George Dickel 18 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey
George Dickel 18 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey is the oldest whiskey George Dickel has ever released — a limited-edition small-batch bourbon aged 18 years in the brand's single-story rickhouses at Cascade Hollow in Tennessee and bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV). It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 45% (90 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 18 years
- Mash bill: 84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley
- Maturation: charred oak barrels in single-story rickhouses, Cascade Hollow Distillery, Tullahoma, Tennessee
- Release: limited-edition small batch (announced November 2023)
Eighteen Years in a Single Story
Most rickhouses stack barrels stories high, where heat swings age whiskey unevenly; George Dickel's single-story rickhouses at Cascade Hollow age every barrel under the same roof, slowly. Eighteen years under that roof produced the brand's oldest release to date — a follow-up to the 17-year-old Tennessee whisky of 2022 — built on the same 84/8/8 mash bill as the Dickel bourbon line but with nearly two decades of oak behind it. Director of George Dickel & Luxury Whiskey Nicole Austin calls it "rare and beautifully aged" with a surprising brightness not often found in American whiskeys of this age.
Tasting Notes
Crème brûlée and orchard fruit lead the nose, with banana, applesauce, mint, and vanilla; the palate is sweet and mellow — vanilla, cola, marzipan, and flamed orange peel — tempered by deep oak from the long aging. Long, balanced finish.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a Glencairn — a bourbon this old and this limited is a tasting-room pour. One cube if you must, but give it the first sips uncut.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is George Dickel 18 a Tennessee whiskey or a bourbon?
It is labeled and sold as a bourbon — Dickel's bourbon line, aged 18 years and bottled at 90 proof.
What are single-story rickhouses?
Rickhouses with only one level of barrel storage, so every barrel ages under identical conditions rather than across hotter upper and cooler lower floors.
How limited is this release?
It is a limited-edition small batch — the brand has not published a bottle count, calling it "incredibly rare."
Order George Dickel 18 Year Old Bourbon online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — eighteen years of Cascade Hollow patience.