{"title":"Subtle Spirits","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"subtle-spirits-stellar-bourbon-whiskey-batch-2","title":"Subtle Spirits Stellar Bourbon Whiskey Batch #2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtle Spirits Stellar Bourbon Whiskey Batch #2\u003c\/strong\u003e is the second release in founder Joshua Thinnes's art-meets-whiskey series: a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey bottled at 95.2 proof (47.6% ABV), 750mL, wearing San Francisco artist Kate Tova's \"STELLAR\" artwork — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubtle Spirits was created to combine Thinnes's two loves — whiskey and art — and every release features an artist. The original STELLAR launched the series; Batch #2 is a new 2026 release at 95.2 proof carrying the same STELLAR artwork. The brand has not published Batch #2's barrel composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting notes (per the brand): candy corn, cake donuts, and brown butter up front; peach cobbler and nutmeg through the middle; cured oak on the finish. Easy on the palate — built to drink neat, with food, in cocktails, or alongside a cigar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy buy Stellar Batch #2? Because it is one of the most distinctive independent bourbon projects in California — serious whiskey inside, gallery-grade art outside. Browse the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vendors?q=Subtle+Spirits\"\u003eSubtle Spirits brand collection\u003c\/a\u003e, more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/whiskey\"\u003ebourbon whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e, and other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spirits\"\u003efine spirits\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServing note: neat first to meet the full flavor; it also shines in an old fashioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is behind Subtle Spirits?\u003c\/strong\u003e Joshua Thinnes, a longtime San Francisco spirits buyer who blends each release himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the artwork?\u003c\/strong\u003e \"STELLAR\" by San Francisco artist Kate Tova — acrylic on laser-cut wood panel, reproduced on the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow strong is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e 95.2 proof (47.6% ABV).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Batch #2 the same whiskey as Batch #1?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — it is a new 2026 batch at a different proof. The brand has not published Batch #2's barrel composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere is it from?\u003c\/strong\u003e Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, released by San Francisco's Subtle Spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Subtle Spirits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50531317219371,"sku":null,"price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/b18-subtle.jpg?v=1790664827"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/collections\/subtle-spirits.oembed","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}