Chicken Cock Whiskey Debuts Wheated Bourbon
The historic Chicken Cock Whiskey brand, which dates back to 1856, has introduced its first-ever wheated bourbon. The new release marks a significant addition to the brand's core portfolio and its first wheated mash bill.
By swapping rye for wheat as the secondary grain in its mash bill, Chicken Cock's new bourbon achieves a softer, sweeter, and smoother flavor profile than its rye-based counterparts. This wheated recipe is known for producing more approachable and easy-drinking whiskeys. The new bourbon is bottled at 94 proof (47% ABV) and aged for about five years in new, charred American oak barrels in Kentucky. Its mash bill consists of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. Tasting notes for the new release include honeyed wheat bread, vanilla, caramel, and toffee. This release places Chicken Cock in the company of other well-known wheated bourbon brands such as Maker's Mark, W.L. Weller, Larceny, and Old Fitzgerald. By using wheat, the natural sweetness of the corn in the mash bill becomes more prominent. The Chicken Cock brand dates back to 1856 in Paris, Kentucky. During Prohibition, it gained notoriety as the house whiskey of the Cotton Club in Harlem, where it was often smuggled in tin cans. After a distillery fire in the 1950s, the brand became dormant for decades before being revived.
