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Aged to Perfection: The 2025 King of Kentucky Release Is a 17-Year-Old Masterpiece

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Published
10/10/2025 by

King of Kentucky, one of the most sought-after bottles in American whiskey, returns in 2025 for its eighth year with a high-proof single barrel expression aged for 17 years.

"This is the ultimate expression of American whiskey—a bold, robust bourbon that has been aged to perfection," said Brown-Forman Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris. "These 63 barrels, personally selected and tasted from the highest-quality warehouses, are a true masterpiece."

Only 5,000 bottles were produced from the 63 single barrels, with proofs ranging from 124.4 to 135. Morris personally selected these barrels from the 4th floor of Warehouse J and the first floor of Warehouse G at the Brown-Forman Distillery. The liquid is from two production dates in 2007.

King of Kentucky was established in 1881 as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Brown-Forman acquired the brand in 1936 from Selected Kentucky Distillers and discontinued it in 1968. In 2018, Brown-Forman revived the label, paying homage to the brand's past. Due to the rarity of these barrels, there is no defined annual volume.

All bottles, with suggested retail price of $399, are filled, bottled, wax-dipped, and numbered by hand inside a custom canister. Each bottle provides details including the proof, age, warehouse location, lot number, serial number, and barrel number.


BROWN-FORMAN REMINDS YOU TO PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.

King of Kentucky, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 62.2% to 67.5% Alc. by Vol., Brown-Forman Distillers Co., Louisville, KY ©2025

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