Tim Piersant

Founder and CEO

Tim Piersant, Founder and CEO, Chattanooga Whiskey

Born and raised in Chattanooga, TN, Tim founded Chattanooga Whiskey in 2011 with a mission to bring back "Whiskey to the People." Following a multi-year law-changing fight, Tim and his team won the right to distill whiskey in Chattanooga for the first time in 100 years.

In 2015, Tim tapped the company’s first Head Distiller, Grant McCracken, and established the city’s first distillery since 1915 - the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery. Today, the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery, a top Chattanooga tourist attraction, is the only standalone experimental distillery in the country, and has produced nearly 400 unique bourbon barrels since its inception.

In 2017, Tim and his team established the Chattanooga Whiskey Riverfront Distillery, a 46,000 square foot production facility that distills and ages 2,000 barrels annually, providing distribution to 16 states across the South and Midwest. In 2023, Chattanooga Whiskey received “Craft Producer of The Year - Worldwide” by Icons of Whisky - Whisky Magazine.

Today, Tim leads as CEO and Founder of Chattanooga Whiskey, which is regarded as one of the premier craft whiskey brands in the US and the top selling craft brand in Tennessee, employing 40 people, producing 80,000 cases per year, and hosting 40,000 visitors per year.