Chicken Cock Whiskey Announces Miller’s Reserve American Whiskey
Chicken Cock Whiskey has announced its latest limited edition release, Miller’s Reserve American Whiskey.
Miller’s Reserve is a blend of four 8–10 year old American Whiskeys bordering the Ohio River, and pays tribute to barrels that Chicken Cock Whiskey founder James A. Miller lost in a steamer accident in 1860.
In 1860, James A. Miller’s thriving whiskey operation for Chicken Cock Whiskey in Paris, Kentucky, had earned a widespread reputation for exceptional spirits. His barrels traveled across the nation via vital trade routes like the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the bustling port of New Orleans. But on January 27th, disaster struck. A shipment of 475 uninsured barrels aboard the transport steamer A.O. Tyler collided with the wreckage of a previous vessel. The steamer sank, taking every barrel with it, leaving Miller’s prized whiskey to saturate the river and seep into the soil of the bordering lands.
Miller’s Reserve is crafted from a 10 year Double Oak Kentucky Whiskey, 8 year High Rye Bourbon from Indiana, 8 year Wheated Bourbon from West Virginia, and 10 year Wheated Bourbon from Ohio. All four whiskeys were blended in Bardstown, KY, and bottled at 57.5% ABV (115 proof), resulting in a whiskey described as having notes of “caramel, fig, toasted oak, and a rye-spiced finish.”
Miller’s Reserve will be debuting at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, with the official launch party taking place at Chicken Cock’s Brand Home, Circa 1856, on Saturday, September 6th. Miller’s Reserve will also be available online for a suggested retail price of $99.99.
Source: Chicken Cock Whiskey.