Adaptation: the Building and the Block – Tennessee Stillhouse

This story was originally published in the April/May 2015 issue of Chattanooga Magazine.

…Tennessee Stillhouse owner, Tim Piersant, is delighted to have opened in the new location. “This is the home of the first legal still in Chattanooga for exactly 100 years,” he says. It is also the official tasting room for the Chattanooga Whiskey brand. The store opened in March. Piersant engaged a number of local craftsmen to refine the vintage look and enhance the customer experience. His team of John Carr, distillery experience manager, Mike Robinson, director of operations and Grant McCracken, head distiller, assure that customers keep coming back. Mia Littlefoot handles public relations and social media campaigns.

Matt Sears of Haskell Sears Design did the interior buildout. Salvaged siding and cabinetry line the brick walls, where gift items, souvenirs, tee shirts and ball caps are displayed. A copper-plated counter stands in front of a curtain of woven barrel stays, framing the interior window of the boutique distillery. Through the window one sees the 100-gallon Vendome still, made by Vendome Copper and Brassworks of Louisville, Kentucky. The long bar area in the back accommodates about 75-100 people. Tennessee Stillhouse Creative Director, Rich Abercrombie painted a mural from vintage archived material depicting Repeal Prohibition Day held in NYC on the back wall of the store…

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