![]() ![]() ![]() The “1816 Reserve” is a smooth and clean 90 proof blend infused with notes of vanilla, caramel, allspice and anise, lending the whiskey an overall light, spicy character. Both the “1816 Reserve” and “1816 Cask” have a mash bill of 75 percent corn, 21 percent rye and four percent malted barley. With no lobbyists and no money, Piersant and Ledbetter went to the people, and thousands of individuals from around the state and across the country joined forces to protest local laws and “Vote Whiskey.” As a result, the law was rewritten and today the first legal still in over a century is installed and poised for production in downtown Chattanooga.Ĭhattanooga Whiskey labeled their inaugural whiskey duo “1816,” in honor of the year that a trading post was established on the banks of the Tennessee River that would eventually become the city of Chattanooga. The community response was overwhelmingly positive and kicked off a strategic planning process to bring whiskey back to the city. They wanted to see if others felt the same. ![]() Recognizing that legislature had forbid the practice in certain counties and municipalities for nearly 100 years while other parts of the state maintained such longstanding, permanent whiskey production, Piersant and founding partner Joe Ledbetter, who has since left the company, detected a gap in the market and a stagnant lull in post-Prohibition whiskey culture in Chattanooga. This spring, the company will began making the first legal whiskey in Chattanooga’s city limits in 100 years at the Tennessee Stillhouse, their new micro-distillery and tasting room.Ĭhattanooga Whiskey’s “Vote Whiskey” campaign kicked off on Facebook with a simple question: “Would you drink Chattanooga Whiskey?” The city was once home to a vibrant distilling community boasting more than 30 distilleries and a national reputation, and its legacy left a rich historic tradition in the community. Chattanooga native and company founder, Tim Piersant, along with a team of whiskey enthusiasts and local supporters, launched the city’s first whiskey brand since prohibition in 2012. was founded on a dream -to bring the tradition of making great whiskey back to the “Dynamo of Dixie” after nearly 100 years of prohibition. CHATTANOOGA ( April 20, 2015) – Chattanooga Whiskey Co. ![]()
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