“We track the specific effect of how the Texas environment influences and enhances flavor development right down to the barrel placement to select the barrels for the Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection,” says Heather Greene, Milam & Greene Whiskey master blender and CEO. “We don’t regulate the temperature and have plenty of natural airflow through our rickhouses, which allows the outside weather conditions to play a part in the whiskey aging process. When Cooper’s hawks hunt, their attack maneuver is to fly fast and low to the ground. The barrel we selected for the bottling of this special Cooper’s Hawk Single Barrel Bourbon was aged on a lower rack where the temperature is slightly cooler than the top rack. In a northern climate that might result in lower alcohol, but not in Texas. The massive temperature swings and extended periods of triple-digit heat in our rickhouse fostered rich and complex flavors and high alcohol proof.”

- Heather Greene-
CEO & 2023 Master Blender of the Year