Heaven’s Door The Bootleg Series 2020 15 Year Old Rum Cask Finish Bourbon

15 years aged. Finished in Jamaican rum casks. Bottled at cask strength at 104.6 proof. Bob Dylan’s whiskey at its most ambitious.

Heaven’s Door was founded by Bob Dylan — one of the most decorated artists in American cultural history — as a serious whiskey venture, not a celebrity vanity project. The Bootleg Series takes its name from Dylan’s legendary archive of unreleased recordings and applies the same philosophy to whiskey: rare, limited, released when ready, and uncompromising in quality.

The 2020 Bootleg Series is a Kentucky straight bourbon aged 15 years — a significant age statement for American whiskey — and then finished in Jamaican rum casks before being bottled at cask strength at 104.6 proof, unfiltered. The Jamaican rum cask finish introduces tropical fruit, molasses, and a subtle funk that complements rather than overwhelms the 15-year bourbon base. It is the most complex and ambitious release in the Heaven’s Door lineup.

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Deep amber with warm rum-influenced tones.
• Aroma: Caramel, vanilla, and toasted oak from the bourbon base, with tropical fruit, molasses, and a subtle rum funk from the Jamaican cask finish.
• Palate: Rich and layered — the 15-year bourbon structure meets the rum cask’s sweetness and fruit. Dark caramel, dried tropical fruit, baking spice, and a warm cask-strength heat that unfolds gradually.
• Finish: Long and complex — rum-influenced sweetness fading into oak spice and a warm, clean close.

Specs

• Producer: Heaven’s Door Spirits, Nashville, Tennessee
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Rum Cask Finish
• Age: 15 years
• Finish: Jamaican rum casks
• Proof: 104.6 (52.3% ABV)
• Bottling: Cask strength
• Size: 750ml
• Release: 2020 Bootleg Series

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the Heaven’s Door Bootleg Series? The Bootleg Series is Heaven’s Door’s limited release program — named after Bob Dylan’s legendary archive of unreleased recordings. Each edition is a specific, unrepeatable release finished or produced in a unique way. The 2020 15 Year Rum Cask is the most age-forward and technically ambitious Bootleg release.
• What does Jamaican rum cask finishing do to bourbon? Jamaican rum is made from fermented molasses and tends to produce a characterful, funky spirit. The casks impart tropical fruit, molasses, and a subtle fermentation character that adds complexity to the aged bourbon base without masking the 15-year oak integration underneath.
• Is Heaven’s Door a serious whiskey brand or a celebrity project? Serious. Heaven’s Door was founded with genuine investment in production quality — the whiskeys are produced in partnership with established Kentucky distilleries and finished or blended with specific flavor targets. The Bootleg Series in particular reflects a level of production ambition that goes well beyond standard celebrity spirit releases.
• Is the 2020 Bootleg Series still available? In very limited quantities. Bootleg Series releases are produced in limited numbers and not restocked once sold out.