August 15th & 16th Tennessee Distilling Class- For Class Details Click Image

Tennessee Experience Details

📍 Located at Old Tennessee Distilling Company 3605 Outdoor Sportsman Pl, Kodak, TN 37764
📅 Two-Day Class
👩🏫 Instruction led by Amanda Bryant
🍽️ Lunch provided both days + Sunday evening gathering & ongoing consulting

Day One: Mash, Fermentation & Foundation Tennessee Whiskey

We begin in the distillery tasting room with introductions and a relaxed icebreaker before diving into the foundation of Whiskey & Moonshine: the mash.

You’ll receive a detailed course handbook and begin building your understanding from the ground up.

Topics & Hands-On Work Include:

• What defines spirits, focus on Tennessee Whiskey

• Mash bill development and grain selection

• Cooking a mash from start to finish

• Temperature control, timing, and technique

• Understanding gravity and fermentable sugar balance

• Enzymes, conversion, and saccharification

• Yeast selection, propagation, and fermentation strategy

• Creating an ideal fermentation environment

• Troubleshooting common fermentation issues

We’ll also weave in the History Moonshine & American distilling, from colonial distilling through Prohibition and into modern craft production.

Lunch provided midday
We continue through the afternoon with deeper fermentation work and discussion.

5:00 PM: Wrap-Up & Open Discussion

Day Two: Distillation & Spirit Development

Day two brings you behind the scenes inside Hosting Distillery for a full distillation experience.

We’ll move from fermented mash to finished spirit, walking through every stage of the run together.

Topics & Demonstrations Include:

• Distillery safety and best practices

• Equipment design and function

• Straining and preparing mash for distillation

• Heat sources and managing a run

• Understanding vapor path and reflux

• Tour of Hosting Distillery Old Tennessee Distilling Co. & Moonshine Museum

As the still comes to life, we dive deeper into the craft:

• Making cuts: fore shots, heads, hearts, and tails

• Nosing, tasting, and sensory development

• Blending and shaping a final spirit

• Proofing and tempering

• Barreling and finishing techniques

• Reading a bead and understanding alcohol structure

• Help Make Your Own Bottle!

You’ll experience the full run, from first heat through the tails, with time for questions, observation, and hands-on involvement.

Lunch provided during the run

Closing Experience

We finish the day with a private tasting session featuring a range of Tennessee Distilling Company whiskeys and products, connecting everything you’ve learned back to flavor and finished product. Then, You Take home a bottle we make in class! The evening concludes with a gathering in the tasting room, conversation, and a chance to share stories and insights with the group.

What’s Included

• Two full days of hands-on instruction

• Lunch both days

• Private tasting experience at Stoll & Wolfe Distillery

• Printed course handbook

• Certificate of Completion

• Take-home spirit sample (where permitted)

• Continued access to guidance and consulting after the class

• Invitation to our growing distilling community

Important Notes

• Class size is intentionally limited to maintain a high-quality, personal experience

• Only registered participants may attend instructional portions

• All activities are conducted in accordance with federal and Pennsylvania regulations

• Guests are responsible for their own transportation; safe travel arrangements are strongly encouraged

Travel & Accommodations

Participants are responsible for lodging, but we’re happy to recommend nearby accommodations.

Reserve Your Seat

This is a limited offering and part of a special collaboration; we expect it to fill quickly.

Join us for a weekend of real distilling, real history, and a deeper connection to the craft.

Come learn the tradition.
Come experience the process.
Come make Tennessee Whiskey with us.

Must Be 21 Years of Age To Attend