Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #13
Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #13 is a 110.8-proof (55.4% ABV), 750mL Kentucky straight bourbon — a masterful blend of four extra-aged Kentucky bourbons, 8 to 15 years old, with a first-in-the-series double-barreled finish in American and Hungarian oak — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
The Discovery Series is Bardstown Bourbon Company's annual blending showcase — its flagship statement of the blender's art, released each year ahead of Bourbon Heritage Month and featured at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (this release debuted August 29, 2025 at the Bardstown homeplace and Louisville tasting room). For the 13th installment, the team blended 45% nine-year (74/18/8 mash bill), 22% nine-year (78/10/12), 20% fifteen-year (75/13/12), and 13% eight-year (70/21/9) Kentucky straight bourbon, then — a Discovery Series first — double-barreled the vatting: 61% of the blend finished in new American white oak and 39% in Hungarian oak for four months. The Hungarian oak, famously used in fine wine and used here for the first time in the series, layers spice and structure onto the classic bourbon backbone. Bottled at full cask strength with no chill filtration, it is a limited release — once the allocation is gone, it never returns.
Tasting notes (official distillery notes): double barreling in Hungarian oak takes the classic flavors of the blend — caramel, vanilla, and dried fruit — and layers them with complex notes of baking spice, campfire ash, clove, cinnamon, and toffee.
Why buy: The Discovery Series is one of American whiskey's most consistently decorated limited releases, and #13's double-oak finish makes it a genuine first. Cask-strength, fully age-stated, and endlessly collectible. Explore more Bardstown Bourbon Company and browse more bourbon whiskey — or compare it with other high-rye whiskeys — at Del Mesa Liquor.
FAQ — people also ask:
Q: What is Bardstown Discovery Series #13?
A: The 13th annual release in Bardstown Bourbon Company's Discovery Series — a limited-edition blend of four Kentucky straight bourbons aged 8 to 15 years, double-barreled in new American white oak and Hungarian oak, bottled at 110.8 proof.
Q: What does "double-barreled" mean for Discovery #13?
A: After blending, 61% of the final vatting was finished in new American white oak and 39% in Hungarian oak for four months — the first time the Discovery Series has used Hungarian oak.
Q: What is the ABV of Bardstown Discovery Series #13?
A: 55.4% ABV (110.8 proof), bottled at cask strength.
Q: Is Discovery Series #13 limited?
A: Yes — it's an annual limited release; once the allocation sells through, it is not repeated.