Kings County Distillery Barrel Strength Bourbon Whiskey 375ml Bottle

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Kings County Distillery

Barrel Strength Bourbon Whiskey 375ml

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Situated along the banks of the East River, Kings County Distillery is New York City's oldest operating whiskey distillery and the first distillery in New York City since Prohibition. Wedged between Williamsburg and Vinegar Hill, Colin Spoelman and David Haskell, the master distillers at Kings County, make hand-crafted bourbon and moonshine out of the 113-year old Paymaster Building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A typewriter the two distillers found on the sidewalk in Williamsburg is used to make the labels that adorn their clear, flask-like bottles, while a hairdryer (made by Revlon) is used to afix each bottle seal. Handwritten scrawls on a chalkboard keep track of different batches, and mesh laundry bags are used as strainers. Kings County Bourbon is made from a mash of 70% organic, cracked corn that Spoelman and Haskell source from the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, and 30% barley. After milling and mashing the grains, the wash is slowly fermented at their distillery in blue tanks that resemble oil drums and then double-pot distilled. Haskell and Spoelman use the first alcohol produced from each batch — the "head" — as a disinfectant and sell the used mash to a pig farmer who uses it as feed. "I still don't understand why it doesn't make the pigs drunk," Haskell says. After distilling the wash, Kings County Barrel-Strength Straight Bourbon is aged in five-gallon, charred American oak barrels upstairs at the Kings County distillery, which provides direct exposure to sunlight and encourages maximum interaction between the whiskey and the wood. This special barrel-strength bottling has been taken from some of the oldest barrels at the distillery (aged between two and four years) and is bottled at a robust 122 to 126 proof — one of the highest proofs of any American craft whiskey. As a result, Kings County Barrel-Strength Straight Bourbon has an aroma of clover honey, cornbread and spicy peppers. The palate is full of toffee, corn flakes and even coconut, and leads to a hearty finish accented by baked apples and caramel. Once the bourbon has been distilled, it is bottled, labeled and sealed by hand.…

Beverage type:

Bourbon Whiskey

Alcohol Level:

61%

Bottle size:

375ml bottle Single

Product Origin:

New York

Tastes like:

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About the brand

Established in 2010 by partners David Haskill, a magazine editor, and co-founder/Master Distiller Colin Spoelman, a Yale-educated ex-architect with roots in Kentucky - Kings County Distillery is cited as the first distillery opened in New York City since Prohibition. Recently awarded the title of the #2 Craft Bourbon by American wine critic and New York Times writer Eric Asimov, this relatively unknown yet not to be underestimated craft whiskey brand distills its own spirits exclusively and offers several products including; Peated Bourbon, Empire Bourbon, Bib Bourbon, and King's County Chocolate Whiskey. Kings County has gone on to win multiple awards and was named the Distillery of the Year by the American Distilling Institute in 2016, and continues to offer innovatively crafted whiskey using various tried and true distilling practices from various cultures - from Scottish to American. The result is a product that exhibits true, undeniable quality in every drop.

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Posted on Feb 4th, 2024

Good bourbon, fast delivery, great service! Thank you!

Posted on Feb 26th, 2023

Tasting Notes

Nose

Cherry tobacco, clove, flapjacks and a hint of sawdust.

Taste

Milky coffee, Cinnamon Toast Crunch (it's an American cereal, and it's great), buttered cornbread and a hint of pear.

Finish

Lingering peppery spice.

How We Pack

Sustainable Packing

Our packaging materials are made of 100% recyclable materials. From our cardboard boxes to our biodegradable wrap, everything in our shipments can be recycled (except the drinks of course!).

Packed With Care

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