Apple Pie Brandy/Whiskey

[sttifyd35]

Hi guys! Im interested in doing an apple pie brandy/whiskey. Im going to do a corn mash. When it comes down to running it, i was going to use 2 thump kegs. One will have some of the wash with cut up apples, the other some of the wash with cinnamon sticks. My second idea would be to distill a hard cider instead of corn and do essentially the same process. Any thoughts of experiences?