Heaven's Door Decade Series Release III 10 Year Old Double Barrel Whiskey

Heaven's Door Decade Series Release III 10 Year Old Double Barrel Whiskey is the final chapter of Heaven's Door's three-part Decade Series: a blend of 92% straight bourbon whiskey and 8% straight rye whiskey — including sherry-finished rye — all distilled between 2011 and 2013, then blended and aged a second time in heavily toasted Radoux barrels, bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV) in this 750mL bottle — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

Heaven's Door is the Tennessee whiskey brand co-created with Bob Dylan, and the Decade Series was built as a strictly limited trilogy of 10-year-old expressions — Release III is the last of the three, which is why bottles don't come back. The "double barrel" name comes from the second aging the blended whiskeys received in heavily toasted Radoux oak, the same French cooperage style used for fine wine barrels, which layers toasted wood and wine-cask polish over the whiskey's bourbon core.

Tasting notes (official distiller notes): nutty aroma with aromatic herb and floral bourbon essence on the nose; spiced honey, roasted almonds, dried apricot, warm baking spices, dark chocolate, rye spice, and silky caramel sweetness on the palate; a long, warming finish of toasted oak with a delicate herbal spice and a whisper of sherry.

Why buy Decade Series Release III? Because it's the closing release of a finite three-part series — a 10-year-old, 100-proof, double-barreled blend with sherry-finished rye in the mix, aimed squarely at collectors. Browse the American whiskey collection, more from the Heaven's Door brand collection, and other limited whisky releases.

Serving note: neat in a Glencairn at 100 proof — a few drops of water open the honey and dried apricot; it also holds its own in an Old Fashioned.

Is Release III a bourbon? No — it's a blended American whiskey: 92% straight bourbon and 8% straight rye, finished together in heavily toasted Radoux barrels.

What does "double barrel" mean here? After the bourbon and rye components were blended, they were aged a second time in heavily toasted Radoux oak barrels.

How old is it? All components were distilled between 2011 and 2013 and aged 10 years.

What proof is it? 100 proof (50% ABV), 750mL.