Legislative hurdles? Jumped.  Corn?  Mashed.  Here we go, via the Atlanta Business Chronicle…

Four years in the making, Independent Distilling Co. recently launched in a small warehouse on East College Avenue in Decatur, just a few steps from Blue Tarp Brewing.

So far, it’s been a love of labor for founders Michael Anderson, a fundraiser for Zoo Atlanta, and Tommy Williams, an entrepreneur with a background in franchising.

But now the pair is preparing to ship out its first batch of corn whiskey. It’s named Hellbender after an endangered Georgia salamander.

The team also plans to produce rye whiskey and rum.

The AJC reported back in January that a new craft distillery was planning to open in Decatur this fall.

As the temperature drops into the mid-40s and Decaturites start thinking about fall festivals and craft porters and local apple varietals, This item pops up on the Decatur City Commission’s agenda for this evening…

The Police Department recommends issuance of an alcoholic beverage license for a retail dealer – manufacture of distilled spirits be issued to Thomas J. Williams for Independent Distilling Company, LLC, 731 East College Avenue, Unit D.