Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon
Kings County Distillery is among the very first craft distillers to release a style of whiskey that can be considered the highest class of American Whiskey. Bottled-in-Bond is a designation that refers to American whiskeys (and some brandies) that are distilled, aged, and bottled entirely at one distillery, from barrels filled in one season, by one distiller. Furthermore, the whiskey must be at least four years old and bottled at precisely 100 proof. In the old days, this was a way to protect the consumer from brands that were merely bottling up whiskey from other distilleries and blending or adulterating that whiskey. In an era when consumers still sometimes have a hard time knowing exactly where their whiskeys actually come from, bottled-in-bond best expresses the advantages we enjoy by making all our whiskey in-house from grain to bottle.
This fall 2025 release is a 9-year-old black label distillery-exclusive bourbon with our high-malt mashbill. A single barrel from the Fall 2015 distilling season, this barrel has aged for 20 seasons (bottled-in-bond designates two seasons: Spring and Fall). As our Bottled-in-Bond has evolved to showcase the best of our aged inventory that shows well at lower proof, this is one of the highlights of the category from any distillery. A nose of layered oak with tart cherry, white tea, cranberry biscotti, gives way to a rich palate of Pomegranate, sponge cake, Tahitian vanilla bean, vine fruit, and a warming finish of almond, lanolin, and balanced tannins. Black label whiskeys represent the top 1% of our inventory, and this Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Single Barrel is exceptional and rare.
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Tasting Notes
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.
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