7-Grain Harvest Bourbon from Chattanooga Whiskey

7-Grain Harvest Bourbon explores the wide array of flavors imparted by non-traditional whiskey grains, including raw and malted rice, malted oats, and malted triticale.

Chattanooga, TN (August 2024) – Chattanooga Whiskey today announced the newest release in their award-winning Experimental Single Batch Series: Batch 039: Harvest Bourbon. This 7-grain high malt bourbon – released to welcome in the harvest season – explores the wide array of flavors imparted by non-traditional whiskey grains, including raw and malted rice, malted oats, and malted triticale.

“Classically speaking, bourbon whiskey is a spirit made from four major grains: corn, rye, wheat, and barley. While these grains provide the familiar bourbon-y flavors that we all know and love, our distillers wanted to explore a completely different side of bourbon – made from a completely new ‘palette’ of flavor grains.” – Grant McCracken, Founding Distiller

Made from a batch of only 6 barrels, Harvest Bourbon was aged for over 5 years in 3 different types of oak barrels. Each of these barrel types were seasoned, charred, and toasted to various lengths and levels – which were specifically selected to complement the characteristics of the underlying alt-grain mash bill.

“Our distilling team’s approach to making whiskey has always been grain-to-glass. This simply means that every step of the process builds off of the one that came before it. Thus, when it came to aging this experimental whiskey, we chose a variety of casks that would complement the floral and toasty flavors of raw and malted rice, the creamy notes of malted oats, and the sweet and spicy impact of malted triticale. The result is a one-of-a-kind alt-bourbon, built from the ground up.” – Grant McCracken, Founding Distiller.

Batch 039: Harvest Bourbon 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 115 proof, expect notes of snickerdoodle cookie, fruit cake, oatmeal creme pie, horchata, and rice pudding.

About Chattanooga Whiskey:

Starting in 2011, Chattanooga Whiskey challenged the laws and won the right to distill whiskey in Chattanooga for the first time in 100 years. The Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery – the only standalone experimental distillery in the country – hosts over 50,000 visitors per year and serves as a hub of innovation and creativity to push the boundaries of craft whiskey.

Since opening in 2015, the distillery has trialed hundreds of grains, barrels, techniques, and ingredients, releasing 39 Experimental Batches and 56 Experimental Single Barrels in that period – all within their grain-to-glass Tennessee High Malt style.

Independently owned and operated, Chattanooga Whiskey is committed to making whiskey that emphasizes quality, complexity, and authenticity through their one-of-a-kind Tennessee High Malt style. Most recently, Chattanooga Whiskey was named Icons of Whisky – Craft Producer of the Year (both America & Global) at Whisky Magazine’s 2023 World Whiskies Awards.

Visit Chattanooga Whiskey online: ChattanoogaWhiskey.com

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