Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. However, in accordance with our editorial policies, this has not influenced the outcome of our review in any way.
Chattanooga Whiskey, in the business of Tennessee whiskey since 2011, initially had to overcome prohibition-type laws to win the right to distill whiskey in Chattanooga for the first time in 100 years. Led by Founder Tim Piersant, Chattanooga Whiskey today has two distilleries under its label, including the Experimental Distillery, which is said to be “the only standalone experimental distillery in the country.”
The other distillery, The Riverfront Distillery, is the production home to Chattanooga Whiskey’s signature expressions, Chattanooga Whiskey 91, Cask 111, and 99 Rye, as well as their Bottled in Bond Vintage Series and Barrel Finishing Series.
Of particular note is the distillery’s focus on a one-of-a-kind Tennessee High Malt style.
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What’s in the bottle
The whiskey being reviewed here, Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond Spring 2020, was barreled from January 2020 through June 2020, produced exclusively at the brand’s Riverfront Distillery. It is part ofd an ongoing process to “create a new, seasonally-inspired blend for each 6-month distilling ‘season’ from the variety of bourbon recipes distilled within the vintage period.”
“Each distilling season,” said Grant McCracken, Founding Distiller at the time this bourbon was released, “our entire grain-to-glass production team comes together to develop our newest Bottled in Bond vintage. Rather than solely using our signature ‘Barrel 91’ recipe, the team gathers every unique mash bill that was distilled in the 6-month season and develops a blend to reflect the character of that time period.”
The Spring 2020 blend contains three versions of Chattanooga’s wheated recipe (B005, B005v2, B005v3) – which contain multiple varieties of malted wheat and malted barley never before used in this mash bill. These malted grains include Tennessee-grown malted wheat, honey malted barley, and a small amount of cherrywood smoked malted barley.
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Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond Spring 2020, made in four batches of 10 barrels each and aged greater than 4 years, is bottled at 50% ABV and priced at $52.99 per 750 ml bottle.
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