{"id":71,"date":"2020-11-30T04:38:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T04:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:29:03","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/?page_id=71","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-position-center-center is-style-default\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-716\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chapline-Distillery-by-Fourteen-Robots-28-scaled.gif\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chapline-Distillery-by-Fourteen-Robots-28-scaled.gif 2560w, https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chapline-Distillery-by-Fourteen-Robots-28-scaled-600x400.gif 600w, https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chapline-Distillery-by-Fourteen-Robots-28-300x200.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading  root-eb-advance-heading-fyveywq\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-fyveywq \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-fyveywq button-1 undefined\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-fyveywq\"><h2 class=\"eb-ah-title\"><span class=\"first-title\">About Us<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"eb-ah-separator line\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading  root-eb-advance-heading-lce40p4\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-lce40p4 \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-lce40p4 button-1 undefined\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-lce40p4\"><h2 class=\"eb-ah-title\"><span class=\"first-title\">Who is Chapline Distillery?<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"eb-ah-subtitle\">We are a true grain-to-glass nanodistillery, focused on making exceptional single-barrel bourbon, bottled at 110 proof. The white corn that is the soul of our product is locally grown, and other grains are sourced from local suppliers. We strive for sustainability wherever possible, reusing 100% of cooling water, and recycling spent grains as livestock feed. We are constantly developing ideas, most recently our limoncello and a pure vanilla extract, both of which are uniquely made with whiskey. We are veteran-owned and veteran-friendly. We love sharing a drink with our friends, our families, our neighbors, and you.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading  root-eb-advance-heading-xa57qfe\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-xa57qfe \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-xa57qfe button-1 undefined\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-xa57qfe\"><h2 class=\"eb-ah-title\"><span class=\"first-title\">Meet Mike<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"eb-ah-subtitle\">Mike Chapline is a retired Navy submariner and an experienced IT executive. \u00a0He has led diverse teams around the world. He\u2019s been a leader at HEB Grocery Company and Capital Group Companies.\u00a0 Mike has a passion for making distilled spirits, leveraging his experiences as a nuclear engineer.\u00a0 His goals, rather than being a big distiller, is to make among the best bourbons in Texas, l to mentor others, and to continue to be a lifelong learner.\u00a0 Mike is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Catholic University of America.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mike-hug-still-edited-1024x684.gif\" alt=\"Man hugging bourbon still\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mike-hug-still-edited-1024x684.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mike-hug-still-edited-600x401.gif 600w, https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mike-hug-still-edited-300x200.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mike-hug-still-edited-768x513.gif 768w, https:\/\/www.chaplinedistillery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mike-hug-still-edited-1536x1026.gif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-heading  root-eb-advance-heading-kybv6i2\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advance-heading-kybv6i2 \"><div class=\"eb-advance-heading-wrapper eb-advance-heading-kybv6i2 button-1 undefined\" data-id=\"eb-advance-heading-kybv6i2\"><h2 class=\"eb-ah-title\"><span class=\"first-title\">Why Bourbon?<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"eb-ah-subtitle\">Unlike other whiskeys, bourbon is made only in the U.S., so it is the only true American whiskey. Scotch, Rye, Irish and other whiskeys are great, but they have other \u201cmash bills\u201d or different grains. Bourbon is truly unique and All-American.<br><br>Besides a goal of making a great barrel-strength Texas Bourbon in small batches, the other goal of Chapline Distillery is to become a learning center for bourbon, bourbon tasting and distilling. 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