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Whiskey Review: Kings County Distillery Coffee Whiskey

We review Kings County Distillery Coffee Whiskey, made from a blend of bourbon, corn whiskey, and Parlor Coffee's cold brew.

OVERALL RATING

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Kings County Coffee Whiskey review

Tasting Notes

About:

40% ABV, made from a blend of bourbon, corn whiskey, and Parlor Coffee’s cold brew. MSRP will be somewhere in the mid 40s for a 750ml bottle depending on location.
Appearance:
This is brownish red in color, looks a lot like a watered down cold brew in color. Really coats the glass.
Nose:
I get sour cherry, tobacco, and leather on the nose initially. Subtle notes of walnut and corn also come through.
Palate:
The flavor profile almost breaks in half for me, getting a corn whiskey up front and a cold brew on the finish. The front had sweeter notes of caramel and vanilla with a touch of dry oak. The finish is the flavor of a fruitier low acid coffee.
Finish:
Comments:
The main thing keeping me from scoring this higher is that, for me, it was an experience of drinking two things. Each sip started off with the experience of sipping whiskey and finished like I had just taken a gulp of cold brew. Neither flavor profile is bad, they just didn’t seem to come together in the glass. Works well enough in a cocktail, but I feel like it has a fairly limited scope of use to either coffee drinks or spirit forward drinks with other liqueurs to sweeten it up.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Ian Arnold

Ian Arnold brings eight years of bartending expertise to the table, having honed his skills in renowned establishments across California, Australia, and Portland. His most recent position behind the bar was at the esteemed Multnomah Whisk(e)y Library. A dedicated member of the Oregon Bartenders' Guild's leadership team, Ian also served as a judge for numerous cocktail competitions. Currently working in the IT field, he continues to delight guests with his bartending prowess. In his leisure time, Ian enjoys playing board games and savoring the complexities of Japanese whisky.

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