15 Stars Fine Aged Bourbon was founded in 2021 by father and son entrepreneurs Rick and Ricky Johnson. The brand pays homage to Kentucky’s rich bourbon-making history, spanning over 225 years. Named after Kentucky, the 15th state, 15 Stars blends traditional craftsmanship with innovative aging and finishing techniques. The founders emphasize using special strains of corn, including a black corn and a patriotic mix, to create unique and distinguished flavors. The Triple Cask II release definitely exemplifies the unique flavor profile, managing to balance three distinct cask finishes and blend together 8 and 16 year bourbons for a delightful dram.
Should You Buy 15 Stars Triple Cask II?
If you’re into experimental styles of bourbon, I don’t see why you wouldn’t be knocking the door down to get the 15 Stars Triple Cask II, especially with autumn and winter on the way. Bottled at a mighty 51.5% ABV, this liquid has all the balance, delicacy, and power to make an evening pour of it a rather delicious end to the day.
How Is 15 Stars Triple Cask II Matured?
You have a good selection of ages Kentucky bourbons at 8 and 16 years old, but the triple cask influences of the finishes are quite evident well put together, and balanced to allow pieces of everything to shine through. Outside of the maturation in fresh American oak, we have finishing across rum, cognac, and apple brandy casks. The apples make themselves well-known throughout the whole review.
Whether coated in cinnamon or heavily candied, they make a nice contrast to the richness and wordiness that older bourbon can have. The rum brings in those naturally sweet notes of molasses, further complementing the delightful sweet notes we want from bourbon. Meanwhile, the Cognac influences are a little quieter, you could say they’re providing those apple notes, too. But it is more than likely that these additional autumnal notes of cinnamon and baked pastry are being fuelled by this cask type.
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Best Ways To Enjoy It?
As with anything new that you can get your hands on, you should try the 15 Stars Triple Cask II neat on the first pour. Just give yourself and it some time in the glass, see how it develops. Add water if you want to see of it becomes different, add ice f the weather starts to get a little warmer. Cocktails are always a fun way to experiment with any sort of whisky, this is an old fashioned with that amount of varied cask influence could make for something rather special.
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