Rare distillation and barrel aging practices, coupled with over a decade’s rest, have produced an American Whiskey with notes of maple, vanilla, ripe apple, and a long smooth finish. The whiskey is aged 12 years and made with a mash bill of 99% corn and 1% barley. The spirit was distilled to 189 proof, barreled at 140 proof, then bottled at 92 proof from second fill barrels.
Hooten Young has partnered with former Navy SEAL, New York Times Best Selling Author, and outdoorsman, Jack Carr. Author of The Terminal List — book series turned Amazon Prime original series — Jack Carr became our right-hand support in co-creating this special 16yr reserve.
Limited bottling
99% corn 1% barley
Notes of clove and baked apple
This Rye Whiskey commemorates the 30th anniversary of Operation Gothic Serpent, the grueling 1993 firefight between U.S. Forces and Somali Warlord terrorists. This bottle is available for a limited run, as we release our 7yr Rye Whiskey in 2024.
This American Whiskey is for the slow times. Masterfully distilled in Indiana, and aged in oak barrels, our 8yr combines notes of maple, vanilla, and ripe apple.
This Barrel Proof American Whiskey was poured from second fill charred American oak barrels in commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu. On October 3rd, 1993, U.S. Forces met orders to capture Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid as part of Operation Gothic Serpent. Hooten Young president and retired Delta Force MSgt. Norm Hooten helped lead this gruesome 18-hour mission for survival — a story eventually retold in Black Hawk Down.
A wine-barrel finished American Whiskey collection built on complexity and courage. Each finish smoothly ages our 6-year 92-proof American Whiskey in select wine barrels from world-famous vineyards in the U.S.
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