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Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume VI – Press Release
Press Release
Heaven’s Door Spirits Unveils Bootleg Series Volume VI: Bob Dylan’s Repertoire of American Whiskies are the Perfect Blend of Art and Craft
PLEASUREVILLE, Ky., Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Heaven’s Door Spirits, the highly awarded collection of American whiskey from Bob Dylan, announced today the release of Bootleg Volume VI. The latest in this limited release series is a blend of exceptional 12-, 13- and 14-year-old wheated bourbons finished in Limousin cigar barrels and is presented in a ceramic bottle that features one of Bob Dylan’s masterful paintings from his Brazil Series. This highly limited-edition straight bourbon is a perfect blend of art and craft.
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Finding The Perfect Finishing Barrel
Alex Moore, Lead Blender for Heaven’s Door, experimented with more than a dozen different types of barrels for the secondary finish on Bootleg Volume VI before finally choosing the cigar barrel. “A cigar barrel is given its name due to its tall, elongated cigar-like shape. The shape of this barrel provides more whiskey to wood-to-surface contact which yields more pronounced flavor notes,” explained Moore. “Additionally, the Limousin oak is air dried over time versus kiln dried, which makes a big difference in terms of the tannins and sugars that are naturally resident in the oak.”
Secondary finishing in the cigar barrels imparts notes of spice, dried fruit and toasted oak and are the perfect counterbalance to the softer, slightly sweeter notes of a wheated bourbon.
The Bottle & Artwork
The Bootleg Volume VI bottle features Bob Dylan’s painting, Favela Villa Candido, part of his 2015 collection, The Brazil Series. The artwork vividly portrays Brazil’s favelas and their community spirit, pairing textured browns and ochres with tonal greens and blues to evoke the style of Cézanne—one of his favorite Impressionists.
Key Features of Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume VI
- Limited Release: Fewer than 5,000 bottles of Bootleg VI will be available worldwide, making this a rare and collectible release.
- Masterful Blending & Finishing: A blend of 12-, 13- & 14-year-old wheated bourbons finished in Limousin cigar barrels, creating a straight bourbon with rich and complex profile.
- Inspiration from Bob Dylan: A tribute to the passion, creativity, and artistic ingenuity that define Dylan’s multifaceted career.
Price & Availability
Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series Volume VI will be available starting December 17 for a suggested retail price of $499.99, exclusively through select retailers and at https://buy.heavensdoor.com. For more information, follow Heaven’s Door on Instagram at @heavensdoorwhiskey.
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