vault Series. Selected once a year and bottled in 375ml bottles, the Vault Series features ultra-limited whiskeys that are one-of-a-kind artifacts from Chattanooga Whiskey's history.

Selected annually by their distilling team, this collection of offshoot experiments, alternate concepts, and rare single barrels is culled from their barrelhouse vault. These archived versions of bygone whiskeys are expressions of both nostalgia and discovery, each one offering a glimpse into the distilling team’s innovation and creative process. The series also gives fans a unique opportunity to rediscover favorite recipes and batches from year’s past.

“Over the past 6 years, Chattanooga Whiskey has crafted over 100 unique whiskey concepts, and while many of these recipes are never repeated, The Vault Series is a chance for our distilling team to turn back time and revisit some of their favorites - this time through a different creative lens.” - Grant McCracken, Founding Distiller

This year’s inaugural Vault Series releases include a trio of rare, 6-year-old single barrels, which showcase a few of Chattanooga Whiskey’s earliest, most cherished High Malt recipes, including Batch 001, Batch 007, and Barrel 91.

“For the inaugural release of our Vault Series, we thought it'd be fun to dig out a few of our oldest recipes and barrels - from both of our distilleries. The first & second barrels both pay homage to our classic "Barrel 91" recipe and highlight the flavor differences between our pot vs. column distillation processes. The third single barrel is arguably our team's first "whoops" moment - where we mistakenly combined High Malt Bourbon with Rye Malt Whiskey into the same barrel. Thankfully though, some mistakes can be serendipitous...and this one produced one of the most unique whiskeys our team has ever tasted.” – Tiana Saul, Head Distiller

Bottled at barrel proof in 375ml bottles, The Vault Series will be available exclusively at the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery for $46.99 per bottle while supplies last.