Chicken Cock Salutes Founder With New Release

Chicken Cock Whiskey has announced its latest limited-edition release, Miller’s Reserve American Whiskey. The expression reclaims the once-lost barrels of its founder James A. Miller, lost in the sinking of the A.O. Tyler in 1860.Bottled at 115 proof, Miller’s Reserve includes a blend of a 10-year double oak Kentucky whiskey, 8-year high rye bourbon from Indiana, 8-year wheated bourbon from West Virginia and 10-year wheated bourbon from Ohio. All four whiskeys were blended in Bardstown, Kentucky.“With Miller’s Reserve, we’re honoring a pivotal moment in Chicken Cock Whiskey’s early history by resurrecting the spirit of what was once lost,” said Matti Anttila, Founder of Grain & Barrel Spirits. “This bold, complex blend of aged whiskeys from the Ohio River Valley offers a rare opportunity for whiskey lovers to experience a piece of American whiskey heritage reimagined.”In 1860, Miller’s thriving whiskey operation for Chicken Cock Whiskey in Paris, Kentucky, had earned a widespread reputation for exceptional spirits. His barrels traveled across the nation via vital trade routes like the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and the bustling port of New Orleans. But on January 27th, a shipment of 475 uninsured barrels aboard the transport steamer A.O. Tyler collided with the wreckage of a previous vessel. The steamer sank, taking every barrel with it, leaving Miller’s whiskey to saturate the river and seep into the soil of the bordering lands.Miller’s Reserve American Whiskey will be debuting at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, with the official launch party taking place at Chicken Cock’s Brand Home, Circa 1856, this Saturday (Sept. 6). It will be available online for a limited time for $99.99.