<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d5ada60/2147483647/strip/false/crop/275x183+0+0/resize/275x183!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwutc%2Ffiles%2F202009%2FGate11.jpg" alt="Bottles from Gate 11 Distillery">Bill Lee and his wife Wanda opened Gate 11 Distillery last year in the Chattanooga Choo Choo.It’s only the second distillery to open in the city since Prohibition more than a century ago - and Bill says the editors of USA Today recently nominated Gate 11 as one of the top new distilleries in the country.

Bill Lee and his wife Wanda opened Gate 11 Distillery last year in the Chattanooga Choo Choo. It’s only the second distillery to open in the city since Prohibition more than a century ago - and Bill says the editors of USA Today recently nominated Gate 11 as one of the top new distilleries in the country.

Bill Lee and his wife Wanda opened Gate 11 Distillery last year in the Chattanooga Choo Choo.It’s only the second distillery to open in the city since Prohibition more than a century ago - and Bill says the editors of USA Today recently nominated Gate 11 as one of the top new distilleries in the country.&nbsp;

A Spirited Rise For A Choo-Choo Distillery

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