Ten Year Black Label "Hazmat" Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon
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Our Ten Year Black Label "Hazmat" Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon has a name so superlative it takes 10 words to convey this whiskey in its entirety. Our Black Label whiskeys represent the top 1% of what we produce, and aged more than a full decade, this barrel is the oldest we've released. At 76.6% alcohol by volume, it will appeal to those who like our high proof offerings, and its age statement is definitive for craft, and impressive for all but the most established distillers.
10 Years ago, The Sunday Times declared an end to a deadly Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was handed a suspension for his role in the Deflategate scandal. Barack Obama was still president, and American Pharoah was looking forward to the second leg of the Triple Crown that he would win for the first time since Affirmed in 1978. It was a remarkably different world, and this whiskey spans an era in all of our lives.
Truly a time capsule, this whiskey represents the culmination of our project at Kings County to bring pot still and pre-prohibition production techniques back to American whiskey. I can't think of anything that we have released more emblematic than this single barrel bourbon.
Tasting Notes
Ten Year Black Label "Hazmat" Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon
Pot Distilled
Traditional Techniques
Kings County embraces a variety of whiskey cultures and blends them into creative, distinctive whiskeys. We distill for quality over yield using true pot stills manufacturer in Scotland (Forsyths) and Kentucky (Vendome).
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.
