The Cooper Spirits Company unveils the Lock, Stock & Barrel 20-Year Rye Whiskey.
The only US made 20-year old rye whiskey currently available on the market, the Lock, Stock & Barrel 20-Year is sourced from Alberta Distillers Ltd. barrels that were hand-selected by the late distiller Robert J. Cooper. It’s made from a rare mash bill of 100% rye grain in copper pot stills, and a “robust cut” is then selected and aged in cold weather in newly charred American oak barrels.
Because American whiskeys must be aged in new charred oak barrels to be labeled bourbon or rye, they run the risk of becoming over-oaked the longer they’re aged. Lock, Stock & Barrel 20-Year avoids this result due to the cold climate, 3.5 barrel-char and lack of toasting.
“Rye was only in the infancy stages of its revival when Rob began purchasing barrels, cultivating an incredible library built for long aging,” said Chad Solomon, Cooper Spirits’ Director of Trade Advocacy and Innovation. “His foresight has allowed us to continue producing premium spirits like the Lock, Stock & and Barrel line, and I’m proud to continue this legacy with the launch of the 20-Year.”
The acclaimed Lock, Stock & Barrel series derives from the company’s vast library of whiskey stocks in which all of the barrels were specifically selected by Cooper. The series debuted in 2013 with the 13-Year expression, followed by the 16-Year and 18-Year.
The whiskey is packed in an opaque black glass bottle was designed, in part, to protect the aged whiskey from light exposure. Allocated to just 3,000 bottles, Lock, Stock & Barrel 20-Year Rye Whiskey is available at $389.
