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Brown Formans 'King of Kentucky' Batch No. 1 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 700ml

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$599.96
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Product Description

This small batch of King of Kentucky is the first released in over 90 years, continuing a tradition established in 1881. It is carefully crafted from barrels ranging in age from 12 to 18 years, resulting in a rich, robust flavor profile.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume52.5%
Country of OriginUnited States
RegionKentucky
UPC082184009222

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for Batch No. 1.

These reviews and medals are for Batch No. 1. We also sell Batch No. 2 at 107.5 proof ($599.96) and Batch No. 3 at 110 proof ($599.96).

What critics and judges wrote

Whisky Advocate · David Fleming · 2026
The nose is loaded with beautifully mature aromas—rich gobs of caramel, fragrant tobacco leaf, potpourri, smoky barrel char, and warm dark chocolate. … Full-bodied, well-balanced, and with plenty of richness and thickness of flavor.
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Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 1 note from 1 publication, all for Batch No. 1, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenpotpourriClear
  • Fruitya hint of candied orangeA hint
  • Sweetrich gobs of caramel, melted caramel, vanillaClear
  • Oak & maltbarrel char, peanutsClear
  • Smokesmoky barrel charClear
  • Spicepalate is spicy, spice, pepper spiceClear

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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