Description

Kings County Barrel Strength Bourbon

History

Kings County Distillery is New York City’s premier craft distillery and among the most acclaimed small distilleries in the United States. Focused exclusively on whiskeys, Kings County has made a name for its Bourbon, Peated Bourbon, Empire Rye and other creative whiskeys. We never sell whiskey made from any other source.

Kings County’s whiskeys have won numerous awards from the ASCOT Awards, the American Distilling Institute, the American Craft Spirits Association, and the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and have been praised by the New York Times, the New Yorker, Whiskey Advocate and many other sources. Kings County’s whiskeys are always mashed, fermented, distilled, and aged onsite in Brooklyn.

First located in a 325 square-foot room in East Williamsburg, Kings County began as the smallest commercial distillery in the country, with five 24-liter stainless steel stills making whiskey seven days a week, 16 hours a day. In 2012, the distillery moved into the Paymaster Building in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard, just steps from legendary site of the Brooklyn Whiskey Wars of the 1860s and the former distillery district of the waterfront.

Kings County blends distilling practices from a variety of cultures into creative whiskeys that remain traditional while defying convention, using Scottish copper pot stills, open fermentation, and local grains to make American whiskeys that expand the category. One of the preeminent craft distilleries in the United States, the American Distilling Institute named Kings County Distillery of the Year in 2016. The New Orleans Spirits Competition (taking place during Tales of the Cocktail) bestowed this honor on us again in 2023, naming us Distillery of the Year.

Mashbill

We source directly from farmers in NY and maltsters in the UK because we believe that good choices start from the very beginning. We source our grains locally in NY when we can because we believe distinctive ingredients make better whiskey. Here’s a breakdown of what grains goes into making this product.

80% CORN

We source our corn from Lakeview Organic. The same farmer we’ve been using since day one. Klass and Mary-Howell Martens have cultivated a generational farm that grows 100% organic, non-GMO corn right here in the state in the Fingerlakes region.

20% MALTED BARLEY

Our grain comes from Thomas Fawcett Maltsters in the UK. Specifically, we use Golden Promise malted pale barley. Our high-malt mashbill borrows more from Scotch whiskey than traditional bourbons who typically add a flavoring grain such as rye or wheat.

Kings County Barrel Strength Bourbon is blended from older barrels than our flagship bourbon, aged anywhere from four to seven years. Many enthusiasts prefer whiskey undiluted from the barrel, as it offers a more intense concentration of flavor. Bold and complex, this is our most consistently acclaimed limited-release offering. Among many awards, Breaking Bourbon listed it as a “Best Craft Whiskey” of 2020, and UPROXX named it one of the Best Bourbons of 2024.

A house-classic nose of blackberry compote, cooked date, and mahogany leads into a palate full of dark fruit, sandalwood, and leather, with a robust finish of deep char that balances nicely against the initial sweetness of the sip.

Kings County Barrel Strength Bourbon Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Rich and deep amber
• AROMA: Sweet blackberry compote, cooked date, and mahogany
• TASTE: Balanced and full of dark fruit, sandalwood, and leather
• FINISH: Long and robust
• ABV: 67.3%