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Heaven’s Door Exploration Series 1

Bourbon Heaven's Door
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Heaven's Door

  • ABV

    54%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Heaven's Door Exploration Series 1, released in February 2024, is a 108-proof straight bourbon priced at around $80. A collaboration between Bob Dylan and Spirits Investment Partnership, the whiskey is sourced from an undisclosed Minnesota distillery and aged for five years. The whiskey is finished in Calvados casks that previously matured apple brandy from Normandy, France, for at least two years. It is then exposed to medium-heavy toasted French oak staves from Quercus Petraea trees before blending and bottling.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 92
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • While there may be a bit less Calvados influence here than desired, it’s still a delightful experience that one can get a bit lost in.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Whiskey Reviewer
  • By Randall H. Borkus
  • This is good whiskey and reasonably priced so you will want to add to your home bar.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Distiller
  • By Stephanie Moreno
  • Enjoyable to drink neat, but feel free to add a splash of water to soften some of the spiced aspects.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Jordan Moskal
  • Utilizing a finishing barrel that isn’t reached for often, Heaven's Door Bourbon Exploration Series 1 delivers a contrasting sip.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti
  • This finished bourbon is an excellent example of a whiskey properly given extra maturation in other wood types besides new American oak.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • This isn’t the most complex expression I’ve had from Heaven’s Door to date, but for me personally, it might be the best. The apple profile is really doing it for me.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Sweet and enticing on the nose with big, beautiful caramel apple, cinnamon, pecan rolls, brown sugar.

  • Taste:

    Lovely palate with a nice viscosity. Enjoyable kiss of oak, plenty of calvados influence. Caramel apple once more, plus sweet milk chocolate, tobacco, cherry and orange.

  • Finish:

    Long finish with tobacco, apples, nectarine, brioche and cocoa.

  • Overall:

    Tremendous big and bright bourbon. The finish is wonderfully integrated. This isn’t the most complex expression I’ve had from Heaven’s Door to date, but for me personally, it might be the best. The apple profile is really doing it for me.

  • Score:

    88

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources