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Whiskey Quickie: King of Kentucky 2023 Bourbon Review

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4.9866 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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On this Whiskey Quickie by Bourbon Pursuit, we review King of Kentucky. This 16 year old bourbon is 125.8 proof and $300 MSRP. Let us know what you think. Cheers!DISCLAIMER: The whiskey in this review was provided to us at no cost courtesy of the spirit producer. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is our honest opinion based on what we tasted. Please drink responsibly.

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0:41.8

Everybody, welcome back.

0:43.0

It's another whiskey quickie.

0:47.3

And today we're looking at the King of Kentucky.

0:55.1

I feel like I should bring out the trumpets and the like all the knights with their joust.

0:59.5

It's like Robin Hood when they come out.

1:09.8

All right. So this year is this sixth edition of it. And if you don't know much about the history of King of Kentucky or I've never heard of it,

1:11.3

this was established actually back in 1881 as a Kentucky straight bourbon, and Brown Forman acquired the brand back in 1936

1:16.9

from selected Kentucky distillers, but by 1940 it was converted into a blended whiskey until it was

1:23.2

discontinued in 1968. However, in 2018, Brown formed revived the label, paying homage to the

1:28.9

brand's past. And so this year's expression is a 16-year-old Kentucky Strait Bourbon. 51 barrels

1:35.0

came from one production date in July 19th of 2007, and all barrels were aged in Warehouse

1:41.3

G. This sample we have is 125.8 proof. Approximately only 3,800 bottles will

1:48.1

ever be produced and will be available with a suggested retail price of $300. Okay. Well, I mean,

1:55.9

that's probably fair for the price. Is it fair? This is more than fair. Yeah.

2:01.8

You're right.

2:02.5

It's more than fair.

2:05.5

This is more rare than Pappy 23.

2:06.8

That's true.

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