PROCESS
The heart of any Bourbon is corn. It is paramount to have great corn as the starting point. We are fortunate to be located in the extreme southern corn belt with our climate and soils being ideal for this task. From the many corn varieties tested, we selected a special conventional non-gmo corn seed. Our flavor grains come from the craft beer and baking worlds. We use grains from Germany, USA, and Canada. With all of our Straight Bourbon Whiskeys a majority of the grains are grown here in Alabama. Only full-sized barrels crafted from very best American Oak staves are used for all of our whiskeys. We take no short cuts at any point in the process. The extreme Alabama heat does the rest!
Spring corn planting
Testing grains in the field
Seth and Vicki Dettling inspecting our special Alabama corn
Six grains for whiskey
“Pickers Porch” evaluating barrels
Alabama Is known for high heat, but every now and then nature has other plans. Circa 2024