Chattanooga Whiskey today announced the latest release in their Bottled-in-Bond Vintage Series: Spring 2021. Barrelled from January through June 2021, this seasonally-inspired blend showcases spring and summer flavors imparted by multiple bourbon mash bills – including a new “roasted” mash bill known as “Barrel 78”.
The Spring 2021 vintage was produced exclusively at Chattanooga Whiskey’s Riverfront Distillery as an ongoing collaborative effort between the entire distilling team. The distillery creates a new vintage for each six-month distilling season, allowing them to highlight seasonal characteristics.
“Every six months, our team goes through our wide library of mash bills to decide which ones we want to produce that season,” said Grant McCracken, Founding Distiller. “While we love to make our core recipes like ‘Wheated’ and ‘Roasted’, occasionally we’ll decide to scale up a promising new mash bill from our Experimental Distillery.”
Chattanooga ‘Barrel 78’ – A Complex Experimental Mash Bill
The Spring 2021 blend introduces a new mash bill to the BIB series, known as “SB078” or “Barrel 78”. Named after the 78th barrel filled at the Chattanooga Experimental Distillery, this five-grain mash bill contains Belgian-made chocolate malted barley, double-roasted caramel malted barley, and cherrywood-smoked malted barley.
Used as 20% of the overall blend, this mash bill contributes subtle, flavor-enhancing notes of chocolate malt and baked apple. The Spring 2021 Vintage combines three unique mash bills, with 50% coming from their fan-favorite wheated mash bill.
“‘Barrel 78’ is something of an anomaly when it comes to flavor,” McCracken explained. “Alone, the mash bill has subtle notes of chocolate malt, and even a hint of sweet smoke… but when blended into this spring/summer blend, it acts as a flavor boost to the other two mash bills (particularly our wheated recipe). The result is a blend that ‘lives’ on the lighter side of the flavor spectrum but still carries plenty of depth and complexity.”
Limited Availability and Tasting Notes
Made in two batches of ten barrels each, this vintage becomes the distillery’s most limited Bottled in Bond release since the series began four years ago. The whiskey offers notes of butterscotch candy, cream soda, fresh plum, and lemon curd.
Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond Vintage Series: Spring 2021 is now available at the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery and on shelves in select states in the following weeks. The bottle retails at $52.99 for a 750ml bottle. Limited quantities will also be available online at Seelbachs.com for shipping to select states.
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