2025 King of Kentucky Bourbon Review: 17-Year Majesty
This is one of those bottles that makes me want to say to Chris Morris, “Just do more of this, please. Lots more of it.”
This is one of those bottles that makes me want to say to Chris Morris, “Just do more of this, please. Lots more of it.”
Where long-aged Scotches deliver abundant delicate fruit and flowers, this intense KoK is like breathing in the aromas of a fresh box of Russell Stover candy while walking through a cigar shop downwind from a BBQ joint.
This year’s release of 63 barrels came from the production dates July 19, 2007, and November 15, 2007. All the barrels were aged in Warehouses G and J at the Brown-Forman Distillery.
Wes Henderson retired recently from Angel’s Envy, the whiskey brand he and his father, the late Lincoln Henderson created. Retirement didn’t suit Wes well, though,… Read More
The nose is huge, leading with that unmistakable Brown-Forman yeast note that’s fruity, candied, floral and tropical. Browned biscuits, cinnamon, dark chocolate (yeah, it flirts with Mexican hot chocolate), confectioner’s sugar, old oak and licorice.
What do you call a distillery with no brands of its own? A contract (or custom) distiller creates whiskies for its clients, and many of… Read More

King of Kentucky Bourbon Releases Sixth Edition 16-Year old Release Hits Shelves This Fall Brown-Forman’s King of Kentucky, a super-premium straight bourbon, is returning this year with the release of its sixth edition. Hitting shelves mid- October, the limited-edition expression will mark the sixth anniversary for the brand. The 2023 expression is a 16-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon, featuring a premium embossed label with a […]
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Actors Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder discovered their friendship and a mutual love of Bourbon on the set of “The Vampire Diaries” television series. Once the show ended, they decided to launch their own Bourbon brand, Brother’s Bond, and it’s become one of the fastest-growing new Bourbon brands on the market over the last 18 months. While Wesley’s acting career now has him portraying the iconic character of James T. Kirk on “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” Somerhalder is practically a full-time whiskey blender. The Bourbon “brothers” join us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, the Kentucky Bourbon Read More »
Since we’re just a mere two weeks out from Bourbon Heritage Month I thought it would be a nice change of pace to do a video review of two of the most recent brand releases – the 2022 Yellowstone Limited Edition and the 2022 King of Kentucky 15-Year. F…

Brown-Forman’s upcoming “King of Kentucky” super-premium limited edition annual release is swinging its royal saber with the utmost authority. There will not be one, but TWO limited offerings for the 2022 release, a 15 year and 18 year bourbon, each at barrel strength 130 proof. The 15 year will be available be mostly in KY […]
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