New Spirit Releases - July 14, 2023

Released in July 2023, Heaven's Door Ascension is the latest addition to the brand's core portfolio. This bottling also marks the first Kentucky straight bourbon release for the whiskey brand founded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Ascension is a blend of two Kentucky straight bourbon whiskeys — one is the brand's own distillate produced at Heaven's Door with a mash bill of 76% corn, 15% rye, 9% malted barley and the other has a mash bill of 70% corn, 25% rye, and 5% malted barley. The bourbons were aged 5+ years. It is bottled without chill filtration at 46% ABV. (SRP $54.99)

Bob Dylan and the Heaven's Door team have given a name to their core whiskeys. Here, Revival is the name for the brand's Tennessee Straight Bourbon expression which is distilled and aged for at least 5 years in new American oak barrels. They are aged in single story warehouses and are bottled at 46% ABV without chill filtration for a fuller flavor profile. The core portfolio is also getting a refresh with new labels highlighting Dylan's iron metalworks. Announced in July 2023, Revival will begin to hit shelves nationwide in the following weeks. (SRP $54.99)

Bob Dylan and the Heaven's Door team have given a name to their core whiskeys. Here, Revelation is a blend of three different whiskeys, each one aged in new oak barrels for at least 6 years. The whiskeys are blended together and then finished in custom 59-gallon heavily toasted American oak barrels for 6 additional months. It's then bottled at 50% ABV. The core portfolio is also getting a refresh with new labels highlighting Dylan's iron metalworks. Announced in July 2023, Revelation will begin to hit shelves nationwide in the following weeks. (SRP $59.99)

Bob Dylan and the Heaven's Door team have given a name to their core whiskeys. Here, Refuge is the name for the brand's straight rye whiskey made from a mash bill recipe of 100% rye. It's aged for 6-8 years and then finished in Amontillado sherry casks. It's bottled at 46% ABV. The core portfolio is also getting a refresh with new labels highlighting Dylan's iron metalworks. Announced in July 2023, Refuge will begin to hit shelves nationwide in the following weeks. (SRP $69.99)

Like the previous limited edition bottlings in this annual series, Limestone Branch Distillery's Master Distiller Steve Beam selected the three bourbons blended for this bottling. For this 2023 release, Beam chose Kentucky straight bourbons which were aged for 7, 13, and 16 years. After blending he then finished its maturation in Tokaji wine casks (a dessert wine from Northern Hungary made with white wine grapes). It's bottled at 50.5% ABV. Just 10,000 cases (3-pack) will be available for purchase beginning August 2023. (SRP $99.99)

Very Olde St. Nick (VOSN) is a whiskey brand created in 1986 with a focus on small releases of vintage stock barrels. This Immaculata bottling is made with a base of 15 year-old bourbon and is presented at cask strength. Depending on the batch, that will range from 115-120 proof. It's bottled without chill-filtration. Available as of July 2023 in limited quantities. (SRP $259)

This is the third annual release in Idaho-based Grand Teton Distillery's Private Stock collection and just the second American single malt release in the brand's history. Made with 100% Idaho malted barley, this bottling is a grain to glass release with all production from milling to bottling done on-site. It was aged for 7 years in used bourbon barrels (53-gallon) and was proofed with mountain water. It launched in July 2023 with 22 barrels available for sale online via the brand's website with availability expanding in the following weeks to the distillery's tasting room and retailers in the West. (SRP $79.95)

This bottling is the third limited edition release in Glenmorangie's field-to-glass single malt series. Like others in the series, all the barley used in its production was grown and harvested on Glenmorangie's 440-acre Cadboll Estate. It was crafted under the specifications of Dr. Bill Lumsden, Director of Whisky Creation. For this release, Dr. Bill selected whiskies from two different harvests. It was aged a minimum of 15 years in American oak with a small portion further aged in Amontillado sherry wine casks. Availability begins July 15, 2023. (SRP $99.99)