Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring Straight Bourbon 100 Proof

Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring Straight Bourbon 100 Proof is a vintage-driven Tennessee bourbon that showcases Chattanooga Whiskey’s distinctive Tennessee High Malt philosophy through the historic Bottled-in-Bond standard. The current Spring 2022 Vintage combines two specialty-malt bourbon recipes distilled during the January–June 2022 season, aged for more than four years, and bottled at the required 100 proof (50% ABV). Rich notes of cherry pastry, crème caramel, orange blossom honey, and black tea give this release a layered character that balances confectionary sweetness, malt complexity, fruit, and structured oak.

Process & Profile

Chattanooga Whiskey’s Bottled in Bond series is produced as a single-season, vintage-dated Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Every component in the blend is distilled during the same six-month season, and each Tennessee High Malt recipe contains at least 25% specialty malted grains, giving the whiskey additional flavor and aromatic complexity beyond a more conventional bourbon recipe.

The Spring 2022 Vintage is composed of 80% SB091 and 20% SB112. SB091 combines yellow corn, malted rye, caramel malted barley, and honey malted barley, contributing caramel, honey, and citrus notes. SB112 incorporates yellow corn, malted rye, Carabohemian malted barley, Caraaroma malted barley, and extra-dark caramel malted barley, bringing richer tones of salted caramel and apple butter.

Following an attenuated seven-day fermentation, the bourbon is matured for more than four years in 53-gallon toasted and charred oak barrels. Individual releases are assembled in small batches of approximately 10–12 barrels and bottled non-chill filtered, helping preserve the whiskey’s body, texture, and concentrated malt character.

The official tasting profile opens with cherry Danish, bringing together ripe red fruit and sweet pastry character. Layers of crème caramel and orange blossom honey add creamy sweetness and floral richness, while toasted malt and oak provide additional depth.

On the palate, the bourbon is rich and structured, with caramel, honey, cherry, citrus, toasted grain, baking spice, and malt sweetness developing around the core high-malt recipes. SB091 contributes caramel, honey, and citrus, while SB112 brings salted caramel and apple-butter richness, creating a particularly layered expression at 100 proof.

The finish introduces the release’s distinctive black tea character alongside lingering caramel, toasted oak, fruit, and warming spice. The Bottled-in-Bond proof gives the whiskey substantial presence without overwhelming the softer malt and confectionary flavors.

What makes Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring Straight Bourbon 100 Proof especially compelling is the combination of single-season production, vintage designation, two Tennessee High Malt recipes, more than four years of maturation, small-batch construction, and non-chill filtration. It uses the Bottled-in-Bond format not simply as a traditional designation, but as a way to highlight the character of a specific distilling season.

Enjoy it neat to appreciate the cherry, caramel, honey, malt, and black-tea complexity, or add a few drops of water to soften the 100-proof structure and reveal more of the fruit and specialty-malt character. It also has enough body for a premium Old Fashioned or Manhattan.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring Straight Bourbon 100 Proof?
It is a single-season, vintage-dated Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Chattanooga Whiskey’s Tennessee High Malt series. The Spring 2022 release contains whiskey barreled exclusively during the January–June 2022 distilling season.

What are the key specs of Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring?
The Spring 2022 Vintage is 100 proof / 50% ABV, aged more than four years, matured in 53-gallon toasted and charred oak barrels, blended in batches of approximately 10–12 barrels, and bottled non-chill filtered.

What is the mash bill of Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring 2022?
The final blend is 80% SB091 and 20% SB112. Both are high-malt bourbon recipes containing corn, malted rye, and multiple specialty malted barleys, with every Chattanooga Tennessee High Malt recipe containing at least 25% specialty malted grains.

What flavors characterize Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring?
The official Spring 2022 profile highlights cherry Danish, crème caramel, orange blossom honey, and black tea, supported by caramel, citrus, salted caramel, apple butter, toasted malt, oak, and gentle spice from its component recipes.

What makes Chattanooga Whiskey Bottled in Bond: Spring special?
Its distinction comes from the combination of Bottled-in-Bond standards, vintage-specific production, specialty-malt-heavy bourbon recipes, 100-proof bottling, small-batch blending, and Chattanooga Whiskey’s innovative Tennessee High Malt style.