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King of Kentucky
King of Kentucky is a historic brand of straight bourbon whiskey, first bottled in 1881. It is currently part of the portfolio of the Brown-Foreman Corporation who acquired it from Selected KY Distillers in 1936. The company marketed it until 1968, shelving it for fifty years until resurrecting it in 2018 as a range of premium single barrel bottlings.
The brand is available as an annual batch release of between roughly 30-40 barrels. All are bottled at cask strength and distilled from a mash bill of 79% corn, 11% rye and 10% malted barley.
1936-present
1881
1936
1968
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
King of Kentucky brand is first sold in America.
Brown-Foreman acquire brand from Selected KY Distillers.
Brand is discontinued.
Brand is relaunched as a range of premium single barrels.
Inaugural release features 16 barrels.
Second annual release features 27 barrels.
Third annual release is drawn from 32 barrels.
Fourth annual release is drawn from 33 barrels.
Fifth annual release is a batch of 43 barrels.
