Chicken Cock is a very old brand dating to 1860. The trademark was registered in the 1899 Mida’s Criteria Register of Trademarks as being owned by G.G. White Co. of Paris, Kentucky, but the trademark states that the Bourbon was made by J.A. Miller of Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky. I am always happy to see an old trademark revived and this one has been revived by Grain and Barrel Spirits of Bardstown, Kentucky. They are bottling this sourced whiskey at 90 proof without an age statement. I picked up a bottle the other day and Matt and I sat down to taste it. Here are our tasting notes.
Chicken Cock Bourbon
Proof: 90
Age: No Age Statement
Nose:
- Mike: Vanilla, apples, nutmeg and oak wood.
- Matt: Caramel, apples, nutmeg and oak wood.
Taste:
- Mike: Vanilla, green apples, lemon zest, nutmeg, allspice and oak wood. Tasted with a dried cranberry and caramel and cinnamon come forward. Tasted with a pecan and the oak is enhanced.
- Matt: Caramel, green apple Jolly Rancher candy, and oak wood. The dried cranberry brought out cinnamon, black pepper and cherries. The pecan enhanced the black pepper and cinnamon.
Finish:
- Mike: Medium long with oak, allspice and lingering lemon zest. The dried cranberry added cinnamon to the finish. The pecan added lingering caramel to the finish.
- Matt: Medium long with oak and black pepper. The dried cranberry added lingering cherry to the finish. The pecan made the finish long and spicy with a lot of black pepper.
I would pair this Bourbon with a cigar that has a lot of cedar spice in the smoke. I would reach for a NUB Habano cigar.
Photos Courtesy of Rosemary Miller