Subtle Spirits Stellar Bourbon Whiskey Batch #2
Subtle Spirits Stellar Bourbon Whiskey Batch #2 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.
Subtle 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.
Tasting 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.
Why 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 Subtle Spirits brand collection, more bourbon whiskey, and other fine spirits.
Serving note: neat first to meet the full flavor; it also shines in an old fashioned.
Who is behind Subtle Spirits? Joshua Thinnes, a longtime San Francisco spirits buyer who blends each release himself.
What is the artwork? "STELLAR" by San Francisco artist Kate Tova — acrylic on laser-cut wood panel, reproduced on the bottle.
How strong is it? 95.2 proof (47.6% ABV).
Is Batch #2 the same whiskey as Batch #1? No — it is a new 2026 batch at a different proof. The brand has not published Batch #2's barrel composition.
Where is it from? Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, released by San Francisco's Subtle Spirits.