Milam & Greene Whiskey is unveiling the third release in the Wildlife Collection, Rattlesnake Single Barrel Bourbon, a limited-edition, cask-strength, single-barrel whiskey.

Each single-barrel release in the Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection highlights the impact of Texas Hill Country weather on aging whiskey and honors the local Texas wildlife that thrives in this beautiful, but often challenging environment. Rattlesnake Single Barrel will be available exclusively on the Milam & Greene Whiskey website and in the distillery tasting room beginning at 3:00 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, July 26.

Only 168 bottles are available from this extremely limited, high-proof release, which is pulled from cask #704. It is named for the most common venomous snake in Texas, the rattlesnake. There are 10 different types of rattlesnakes living in Texas, and the most common rattlesnake in Blanco and the surrounding Hill Country is the Western diamondback rattlesnake. The diamondback has a black-and-white banded tail and can grow up to four or five feet. Rattlesnakes prefer warm weather, and they are active in the spring and summer in central Texas. Milam & Greene whiskies age well in warm weather, and cask #704 is being called into action this summer.

Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection Rattlesnake Single Barrel Bourbon was distilled in Tennessee with a mash bill of 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley. It was barreled on March 8, 2016, and was bottled on July 5, 2023, at 127.64 proof, giving it plenty of bite. Rattlesnake Single Barrel was aged a total of seven years, three months, and 24 days in a char #3 new American oak barrel with five years and five months in Tennessee.

It was aged an additional one year and 10 months in Blanco, Texas on the northside of the Milam & Greene Rickhouse 1, row 1, level 1, position 1 where it rested undisturbed, unrotated, and without climate control. During its time spent in Texas, this special cask whiskey endured two hard freezes, almost two full summers with daily triple-digit temperatures, and extensive drought.

The Rattlesnake Single Barrel is our oldest Wildlife Collection release to date and will be available for $149.99 only on the Milam & Greene website and in the distillery tasting room. This single barrel had a yield of just 168 bottles. As a very limited release, once this is gone, it’s gone. The second release of the Wildlife Collection – Bobcat Single Barrel – sold out online in minutes. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each bottle of the Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection will go to benefit Texas Parks & Wildlife.

For more information visit: https://milamandgreenewhiskey.com.