Source: Dettlin 1867
DETTLING 1867
Alabama
F.X Dettling was founded in 1867 by Franz-Xaver Dettling in Brunnen, Switzerland. Over 150 years later the DETTLING distillery remains in operation at the original location producing the most awarded Kirsch in the world. Big Escambia Spirits licensed the DETTLING trademark for whiskey, starting a new chapter in a storied family brand.
Founded in early 2014 by Seth and Vicki Dettling, Big Escambia Spirits set out to build a family owned distillery capable of challenging our favorite spirit categories, with exceptional ingredients and processes. Big Escambia Spirits is currently building additional capacity to meet future needs. Big Escambia Spirits staff currently handle the final third of the agricultural process, while moving towards a 100% in house farming operation in the near future.
The heart of any Bourbon is corn. It is paramount to have great corn as the starting point. We are fortunate to be located in the extreme southern corn belt with our climate and soils being ideal for this task. From the many corn varieties tested, we selected a special conventional non-gmo corn seed. Our flavor grains come from the craft beer and baking worlds. We use grains from Germany, Chile, USA, and Canada. With all of our Straight Bourbon Whiskeys a majority of the grains are grown here in Alabama. Only full-sized barrels crafted from multi-year air cured American Oak staves are used for all of our whiskeys. We take no short cuts at any point in the process. The extreme Alabama heat does the rest!