Hooten Young Barrel Proof 15 Year Whiskey 750ml

Hooten Young Barrel Proof 15 Year Whiskey 750ml

Aged 15 years

Discovered by Master Sommelier George Miliotes 

99% corn and 1% barley 

Distilled to 189 proof and bottled at 125 proof 

Intense aromas and flavors of baked apple tart, candied apricots and clove followed by a long maple syrup finish

Distilled by MGP, Indiana

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.