Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. Launches “Stray Cat” Serbian Juniper Barrel Aged Gin

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Aug. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 3, 2015) - - - Louisville-based Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. is launching a very limited release, small batch, artisanal gin. Double distilled in a Vendome copper potstill, apple-brandy based, with classic gin botanicals, and aged in a medium-char Serbian Juniper barrel for 12 months. Non-chill filtered, and unadulterated by any post distillation infusion of flavor or color.

Only 750 x 375mL bottles will be produced, and it will be sold at the distillery store, with a tiny selection of superlative bars and liquor stores. Original fine art is illustrated by renowned artist Douglas Miller.

“You can have so much fun distilling, it’s a very creative platform upon which to innovate. ” said founder Joe Heron. “Gin is not really our thing, truthfully. But we have experimented occasionally, and this turned out really fantastically. The apple-brandy base gives a natural “Old Tom” style profile, and one barrel in a cellar is essentially a stray – so we called it the Stray Cat. We also have a very strong affection for Brian Setzer.”

“We don’t dabble at distilling. For us to release a gin it needed to be exceptional, something that reflects what we do with our American brandy and absinthe, something that we can be very, very proud of. This is spectacular, it’s a ballsy, confident, independent feline of a gin.” says Brandon O’Daniel, Head Distiller at Copper & Kings.

Stray Cat Gin.  (94 proof/47% ABV) - $40 for 375mL bottle

AROMA: Fresh cut spruce. Juniper. Citrus.

TASTE: Strong juniper backbone. Bright citrus, lemongrass, baking soda. Bitter-sweet Old Tom style. Racy.

FINISH: Crisp. Silky smooth. Viscous mouth-feel.

The distillery also produces the following portfolio of fine distilled spirits:

Copper & Kings Craft Distilled Brandy (90 proof/45% ABV) - $35 for 750 mL bottle
Copper & Kings Immature Brandy (90 proof/45% ABV) - $30 for 750 mL bottle

Copper & Kings Absinthe Blanche (130 proof/65% ABV) - $55 for 750 mL bottle

Copper & Kings Un-Aged Apple Brandy (90 Proof/45% ABV) - $30 per 750mL bottle

Copper & Kings is available in 18 markets includes: Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

About Copper & Kings American Brandy Co.:

Copper & Kings distills pure copper pot-distilled American brandy and absinthe in Butchertown, Louisville, KY. Non-chill filtered, unadulterated by any post distillation infusion of flavors, sugar or color. Located at 1111 E. Washington St. in Butchertown. For more information, visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.copperandkings.com" copperandkings.com or follow @CopperAndKings on Facebook and Twitter.