K&L Exclusive: Stellar 14-Year-Old Single Cask from Heaven’s Door – Bourbon Whiskey News
A Stupendous Buy in Collectible Bourbon
Heaven’s Door 14 Year Old “Caribbean Rum Finished” K&L Exclusive Cask Strength Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) ($149.99)
This “14-Year-Old” Straight Bourbon is really 14 years old in name only, thanks to a quirk in the aging and bottling process (see below for more details). At its actual 17-year age, it’s easily the oldest single cask we’ve ever seen from Cascade Hollow, and since any other premium straight bourbon with a 17-year age statement is going to set you back significantly more, consider this an opportunity to score one of the greatest secret bargains in the spirits market.
K&L Notes: This wild offering is listed as 14 years old, but it was distilled on January 5th, 2005 from a mash bill of 84% Corn, 8% Malt, 8% Rye. It aged undisturbed for over 15 years before being transferred to a freshly dumped Venezuelan rum cask, likely Diplomatico, and aged for an additional two years before bottling at cask strength without chill-filtration of any kind. The whiskey is almost certainly coming from the Cascade Hollow distillery in Tennessee, but has such a distinct character, it would be hard to pick it out as such without prior knowledge of the mash bill. Perhaps it’s the exceptionally high proof, which is rarely achieved with single-cask offerings from the famous old distillery outside of Tullahoma. In fact, we’ve never offered a single cask from this distillery anywhere close to this age and proof range, a true oddity in that respect. The dense, dark flavors of the rum have been fully integrated after the long finish at Heaven’s Door’s Nashville warehousing facility. Add the high-quality finish, and you’ve got a recipe for a legendary pour. Similarly aged products have sold for significantly more—Heaven’s Door’s own 17-year and the George Dickel 17-year went for $500 and $280 respectively, so we’re actually very grateful they didn’t change the age statement and raise our price! We’d much rather tell this story and save you the $200 to $300 a bottle than insist on an accurate age statement! Lovers of Angel’s Envy bourbon will appreciate the opulence here.
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