Kings County Distillery Whiskey Gift Set (Empire Rye/Bottle in Bond Bourbon/Barrel Strength Bourbon)

This gift set includes three delicious products from Kings County Distillery including their Empire Rye, Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, and their Barrel Strength Bourbon!

Part of a broader project with other New York distillers, Kings County Empire Rye whiskey is made from 80% New York grown Danko rye and 20% english barley malt and is aged 2 years in charred oak barrels. With notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, maple, mint, and cut grass with a finish of warm bread and holiday spice, this is a more flavorful rye than some of its commercial peers. Released at 102 proof, this is a potent entry into a much-loved category. 

Kings County 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 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. Highly allocated but available everywhere.

Clocking in at 116-128 proof depending on the batch, Kings County Barrel-Strength Bourbon is pulled from older barrels than our flagship bourbon, aged any where from two to almost five+ years.  Many enthusiasts prefer whskey straight from the barrel, which allows the drinker to add ice or water to taste. Smooth and bold.