H Clark Distillery

We visited H Clark Distillery, Williamson County’s 1^st Distillery in over 100 years, and have nothing but good things to say! My wife and I scheduled a tour online which I would recommend because it is a micro distillery and can only accommodate 6 people on a tour/​tasting at a time. Heath, the owner, was expecting us when we arrived and gave us a personal tour. Heath was very passionate about his craft and indulged every question we had. We were able to see and taste the different products through the distilling process which gave us a great appreciation for the amount of work that goes into making these spirits. After the tour Heath gave us a tasting of the 2 spirits that are currently available to purchase. The 1^st was an unaged Oatmeal/​Rye Stout whisky. *Please do not confuse an unaged micro distilled TN whisky with its East TN cousin moonshine, as they couldn’t be much different. The Oatmeal Stout whisky was a blend of Oats, Rye, Corn, Barley and then brewed with TN lime water. The 2^nd spirit we tried was a TN dry Gin. The Gin was very dry and had a complex flavor of juniper, coriander, and citrus. This is the type of Gin that could be drank with only a squeeze of orange and a dash of bitters. H Clark purchased their hand made brandy still from Portugal which gives their whiskey a smoother mouth feel than any Whiskey/​Bourbon I’ve tried. There are multiple bourbons ageing but were not available to purchase as they were still not mature. I can assure you though I’ll be first in line when they are!