Copper & Kings Butchertown American Brandy

Copper & Kings Butchertown American Brandy

Copper & King American Brandy Company is a spirits producer situated in the northern part of Louisville, KY, adjacent to the Ohio River and a stone's throw away from Indiana, in the picturesque neighborhood of Butchertown. As the name suggests the town used to be home to butchers and brewers, but has since shifted to a haven for artists, artisans, and distillers. Copper & Kings produce a variety of American Brandy, Absinthe and Gin. The label has pioneered the American brandy movement, a spirit largely associated with European markets. Their aged grape brandy is matured in a combination of 90% Kentucky bourbon whiskey barrels, and 10% medium-char new American white oak barrels, delivering a paradigm-shifting new world of brandy that is distinctively American. The result is a smooth and aromatic spirit with a bold rebellious character. Their own stock of spirit distilled in Butchertown started entering the bottled blends in 2018. Using traditional copper pot-distillation they forge non-traditional craft-distilled, natural, pure pot-still American brandies. Inspired by American whiskey and American music, Copper Kings utilizes a "low & slow" distillation technique, which requires a relatively low distillation temperature, allowing for a longer, slower distillation and maximum copper contact, to impart a fruit intensity and concentration of flavors and aromas onto the spirit. The Butchertown Brandy expression is a blend of carefully selected reserve casks. 75% of it was aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels, while the rest was aged in new American oak. It's non-chill filtered and has no artificial coloring and additives. Bottled at 124 proof, it's a uniquely American brandy that flirts openly with bourbon.