Fighting Cock is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey produced in Bardstown, Kentucky by Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. It is sold in 16 oz (1 pint or 375 ml), 750 ml, and 1-liter glass bottles.
The mash bill for Fighting Cock bourbon includes corn, barley and rye,[1] and the product is aged for six years.[2] It is bottled at 103 proof (51.5% alcohol by volume). As of 2022, the bottle label states that this bourbon is aged at least 36 months (3 years).
Reviews
Food critic Morgan Murphy said "The 6-year-old whiskey carries a honey, nutmeg, and leather flavor."[3]
External links
References
- Fighting Cock official site retrieved 2011-01-18^
- *[http://www.heaven-hill.com/brands-bourbon.shtml Heaven Hill Bourbon Whiskey page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217215110/http://heaven-hill.com/brands-bourbon.shtml |date=2010-12-17 }}^
- Morgan Murphy, Editors of Southern Living magazine. Southern Living Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South's Favorite Foods Oxmoor House, 2014^