Chicken Cock Whiskey

[wadewood]

http://www.chickencockwhiskey.com/our-heritage/

Roll every cliche into one package and you have Chicken Cock Whiskey:

-NDP (non distiller producer) - check

-flavored whiskey (cinnamon, root beer, southern spice) - check

-Aluminum bottles to chill quickly - check

-borrow some history to create brand folk lore - check

Available for purchase for the fine folks living in AL, FL, GA, TN, NC, and SC

[smknjoe]

...Hmm, only available in the (deep) South...

Yeti, your avitar was not for naught.

Edited May 31, 2013 by smknjoe

[HighInTheMtns]

Wonder if Yeti will be making the drive to NC to pick himself up a bottle or three...

[squire]

Just the sort of thing to celebrate the Flora-Bama mullet toss.

[Alden]

I like how they have a vat with a bunch on ice.

As if you would drink it like beer.

[Yeti]

I can't help but feel like they're sullying the good name of the ol' Chicken Cock.

[squire]

If it's possible to sully the name of what was a blended whisky I suppose yes, this stuff does.

[Meruck]

I say I say I I I I say...... boy!!!

Edited May 31, 2013 by Meruck

[WAINWRIGHT]

I can't help but feel like they're sullying the good name of the ol' Chicken Cock.

And how did I know you would be responding in this thread?

[wadewood]

OK, who stole the cock? http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2013/06/wheres_all_the_whiskey_10000_b.php

10,000 bottles stolen from semi that were destined for Texas.

[smokinjoe]

If I were the owner, I'd hire a dick to find that cock.

[squire]

Looks like a job for the chicken chasers.

[mbroo5880i]

I say I say I I I I say...... boy!!!

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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mbroo5880i]

Any woman who likes Chicken Cock is a friend of mine.

[whiskeyagonzo]

Here's another meme

[scubadoo97]

The Cock's been around

[Josh]

damn cock grabbers.

[BigBoldBully]

This stuff may even take Fighting Cock down an extra peg by association.

[cowdery]

When I was searching for information about this, I found a lawsuit between Chicken Cock and Heaven Hill, presumably about Fighting Cock, but I couldn't find the details. It appeared that Chicken Cock was suing Heaven Hill.

The liquor biz is so full of rip offs, one needs to be careful where one casts stones. Fighting Cock itself was created because Wild Turkey has the nickname "Kickin' Chicken." And because any product name with the word 'cock' in it always sells.

[sku]

When I was searching for information about this, I found a lawsuit between Chicken Cock and Heaven Hill, presumably about Fighting Cock, but I couldn't find the details. It appeared that Chicken Cock was suing Heaven Hill..

Apparently Heaven Hill had sent a cease and desist letter to Chicken Cock regarding the name and Chicken Cock filed a preemptive declaratory judgment suit.

[smokinjoe]

Apparently the cops have received some leads in the case from a secret unknown informant. They have dubbed the tipster "Deep Throat"...

[sutton]

Apparently Heaven Hill had sent a cease and desist letter to Chicken Cock regarding the name and Chicken Cock filed a preemptive declaratory judgment suit.

On the surface, a DJ would seem a long shot - HH would appear to have a good TM infringement claim at least on a dilution basis. The similarity in name and symbol seems willful.

[Josh]

On the surface, a DJ would seem a long shot - HH would appear to have a good TM infringement claim at least on a dilution basis. The similarity in name and symbol seems willful.

I'm not a lawyer but it seems to me that the problem with that is that the name Chicken Cock is actually an old bourbon brand name and probably predates the Fighting Cock brand.

[sutton]

I'm not a lawyer but it seems to me that the problem with that is that the name Chicken Cock is actually an old bourbon brand name and probably predates the Fighting Cock brand.

You raise a good point Josh, I wasn't aware of that. Assuming it has been out of use for some time though and how well established FC is, I'm not sure it would rise to the level of granting a DJ - judge would probably send it through the process. If that happens, the parties might try to settle rather than leave it up to a jury to decide.

[wadewood]

An update from Chicken Cock:

TRAILER THAT CARRIED STOLEN CHICKEN COCK WHISKEY LOCATEDWhiskey Missing, $10,000 Reward Remains Unclaimed

CHARLESTON, S.C. (June 18, 2013) – Investigators revealed yesterday that the long-haul trailer that contained 884 cases of Chicken Cock Whiskey, originally bound for Texas before being stolen last week from a South Carolina truckstop, has been found. The whiskey, however, was gone. Details regarding the location of the trailer were not released due to the ongoing investigation. The $10,000 reward, offered by the distiller for the return of the shipment in full, remains unclaimed.

The recovery of the trailer marks a breakthrough in the investigation of the theft of the popular spirit, a brand that gained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the clandestine house whiskey in Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club. Originally produced in Kentucky in 1856, Chicken Cock Whiskey is a revitalized heritage brand that is generating widespread consumer demand, driven by the rising popularity of flavored whiskeys, one of the fastest-growing segments of the spirits industry.

“I’m confident that the resources being deployed by police and investigators will lead to the successful recovery of the product,†said Matti Anttila, owner and president of Chicken Cock Whiskey. “We immediately ramped up production to get the original orders back on the road to our Texas accounts, and don’t anticipate any additional delays.â€

In a case that received national attention, the tractor-trailer containing more than 10,000 bottles of Chicken Cock Whiskey and headed for Glazer’s, the brand’s Texas-based distributor, was stolen from a truck service area in Florence, S.C. shortly after leaving the distillery in Charleston. The truck cab was later found but the trailer and contents were not.

Chicken Cock Whiskey is easily recognizable for its distinctive, quick-chill aluminum bottle, a reference to the original brand’s reputation for being presented in tin cans in the speakeasies of the Roaring 20s. With a retail value of over $200,000, the stolen shipment is estimated to be worth as much as $1.4 million if sold through restaurants or bars.