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Chicken Cock is coming out with a new middle aged release, Chicken Cock 10 Year Old Double Barrel Bourbon. Master Distiller and 40+ year veteran Gregg Snyder of Grain & Barrel selected twelve barrels of 10 year old bourbon, marrying two barrels at a time to create a perfectly balanced, extremely smooth, small batch bourbon. So, in this instance the “double barrel” refers not to a new barrel finish, but to the two barrels batched together.
Featuring the Pre-prohibition Era Style Bottle with sipping glass cap, similar to what was used in the previous Chicken Cock 10 Year Old, this whiskey was made with a mash bill of 70% corn, 21% rye and 9% malted barley, the whiskey was distilled at MGP in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and aged and bottled in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Chicken Cock Whiskey’s future stock is now being produced at the Bardstown Bourbon Company (BBCo) in the bourbon capital of the world. Through BBCo’s collaborative distilling program, Grain & Barrel’s Gregg Snyder will collaborate with Bourbon Hall of Fame Master Distiller Steve Nally and BBCo’s first-class distilling team, to produce its high-quality, small-batch whiskey, bourbon, and rye for many years to come. BBCo and G&B concluded their first distillation of 616 barrels at the end of August.
“From the day I discovered Chicken Cock Whiskey, my goal was to eventually return the brand to its ancestral home,” said Matti Anttila, CEO of Grain & Barrel Spirits. ”The historic brand is now officially 100% back home in Kentucky, a mere 80 miles from Paris, where its story began 162 years ago. The legend of Chicken Cock never died. In fact, we believe that the brand’s best years are still ahead of it.”
Only 330 cases of the 10-Year-Old Double Barrel Bourbon limited-edition release will be available beginning this month in select markets including CO, GA, FL, KY, NY, SC and TN. The suggested retail price for a 750ml bottle is $250, which may vary by market.
