LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville-based Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. is relaunching its absinthe spirits in new packaging and adding a barrel finished absinthe to the permanent line-up. In addition, the distillery also serves a unique rotating, bottle-your-own barrel aged variant available for purchase by distillery visitors.

Copper & Kings has made brandy-based absinthes since inception, and like it has for American Brandy it has carved a space of quality distillation technique and aggressive innovation. The flagship Absinthe Blanche has been joined in the past with limited release vapor distilled absinthes (in lavender, citrus and ginger variants) and Zmaj aged in Serbian Juniper wood barrels.

“We adore absinthe. We always have, and we love taking it in to different spaces and places,” said Copper & Kings founder Joe Heron. “We think we are pretty good at it (well, we would I guess) and I think our affection for it shows in the bottle. We wanted to give a fresh, cohesive bottle projection with our other botanical spirits, and flag the exclusively double-distilled alembic copper pot-distillation process without the use of re-distilled Grain Neutral Spirits”.

“Historically the original absinthe was brandy based, which was why we started distilling absinthe in the first place. We make a very classical absinthe – from the botanical blend to the fruit distillate base,” said Copper & Kings master distiller Brandon O’Daniel. “Copper pot-distillation is a perfect vehicle for making intense, highly aromatic absinthe, and the double-distilled brandy base coupled with non-chill filtration leaves a heady, leggy, viscous spirit. Our batch proof ceiling is +/-135 Proof – so water dilution is minimal – just enough to slightly bloom and leave the pure essence of the fruit and botanicals. I love this juice.”

“We were looking to elevate the spirit and give it a level of preciousness that feels worthy of the history of absinthe, worthy of the care the distilling team give their baby and give a shelf presence that is compelling and very visible. The antique greenbottle style is perfect for both the botanical projection and a sense of quality heft,” said Copper & Kings creative director Ron Jasin.

Copper & Kings American Brandy, Gin and Absinthe are double-distilled exclusively in copper pot-stills, and are non-chill filtered, with no post-distillation infusion of boisé (oak flavor or infusion), other flavors, or caramel color for an uncorrupted, authentic, natural flavor, nose and color. The distillery also produces a line of copper pot-distilled liqueurs called Destillaré within the following portfolio of fine distilled spirits:

Copper & Kings Absinthe Alembic Blanche (130 proof/65% ABV) – $55/750 mL

Copper & Kings Barrel Finished Absinthe Alembic (130 proof/65% ABV) – $55/750 mL

Copper & Kings American Craft Brandy (90 proof/45% ABV) – $35/750 mL

Copper & Kings Floodwall Apple Brandy (90 proof/45% ABV) – $40/750 mL

Copper & Kings American Butchertown Brandy (124 proof/62% ABV)- $60/750 mL

Copper & Kings CR&FTWERK Beer Barrel Aged Brandy(111 proof/55.5% ABV) $40/750 mL

Copper & Kings American Dry Gin (92 proof/46% ABV) $35 / 750mL

Copper & Kings American Old Tom Gin (100 proof/50% ABV) $40 / 750mL

Copper & Kings The Moons Of Juniper Dry Gin (96 proof/48% ABV) $40 / 750mL

Copper & Kings 1495 Guelders Gin (94 proof/47% ABV) $45 / 750mL

Copper & Kings Immature Brandy (90 proof/45% ABV) – $30/ 750 mL

Destillaré Intense Orange Curaçao (90 proof/45% ABV) – $35/750 mL

Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. distribution footprint includes the following 35 markets including: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.

About Copper & Kings American Brandy Co.:

Copper & Kings uses small batch copper pot-distillation to forge untraditional, non-derivative, pure pot-distilled American apple and grape brandies, absinthe, gin and Destillaré liqueurs that are non-chill filtered with no added sugar, colors or synthetic chemicals. The state-of-the-art distillery exclusively focuses on the distillation of brandy-based spirits. Copper & Kings, located at 1121 E. Washington St. in Butchertown, is owned by beverage entrepreneurs Joe and Lesley Heron. For more information, visit www.copperandkings.com or follow @CopperAndKings on Facebook and Twitter.