Heaven’s Door Homesick Blues Minnesota Wheated Bourbon Whiskey
Heaven's Door Homesick Blues Minnesota Wheated Bourbon Whiskey is Bob Dylan's whiskey brand's tribute to Minnesota — a wheated bourbon distilled and aged in Minnesota's North Country, about 150 miles from Dylan's Duluth birthplace. Seven years old, made from a 70% corn / 30% wheat mash bill, it is bottled uncut at cask strength: 122.7 proof (61.35% ABV) in 750mL. Released in October 2023 as a standalone limited edition alongside the debut of the Dylan biography Bob Dylan: Mixing Up The Medicine. It's available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 122.7 proof (61.35% ABV) — cask strength, bottled uncut
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 7 years
- Mash bill: 70% corn / 30% wheat (wheated bourbon)
- Origin: distilled and aged in Minnesota — grains cultivated, distilled and aged in the North Country
- Edition: October 2023 limited standalone release — NOT Bootleg Series Vol V
Dylan's Minnesota, in a Wheated Bourbon
"Homesick Blues" is pure Dylan — the title nods to "Subterranean Homesick Blues," and the release honored both the Minnesota roots and the October 2023 debut of Bob Dylan: Mixing Up The Medicine (a limited book-and-bottle bundle even included Dylan's handwritten lyrics to "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"). The North Country does the real work: extreme seasonal temperature swings push the spirit in and out of the wood, and the 30% wheat delivers the creamy, velvety texture wheated bourbon is prized for. Official notes read honey, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla and nutmeg with a long, mellow finish. Explore bourbon or the Heaven's Door collection at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Per the official press release: honey, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla and nutmeg — full-bodied, velvety, with the creamy smoothness of wheat and a balance of sweet and spice, finishing long and mellow despite the 122.7-proof heat.
How to Enjoy
At cask strength, this begs for a few drops of water — or a large cube — to open the honey and caramel under the heat. Neat for the brave.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the proof of Homesick Blues?
122.7 proof (61.35% ABV) — cask strength. (Some retailers typo it as "22.7 proof"; the bottle and brand value is 122.7.)
Is it part of the Bootleg Series?
No — it is a standalone limited release; Bootleg Series Vol V is a separate Heaven's Door bottling.
Where is it made?
Distilled and aged in Minnesota, about 150 miles from Bob Dylan's Duluth birthplace.
What is a wheated bourbon?
A bourbon whose secondary grain is wheat instead of rye — 70% corn / 30% wheat here — typically softer, creamier and sweeter.
Minnesota roots, cask-strength proof — order Heaven's Door Homesick Blues online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.