✈️ WF089 to TENNESSEE: Chattanooga Whiskey's Experimental Distillery

Chattanooga Whiskey helped bring legal distilling back to Chattanooga, but the Experimental Distillery is where the real magic happens. In this episode, Drew Hannush returns to downtown Chattanooga to reconnect with co-founder Tim Piersant and explore the small-scale distillery where Tennessee High Malt was born. From pot still whiskey and peated experiments to custom barrel finishes and an ever-growing library of recipes, this is a look inside one of American whiskey's most creative laboratories. In This Episode • The fight to bring distilling back to Chattanooga • How Chattanooga Whiskey abandoned sourced bourbon for its own recipes • Creating Tennessee High Malt and exploring specialty malts • The role great beer plays in making great whiskey • More than 500 experimental barrels and counting • How Chattanooga's two distilleries work together • Transparency, recipe codes, and tracking every release • Single Pot Still Whiskey and inspiration from Ireland • Triple Islay and combining peated malts with Scotch cask finishes • Why flavor starts long before the barrel • New experiments, collaborations, and botanical infusions • Exploring downtown Chattanooga and the Experimental Distillery experience • Plus, Drew shares his three reasons why Chattanooga Whiskey deserves a spot on your Whiskey Lore Wish List 📍 Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery Chattanooga, Tennessee Travel maps, distillery information, and trip-planning tools for more than 1,000 whiskey destinations can be found at WhiskeyLore.org/flights. 🌟Enjoy 25 more minutes of in-depth conversation as a member of Whiskey Lore's Patreon (a 7-day free trial is available for new listeners)