BROWN-FORMAN'S KING OF KENTUCKY 12YR 2026 RELEASE SMALL BATCH 3 OF 3 110 PROOF CALIFORNIA SYRAH The following year

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gravelly soils with minimal clay content—true to the vineyard's name

Created by Bill Samuels

The home of Valtellina excellence

now among the region's largest vineyard owners with prestigious holdings from Côte de Nuits to Côte Chalonnaise

BROWN-FORMAN'S KING OF KENTUCKY 12YR 2026 RELEASE SMALL BATCH 3 OF 3 110 PROOF CALIFORNIA SYRAH The following yearThe highest proof entry in Brown Forman's 2026 Small Batch Collection draws from the same pool of 1218 year Kentucky straight bourbon aged under steam heated conditions at the Shively distillery a technique that concentrates flavor through accelerated barrel cycling and punishing evaporation. At 110 proof, Morris notes the highest fruit concentration of the three batches, but it's the oak that leads: baking spice, tobacco, smoked honey, and dark