Hardin’s Creek “Clermont” 17 Year & Chicken Cock Double Oak Bourbons

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0:00 – Intro
0:42 – Chicken Cock 8 Details
1:42 – Hardin’s Clermont 17 Details
4:12 – Chicken Cock 8 Nosing
5:39 – Chicken Cock 8 Tasting
8:24 – Hardin’s Clermont 17 Nosing
10:32 – Hardin's Clermont 17 Tasting

As you probably know, I named last year’s Hardin’s Creek “Jacob’s Well” my “Bourbon of the Year” for 2022. I thought that blend of 15- & 16-year Beams was a feat that they likely wouldn’t repeat – given the lengthy maturations. But to my great surprise, they decided to release three 17-year-old bottles this year! The first one to hit is this Clermont edition. It will be followed by two other bottlings from their other distillery locations in “Boston” & “Frankfort.” This display of identically aged Beam bourbons that are using the same mash bill, but from different locations, is meant to showcase the effects of maturation - or what the brand calls “Kentucky Terroir.” Hardin’s Creek “Clermont” is bottled at 110 proof with an MSRP of $170, but I’m sure we’ll see these routinely marked up to $275-$350.

To contrast and compare, I also have a 92 proof, 8-year-old Chicken Cock “Double Oak” that retails for $100 to review. It’s pretty much half the age and price of the “Clermont”, but I thought it would be good to see how a younger bourbon using extra oak compares to that big traditionally matured Beam. According to the folks at Chicken Cock, “You can't have great whiskey without great wood. That is why we aged our 8-year-old whiskey in American oak barrels twice. This process allows us to extract all of the great flavor within the oak to create a robust and interesting sipper. Double the wood. Double the flavor!”

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