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Five Star Liquor Releases The Copper King, a 9-Year Copper & Cask Bourbon
Five Star Liquor in Hot Springs announces The Copper King, a 9-year Copper & Cask single barrel bourbon at 112.4 proof, with bottles listed at $59.99.
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Last Updated on October 28, 2026 by Justin Jones
Copper King bourbon • Hot Springs release
The Copper King has arrived.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Five Star Liquor has released The Copper King bourbon, an exclusive nine-year Copper & Cask single barrel from MGP of Indiana. Barrel MK-1478 is bottled at 112.4 proof, with individual 750 mL bottles listed at $59.99.
The selection pairs a 36% rye mash bill with a nine-year age statement and barrel-proof bottling. Five Star’s reservation page also lists three- and six-bottle packages.
9
YEARS OLD
112.4
BARREL PROOF
36%
RYE MASH BILL
The release at a glance
Copper King bourbon: the barrel details
The bottle and original barrel photographs identify the whiskey as an Indiana-distilled, high-rye straight bourbon. The selection number on the bottle is MK-1478; the original MGP barrel sticker carries a separate identifier, 16K17-K18.
| Brand | Copper & Cask |
|---|---|
| Selection | The Copper King • Five Star Liquor exclusive |
| Whiskey | Straight bourbon whiskey |
| Distiller | MGPI of Indiana |
| Age | 9 years |
| Strength | 56.2% ABV • 112.4 proof |
| Bottling | Barrel proof • 750 mL |
| Rye content | 36% |
| Selection barrel | MK-1478 |
| Original barrel identifier | 16K17-K18 |
A single-barrel release comes from one selected barrel, so its character can differ from other Copper & Cask selections. ArkansasLiquor.com has not tasted this barrel; this announcement reports the release details rather than a tasting review.
The artwork
A crown for a nine-year barrel
Five Star’s custom barrel-pick sticker gives this release its name. A crowned eagle sits on a Copper & Cask barrel with a whiskey glass at its side, framed by copper lettering and ornate scrollwork.
The design calls out the nine-year age and the store’s exclusive selection. It also echoes Copper & Cask’s eagle imagery, connecting the custom artwork to the bottle’s existing label.
For readers who followed Five Star’s earlier picks, the store has used distinctive artwork before. Its Midnight Heist Larceny selection explored a different piece of bourbon storytelling.
Read the Midnight Heist barrel-pick storyThe people behind the whiskey
Copper & Cask’s history: an independent bottler
Copper & Cask launched in 2021 through Latitude Beverage Company. Based in Rhode Island, the brand is an independent blender and bottler that sources whiskey from other distilleries.
Its role includes selecting barrels, managing aging and cask finishing, and creating single-barrel and small-batch releases. Barrel Master Stephen Corrigan leads the program.
According to the brand’s official company history, most of its whiskey is distilled at MGP in Indiana. It also sources whiskey from Kentucky, Canada, and elsewhere. The company says its releases are bottled in Rhode Island at cask strength without chill filtration.
That distinction matters for this bottle: MGP distilled the bourbon, Copper & Cask is the bottling brand, and Five Star Liquor selected the barrel. The nine-year whiskey predates the Copper & Cask brand’s launch.
The distillery behind it: MGP in Lawrenceburg
The Indiana distillery’s roots reach back to 1847, when George Ross established Rossville Distillery in Lawrenceburg. MGP purchased the facility in 2011, adding the historic site to its whiskey-making operations.
MGP’s distillery history documents those origins and the later Ross & Squibb name. For The Copper King, the original barrel label directly identifies MGPI of Indiana as the source.
Pricing & reservations
Where to find The Copper King
Five Star Liquor’s reservation page lists the following packages for this Copper & Cask release. The three-bottle package averages about $53.33 per bottle; the six-bottle package averages about $50 per bottle.
| 1 bottle | $59.99 |
|---|---|
| 3 bottles | $159.99 |
| 6 bottles | $299.99 |
Check the reservation page or contact the store for current availability, pickup arrangements, taxes, and any purchase limits before making a trip.
Five Star Liquor
2518 Park Ave.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
(501) 651-0801
Prices shown are the listed package totals from the release’s reservation page.
Sources & related coverage
Release specifications were transcribed from the supplied bottle and barrel photographs. The store’s Copper King artwork and reservation-page screenshot provide the selection name and listed prices. Producer history comes from Copper & Cask and MGP.
Copper & Cask: Our Story · MGP: Distillery History · The Copper King reservation page
Five Star’s Midnight Heist Larceny release · More Arkansas single barrel picks
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