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Fiddler Heartwood Bourbon

The same foraged high-wheat bourbon as our flagship Fiddler Unison, finished on staves of Georgia oak that our distilling team harvested and hand-charred. The 45% wheat content is unique for bourbons, leading to a sweet, smooth profile, despite its high proof.

Notes of caramel, maple, toffee, clove.

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2021

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2018

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 51% corn, 45% wheat, 4% malted barley (foraged)

Distillation Method: Column-distilled

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 4 American white oak barrels, with the final 3-5 months finished with 20-30 staves of hand-charred Georgia white oak our Master Distiller, Justin Manglitz, harvests placed in the barrel.

Barrel Fill Proof: 116 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at Cask Strength. Non chill-filtered & no color added

The same foraged high-wheat bourbon as our flagship Fiddler Unison, finished on staves of Georgia oak that our distilling team harvested and hand-charred. The 45% wheat content is unique for bourbons, leading to a sweet, smooth profile, despite its high proof.

Notes of caramel, maple, toffee, clove.

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

• Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2021

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2018

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 51% corn, 45% wheat, 4% malted barley (foraged)

Distillation Method: Column-distilled

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 4 American white oak barrels, with the final 3-5 months finished with 20-30 staves of hand-charred Georgia white oak our Master Distiller, Justin Manglitz, harvests placed in the barrel.

Barrel Fill Proof: 116 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at Cask Strength. Non chill-filtered & no color added

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Fiddler Unison Bourbon

A true ode to American Bourbon, perfect for campfires, concerts, and a killer Old Fashioned, Fiddler Unison Bourbon is a marriage of a foraged, wheated bourbon & our house-distilled high-malt bourbon.

Notes of toffee, clove & citrus.

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2023

Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: Marriage of our copper-pot-distilled, high-malt bourbon (56% corn / 44% various malts) with our foraged, high-wheat bourbon (51% corn / 45% wheat / 4% malted barley)

Distillation Method: High-malt portion – double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills; high-wheat portion – column-distilled

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels.

Barrel Fill Proof: 115-125 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at 90 proof after slow-dilution proof. Non chill-filtered & no color added

A true ode to American Bourbon, perfect for campfires, concerts, and a killer Old Fashioned, Fiddler Unison Bourbon is a marriage of a foraged, wheated bourbon & our house-distilled high-malt bourbon.

Notes of toffee, clove & citrus.

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2023

Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

• Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2021

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: Marriage of our copper-pot-distilled, high-malt bourbon (56% corn / 44% various malts) with our foraged, high-wheat bourbon (51% corn / 45% wheat / 4% malted barley)

• Distillation Method: High-malt portion – double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills; high-wheat portion – column-distilled

• Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels.

• Barrel Fill Proof: 115-125 proof

• Bottling Details: Bottled at 90 proof after slow-dilution proof. Non chill-filtered & no color added

Original Release Date: 2017

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Fiddler Soloist Bourbon

The First Straight Bourbon Ever Distilled in The City of Atlanta, Fiddler Soloist is a unique take on America's native spirit, reducing the corn in favor of flavorful malts and distilled on our copper pot stills with the grains in.

Notes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cola, Peanut Brittle, Sweet Tea

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2020

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 56% corn, 14% wheat malt, 10% rye malt, 10% Munich malt, 7% beechwood-smoked malt, 3% chocolate rye malt

Distillation Method: Double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills

Barrel Type: New, 30- and 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels

Barrel Fill Proof: 115-125 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at 100 proof after slow-dilution proof-down. Non chill-filtered & no color added

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Fiddler Chin Music Bourbon

The flagship bourbon of our ongoing collaboration with the Atlanta Braves, the idea originally took shape when the Braves front office selected their own private barrel at our distillery. We expanded on that initial concept to create a series of releases, of which this is the most widely available.

Notes of butterscotch, peach cobbler, rich oak

Awards:

Not yet submitted

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 51% corn, 45% wheat, 4% malted barley (foraged)

Distillation Method: Column-distilled

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 1–4 American white oak barrels. New, 53-gallon light, medium, and heavily toasted American white oak barrels

Barrel Fill Proof: 100 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled in batches, which we list on the label. Non chill-filtered & no color added

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Fiddler Toasted Bourbon

The same foraged high-wheat bourbon as our flagship Fiddler Heartwood Bourbon, finished in toasted barrels of varying toast levels and for varying amounts of time. The 45% wheat content is unique for bourbons, leading to a sweet, smooth profile, despite its high proof.

Notes of fall spices, heavily toasted marshmallow, and pecan pie.

Awards:

Not yet submitted

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 51% corn, 45% wheat, 4% malted barley (foraged)

Distillation Method: Column-distilled

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 1–4 American white oak barrels. New, 53-gallon light, medium, and heavily toasted American white oak barrels.

Barrel Fill Proof: 116 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at Cask Strength to preserve maximum flavor. Non chill-filtered & no color added

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Fiddler Toasted Rye

Our nod to the rye profile most people think of when they think of American rye whiskey, each batch is at least six years old. Mash bill varies by batch, allowing us to showcase flavorful ryes from across the country and “fiddle with” them in toasted barrels to our specifications.

Notes of butterscotch, nutmeg, rich oak

Awards:

Not yet submitted

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: Varies by batch (listed on label)

Distillation Method: Column-distilled

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 1–4 American white oak barrels. New, 53-gallon light, medium, and heavily toasted American white oak barrels.

Barrel Fill Proof: 108-120 proof, depending on batch

Bottling Details: Bottled at Cask Strength to preserve maximum flavor. Non chill-filtered & no color added

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Resurgens Rye

A revival of the Appalachian-style ryes of yore, made from 100% malted rye (rather than unmalted rye and corn like most ryes). The result is a smooth, chocolatey rye that sips smooth & complex.

Notes of chocolate, graham cracker & apricot.

Awards:

Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2021 (86 proof)

Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2020 (Cask Strength)

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 100% malted rye, including 4% chocolate malted rye

Distillation Method: Double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills

Barrel Type: New, 30- and 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels.

Barrel Fill Proof: 110-115 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at 86 proof after slow-dilution proof-down, except Cask Strength version. Non chill-filtered & no color added

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Hunker Vodka

Our collaboration with Athens, Georgia’s Classic City Collective to donate a portion of proceeds from each bottle sold to general NIL efforts of our founders’ alma mater, providing a Georgia-distilled alternative to Tito’s, which donated $20 million to UT-Austin athletic facilities.

Awards:

Not yet submitted

Vital Stats:

Base: Distilled from 100% Midwest corn

Distillation Method: Seven-times distilled and passing over more than 20 plates.

Bottling Details: Activated-carbon-filtered and bottled at 80 proof after slow-dilution proof down.

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Winterville Gin

Named after Athens-area’s Winterville, Georgia, where our CEO grew up, Winterville Gin includes thirteen botanicals, including Winterville’s city flower, marigold. Clocking in at a smooth and mixable 95 proof, Winterville tones down the juniper in traditional dry gins in favor of citrus and floral notes.

Awards:

Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

Vital Stats:

Botanicals: Angelica Root, Anise, Cardamom, Coriander, Cucumber, Grapefruit, Hyssop, Juniper, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Marigold, Pepper

Distillation Method: Vapor-infusion

Proof: 95

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Maris Otter Single Malt

Part of our Ameireaganach Series of Single Malts, Maris Otter is an unpeated, single varietal single malt that we distilled from the “holy grail” of brewing malts, Maris Otter, known for its pale, malty character. The Cask Strength version was named the World’s Best Craft Whiskey in 2020.

Notes of candied apple, cardamom, fudge, lemon.

Awards:

World’s Best Craft Whiskey, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2020

Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2020

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 100% Maris Otter barley malt, the “holy grail” of brewing malts

Distillation Method: Double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels.

Barrel Fill Proof: 110-116 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at Cask Strength. Non chill-filtered & no color added.

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Duality Double Malt

Georgia's 1st-Ever Double Gold Medal Whiskey, Duality is also the world's 1st whiskey to mash, ferment & distill malted rye and malted barley in the same batch. It drinks like a rye, with the finish of a smoky single malt.

Notes of honey, toffee, stone fruit, and a dusting of smoke.

Awards:

Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2018

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 50% rye malt, 50% cherry-smoked barley malt

Distillation Method: Double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills, with the feints of our Tire Fire Heavily Peated Single Malt incorporated

Barrel Type: New, 30- and 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels, plus used, 30- and 53-gallon Duality Double Malt barrels

Barrel Fill Proof: 105-120 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at 88 proof after slow-dilution proof-down, except Cask Strength version. Non chill-filtered & no color added.

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Duality Double Malt (Cask Strength)

Georgia's 1st-Ever Double Gold Medal Whiskey, Duality is also the world's 1st whiskey to mash, ferment & distill malted rye and malted barley in the same batch. It drinks like a rye, with the finish of a smoky single malt.

Notes of caramel, cherry, vanilla, and a dusting of smoke.

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 50% rye malt, 50% cherry-smoked barley malt

Distillation Method: Double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills, with the feints of our Tire Fire Heavily Peated Single Malt incorporated

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels

Barrel Fill Proof: 105-120 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at 88 proof after slow-dilution proof-down, except Cask Strength version. Non chill-filtered & no color added.

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Druid Hill Irish-Style Whiskey

Crafted in the old Irish tradition with 30% unmalted barley and 70% malted barley grown by a 6th generation family farm in County Louth, Ireland, Druid Hill is an American nod to the pure pot still Irish whiskies of yore.

Notes of chocolate chip cookie dough, fig preserves, honey.

Awards:

Double Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2021

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 70% malted barley, 30% unmalted barley from a 6th generation family farm in County Louth, Ireland, just north of Dublin

Distillation Method: Triple-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels.

Barrel Fill Proof: 115-125 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at 98 proof after slow-dilution proof-down. Non chill-filtered & no color added.

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Tire Fire Rum Cask Peated Single Malt

At 45 ppm phenol content, Tire Fire has the type of peat you find in Islay-style single malts. Distilled from 100% heavily peated malt from Inverness, Scotland, we then mature Tire Fire in new, charred oak for a unique twist, and finish it in Georgia’s own Richland Rum Distillery single estate rum casks for the final few months of aging to lend a smooth-sailing, tropical note to the mix.

Notes of creme brulee, coconut, grilled pineapple, and smoke.

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

Vital Stats:

Mash Bill: 100% heavily peated malted barley; 45 ppm phenol content; malted in Inverness, Scotland

Distillation Method: Double-distilled, our Vendome copper pot stills, with a later tails cut to capture more phenolic content

Barrel Type: New, 53-gallon, char 3 & 4 American white oak barrels; finished in used 53-gallon Richland Rum casks

Barrel Fill Proof: 108-115 proof

Bottling Details: Bottled at 91 proof after slow-dilution proof-down, except for Cask Strength and Rum Cask-finished versions. Non chill-filtered & no color added

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Bustletown Voka

After years of establishing a reputation for quality making whiskey, we introduced Bustletown Vodka by popular demand. The first spirit distilled at our ASW at The Battery Atlanta location, Bustletown is seven-times distilled for as smooth, refined, and pure a vodka as you’ll find.

Awards:

Gold Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022

91 Points, International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2021

Vital Stats:

Base: Distilled from 100% Midwest corn

Distillation Method: Seven-times distilled and passing over more than 20 plates.

Bottling Details: Activated-carbon-filtered and bottled at 80 proof after slow-dilution proof down.

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