Copper & Kings

Copper & Kings American Brandy Company is a specialist American brandy and absinthe distillery located in historic Butchertown, Louisville, Kentucky.[1] The company was founded by beverage entrepreneurs Joe and Lesley Heron in 2014. The Herons founded Nutrisoda which was sold to PepsiAmericas in 2006, and the Crispin Hard Cider Company, sold to MillerCoors in 2012.[2]

Copper & Kings American Brandy
Copper & Kings Butchertown Brandy (left) and American Craft Brandy (right)
TypeAmerican brandy
ManufacturerCopper & Kings American Brandy Company
Country of originLouisville, Kentucky
Introduced2014
Alcohol by volume45.0%
Proof (US)90
Websitewww.copperandkings.com

On September 1, 2020, Constellation Brands announced it will acquire Copper & Kings.[3]

Copper & Kings Distillery

Sustainability
Shipping containers used as a retail shop and visitors center outside of Copper & Kings Brandy Distillery

As an agricultural product the company is focused on environmental protection including a monarch butterfly garden, the use of solar energy, the repurposing of shipping containers, the promotion of cycling in Louisville, and the salvaging of wood from the distillery construction for furniture used in the building.[4]

Varieties
  • Copper & Kings American Brandy. 90 proof/ 45% ABV.[5][6]
  • Copper & Kings Immature Brandy. 90 proof/ 45% ABV.[6]
  • Copper & Kings Butchertown Brandy. 124 proof/ 45% ABV.[5][6]
  • Copper & Kings Floodwall Apple Brandy. 100 proof/ 50% ABV.[7]
  • Copper & Kings Unaged Apple Brandy. 90 proof/ 62% ABV.[6]
  • Copper & Kings Blanche Absinthe. 130 proof/ 65% ABV.[8]
  • Copper & Kings CR&FTWERK™ Series. 3 Floyds "Dark Lord" Russian Imperial Stout (Munster, IN) 111 proof/ 55.5% ABV[9]
  • Copper & Kings CR&FTWERK™ Series. Sierra Nevada Smoked Imperial Porter (Chico, CA) 111 proof/ 55.5% ABV[9]
  • Copper & Kings CR&FTWERK™ Series. Oskar Blues "G'Knight" and "Deviant Dale's" Imperial IPA (Brevard, NC) 111 proof/ 55.5% ABV[9]
  • Copper & Kings CR&FTWERK™ Series. Against the Grain "Mac Fanny Baw" Peated Scottish Ale (Louisville, KY)111 proof/ 55.5% ABV[9]
  • Copper & Kings CR&FTWERK™ Series. Sierra Nevada Cherry Chocolate Stout (Chico, CA) 110 proof/ 50% ABV[10]
  • Copper & Kings Floodwall American Apple Brandy. 100 proof/ 50% ABV[11]
  • Copper & Kings Via Chicago Brandy. 108 proof/ 54% ABV[12]
  • Copper & Kings American Dry Gin. 92 proof/ 46% ABV[13]
  • Copper & Kings Old Tom Gin. 100 proof/ 50% ABV[14]
  • Copper & Kings Moons of Juniper Gin. 96 proof/ 48% ABV[15]
  • Copper & Kings The Ninth Orange Gin. 90 proof/ 45% ABV[16]
  • Copper & Kings The History of Lovers Rose Gin. 90 proof/ 45% ABV[16]
  • Copper & Kings Destillaré® Intense Orange Curaçao. 90 proof/ 45% ABV[17]
  • Copper & Kings Destillaré® Intense Pomegranate. 90 proof/ 45% ABV[18]
  • Copper & Kings Destillaré® Intense Chocolat. 90 proof/ 45% ABV[19]
  • Copper & Kings Destillaré® Intense Café. 90 proof/ 45% ABV[19]
  • Copper & Kings A Song For You. 90 proof/ 45% ABV[18]

Markets

As of July 2017, Copper & Kings' 31 markets include: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin.[20]

References
  1. Kaufman, Steve (February 4, 2014). "Look out, bourbon and beer, Copper & Kings – a cool new brandy distillery – is opening in Louisville". Insider Louisville. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. Loosemore, Bailey. "Copper & Kings brandy not a 'one-trick pony'". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. "Constellation Brands acquires Copper & Kings American Brandy". foodbev.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  4. Springer, Kate (June 20, 2015). "Going green good for business for Louisville brandy distillery - WDRB 41 Louisville News". Wdrb.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  5. Childs, Bobby (January 11, 2016). "LAGNIAPPE – A SELECTION OF COPPER & KINGS BRANDY". Adventures in Whiskey. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  6. "Copper & Kings Brandy Now in NYC: We've Been Moving at a Helluva Pace". Distillery Trail. October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  7. "Apple Brandy is the Unsung Hero of Winter Drinking". PASTE Magazine. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. "Absinthe Blanche". Copperandkings.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  9. "FEATURED BRANDS COPPER & KINGS AMERICAN BRANDY CO. LAUNCHES CR&FTWERK AMERICAN BRANDY AGED IN CRAFT BEER BARRELS". CHILLED Magazine. CHILLED Magazine. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  10. "CR&FTWERK – SIERRA NEVADA CHERRY CHOCOLATE STOUT". Copper & Kings. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  11. "COPPER & KINGS LAUNCHES FLOODWALL AMERICAN APPLE BRANDY". Chilled Magazine. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  12. "Copper & Kings Launches Via Chicago American Brandy Aged in FEW Rye Whiskey Barrels". September 28, 2018.
  13. "American Dry Gin | Copper & Kings American Brandy Co". copperandkings.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  14. "American Old Tom Gin | Copper & Kings American Brandy Co". copperandkings.com. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  15. "Copper & Kings Launches the Moons of Juniper Gin". BevNet.com. June 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  16. "Copper & Kings launches two brandy-based gins". thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  17. "COPPER & KINGS LAUNCHES DESTILLARÉ LIQUEURS ORANGE CURAÇAO AND LIMITED RELEASE MISTELLE". CHILLED Magazine. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  18. "Copper & Kings Announces A Song For You Limited Release American Brandy". BevNet.com. April 17, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  19. "Copper & Kings expands Destillaré liqueurs range". BevNet.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  20. "Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. Adds Five New Markets". BEVNET. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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