BROWN-FORMAN'S KING OF KENTUCKY 12YR 2026 RELEASE SMALL BATCH 2 OF 3 107.5 PROO

From Brown-Forman's heat-cycled Shively distillery, where steam-powered warehouses accelerate oak extraction and angel's share can claim up to 86% of a barrel's original volume over 18 years, the 2026 Small Batch Batch 2 proofs to 107.5 using Kentucky limestone water. Morris deliberately pushed this expression "out of balance" — and it shows: dates, fig, dark cherry, and raspberry jam dominate, layered over marzipan and cinnamon. Whisky Advocate called it "quite a bit more fruit-forward" than its siblings, awarding 94 points. Non-chill filtered, 700mL.