Milam & Greene Whiskey will round out its 2024 Wildlife Collection with the release of Cooper’s Hawk Single Barrel Bourbon. The Blaco, Texas distillery said, “The 2024 Wildlife Collection theme pays tribute to the beauty of the wild birds spotted throughout Texas, and proceeds benefit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.”
The cask-strength bourbon gets its name, according to a news release, “from the medium-sized bird which is often seen patrolling the skies above the distillery in Blanco. The distinctive reddish mahogany bars on the belly of the Cooper’s Hawk are reminiscent of a beautiful bourbon color.”
Cooper’s Hawk Single Barrel Bourbon
Mash bill: 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley.
SRP: $149.99
ABV: 64.05
Availability: Only on the Milam & Greene website and in the distillery tasting room in Blanco, Texas beginning at 3:00 p.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. Only 149 bottles available.
“We track the specific effect of how the Texas environment influences and enhances flavor development right down to the barrel placement to select the barrels for the Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection, We don’t regulate the temperature and have plenty of natural airflow through our rickhouses, which allows the outside weather conditions to play a part in the whiskey aging process. When Cooper’s Hawks hunt, their attack maneuver is to fly fast and low to the ground. The barrel we selected for the bottling of this special Cooper’s Hawk Single Barrel Bourbon was aged on a lower rack where the temperature is slightly cooler than the top rack. In a northern climate that might result in lower alcohol, but not in Texas. The massive temperature swings and extended periods of triple-digit heat in our rickhouse fostered rich and complex flavors and high alcohol proof.”
About Milam & Greene Whiskey
(From the distillery) Milam & Greene Whiskey believes in using the best people and ingredients to create delicious, award-winning whiskey for whiskey lovers. Named after its founder, Texas entrepreneur Marsha Milam, and CEO, master blender, and author, Heather Greene, Milam & Greene Whiskey embodies the dedication and expertise of its remarkable team. Milam & Greene Whiskey is made by some of the world’s most experienced whiskey professionals, including Heather Greene, and 30-year whiskey veteran and master distiller, Marlene Holmes. Milam & Greene earned recognition as the “2023 Rising Star Spirits Company of the Year” at The Ascot Awards followed by Heather Greene being awarded “Master Blender of the Year,” and Marlene Holmes was recently named “2024 Master Distiller of the Year.” The Milam & Greene team distills in Blanco, Texas on copper pot stills as well as in Kentucky on classic column stills, using its proprietary yeast recipe and mash bill. Aging takes place in casks with an assortment of char levels, located in rickhouses spread across four states with varying climates and terroir resulting in a variety of flavors that create the most thorough array of casks collected by any craft distiller. These casks become the ingredients from which its award-winning American whiskey range is batched to create perfection. For more information visit: milamandgreenewhiskey.com.
