Small Batch Will Join The Brand’s Flagship Rye, Bourbon, and Double Oak Whiskey as Core Products; Each Unique Batch to be Bottled In Bond
The team at Chicken Cock Whiskey is back at it with another new release. This time, their adding to their core lineup of products with the addition of a new Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon. “Small Batch” is a term that has been thrown around historically and stretched to the outer limits of what is a “small batch”. However, Gregg Snyder has committed to a maximum Batch size of 10 barrels for each release. Best part is, the new releases will all be Bottled in Bond and bottled at 100 proof. For more info on the new release, check out the full details below.
Fast Facts about Small Batch Bourbon
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Bottled in Bond
- Mashbill: undisclosed
- Batch Size: Batch 1 = 6 Barrels
- Proof: 100 (50% ABV)
- Age: 5 Years
- Price: $69.99
- Availability: Limited release; future batches in with feature unique flavor profiles.
Full Details on Small Batch Bottled in Bond:
BARDSTOWN, KY – Chicken Cock Whiskey introduces its new Small Batch Bourbon line to accompany its staple products Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey and Double Oak Kentucky Whiskey.
Born out of the desire to create true small-batch whiskeys with big flavor that live up to the high-quality standards the Chicken Cock brand has been known for since 1856, the line will feature an ongoing series of one-of-a-kind bourbon batches. All batches will be bottled-in-bond at 100 proof (50% ABV) but will have their own unique maturation timeline and barrel aging locations in the rick house, resulting in stand-alone flavor profiles.
Chicken Cock Whiskey’s Master Distiller Gregg Snyder will select less than ten barrels for each batch, pulling from some of the finest barrels in the brand’s inventory. Each batch will only be available for a limited time; once one batch is gone, it will be replaced with another distinct expression. The bourbons will be distinguishable by the batch number and the respective number of barrels in each batch marked on every Prohibition-era apothecary-style bottle.
Somewhere between the 1990’s and now, small batch whiskeys have lost their ‘smallness’.
Gregg Snyder
We wanted to create a line of bourbons that is truly special, with offerings that are worth collecting and savoring.
Our true small batch bourbon equals Big Flavor!
Batch 1 utilized six five-year-aged barrels from the 2nd and 5th floor of the Bardstown, KY rick house. See below for the tasting notes for this specific batch.
- Aromas: Orange zest, vanilla pastry, clove, candied ginger
- Flavor notes: Palate-coating flavor of butterscotch, honey, vanilla custard, orange peel
- Finish notes: Apricot, vanilla extract, toffee, red apple skin
Bourbon lovers can purchase the product (SRP $69.99) through online retailers such as Caskers, Flaviar, Total Wine and Reserve Bar or in stores wherever Chicken Cock Whiskey’s core products are sold.
About Chicken Cock Whiskey:
In 1856, James A. Miller established the Chicken Cock Whiskey brand in Paris, KY after his successful venture producing his celebrated J.A. Miller’s Old Bourbon, which dates back to the late 1830s. In the decades that followed, Chicken Cock Whiskey quickly became a nationally distributed brand that was synonymous with a high-quality reputation and was the first brand in Bourbon County to ship its whiskey internationally.
In 2012, Matti Anttila, Grain & Barrel Spirits CEO, rediscovered the brand and set out to resurrect it to its high-quality reputation and celebrated past. Since then, Chicken Cock Whiskey has become one of the most rapidly growing whiskey brands with its award-winning Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Kentucky Straight Rye whiskey releases, along with multiple highly sought-after limited releases, which are made in partnership with Bardstown Bourbon Company as part of its collaborative distillation program.
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