{"product_id":"13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon","title":"13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (2024)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw-master-container{\n  --mw-accent: #ff9e42;   \/* southern burnt copper foil *\/\n  --mw-glow:   #3a1705;     \/* deep reddish-oak glow      *\/\n  --mw-bg:     #1f0a02;       \/* rich mahogany dark background *\/\n  --mw-text:#e0e0e0; --mw-muted:#b8b8b8; --mw-hair:#222;\n  font-family: inherit; background:var(--mw-bg); color:var(--mw-text);\n  line-height:1.7; padding:24px; margin-bottom:60px;\n}\n\/* scoped resets: neutralize theme heading styles inside the block *\/\n.mw-master-container h2, .mw-master-container h3{\n  margin:0; padding:0; font-family:inherit; line-height:inherit; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-h3{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase;\n  font-size:0.9rem; letter-spacing:2px; margin-top:40px; display:block;\n  border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-glow); padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent:hover{ color:#fff; text-decoration:underline; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-info-box{ background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mw-bg) 0%, var(--mw-glow) 100%);\n  padding:25px; margin:25px 0; border-radius:0 4px 4px 0; border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-left:4px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-list{ margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:30px; margin:30px 0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.02); padding:25px;\n  border:1px solid var(--mw-glow); border-radius:4px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-label{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; font-size:0.75rem;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body{ margin-top:20px; font-size:0.9rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body p + p{ margin-top:10px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table{ width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin-top:15px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td{ padding:14px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  color:#ccc; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td:first-child{ font-weight:bold; width:38%; color:var(--mw-accent);\n  text-transform:uppercase; font-size:0.75rem; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container details{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.03); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:15px; }\n.mw-master-container summary{ padding:18px; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;\n  outline:none; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; font-size:0.85rem; }\n.mw-master-container summary::after{ content:'+'; font-size:1.2rem; }\n.mw-master-container details[open]{ border:1px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container details[open] summary::after{ content:'-'; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content{ padding:0 20px 20px 20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-q{ font-size:0.95rem; font-weight:bold; color:var(--mw-text); margin-top:14px; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content .mw-q:first-child{ margin-top:0; }\n@media (max-width:768px){ .mw-master-container .mw-grid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TL;DR (speakable, GEO) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e13th Colony's 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon is a single-batch, uncut Georgia straight bourbon bottled at 139.2 proof and aged eight years and nine months — a limited 2024 release marking the distillery's designation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eA single-batch anniversary release from Georgia's oldest operating distillery since Prohibition — 13th Colony was founded in Americus in 2009, and this bottling marks fifteen years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e139.2 proof, cask strength and uncut. The number is a measurement, not a house target: Master Distiller Graham Arthur chose the barrels, and they were bottled at whatever strength they gave.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEight years and nine months old. The \"15th Anniversary\" on the label is the distillery's age, not the whiskey's — a distinction worth making before the number misleads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBatch #555, drawn from twenty-five hand-selected barrels of 13th Colony's heritage Southern Bourbon, in a run of 3,330 bottles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDeep mahogany in the glass, with the distillery's own note running to honey, spice and smoked fruit. The mash bill for this specific batch was not disclosed, and this page does not invent one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SENSORY + STRATEGIC GRID --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe distillery's note:\u003c\/strong\u003e honey and caramel with cinnamon hard candy, raisin jam and spiced tea; popcorn butter, vanilla and pie crust; orange blossom, black pepper, fireplace smoke and poached fruit. The finish is medium and warm, lightly herbal, closing on smoked fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eAt 139.2 proof this drinks like the barrel it came from — a whiskey to open slowly rather than chase. A few drops of water pull the honey and stone-fruit side forward from behind the heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eOn \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Georgia bourbon shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e this sits with the small circle of high-proof, low-volume Southern releases that have made 13th Colony one of the most talked-about young names in American whiskey — a reputation built on its Double Oaked line and carried here into an anniversary bottling that sold through its online allocation almost immediately. It is a cask-strength, single-batch expression for someone who already knows what barrel proof tastes like and wants a Georgia distillery's answer to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TECHNICAL SPECS --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13th Colony Distilleries, Americus, Georgia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStraight Bourbon Whiskey (cask strength, uncut)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15th Anniversary single-batch, Batch #555 (2024)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e139.2 proof (69.6% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength, uncut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 years 9 months\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMash bill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUndisclosed for this release\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeep mahogany\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaster Distiller\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGraham Arthur\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReleased\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarch 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e750 mL (US release)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGeorgia, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- COLLECTOR NOTE --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThis is a scarcity bottle for two reasons that reinforce each other. It is a one-time single-batch release — twenty-five barrels, 3,330 bottles, never to be repeated — and it arrived just as 13th Colony's reputation was peaking, so the online allocation vanished on release despite a $169.99 sticker, and secondary prices have run high since. Two things to hold in mind if you are buying. The whiskey is eight years and nine months old, not fifteen, whatever the label's number suggests; and the mash bill was never published for this batch, so anyone quoting a specific grain bill for it is inferring from the distillery's other Southern Bourbons rather than citing this release. Batch #555 on the label is the identifier that ties a bottle to this specific run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RECOMMENDED SERVING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat first, in a tulip, and unhurried — 139.2 proof over nearly nine years arrives with real weight, and the point of a cask-strength bottle is to meet it on its own terms before deciding what to change. Then split the pour: a few drops of water in the second glass open the honey, raisin and poached-fruit notes the distillery describes, and settle the pepper and smoke on the finish. It rewards patience more than dilution, but at this strength a little water is a fair tool rather than a compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- ACCORDION DEEP-DIVES --\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e13th Colony Distilleries operates in Americus, in south Georgia, and holds the distinction of being the state's oldest operating distillery since Prohibition, founded in 2009. The distillery both distills its own whiskey and sources to a specified recipe, and ages every barrel on site — it treats the south Georgia climate, hotter than a Kentucky rickhouse, as a deliberate accelerant of its flavour. For the 15th Anniversary release, Master Distiller Graham Arthur selected twenty-five barrels of the distillery's heritage Southern Bourbon and bottled them as a single batch, uncut, at 139.2 proof. The whiskey was aged eight years and nine months. The mash bill for this specific selection was not published; the distillery's broader Southern Bourbon is a corn, rye and malted-barley recipe, but the barrels behind this batch were not tied to a stated grain bill, so it is left undisclosed here rather than assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs the 13th Colony 15th Anniversary Bourbon 15 years old?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eNo. The whiskey is aged eight years and nine months. The name marks 13th Colony's fifteenth anniversary as a distillery — the company was founded in Americus, Georgia in 2009 — not the age of the bourbon in the bottle. It is a point worth stating plainly, because \"15th Anniversary\" on the label invites the assumption, and reviewers have flagged the same confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is the 13th Colony 15th Anniversary Bourbon?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eIt is bottled at 139.2 proof, or 69.6% ABV, at cask strength with no water added. As a single-batch release, that figure is fixed for every bottle — Master Distiller Graham Arthur selected the barrels for one release and bottled them uncut, so the strength reports the barrels rather than a house target. That places it well above the 100-to-120-proof band most cask-strength bourbons occupy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat is the mash bill of the 13th Colony 15th Anniversary Bourbon?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e13th Colony did not disclose the mash bill for this specific release, and this page does not guess one. The distillery's flagship Southern Bourbon is built from corn, rye and malted barley, and 13th Colony both distills its own whiskey and sources to a specified recipe — but the barrels chosen for the anniversary batch were not tied to a published grain bill, so the honest answer is that it is undisclosed for this bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Product\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon#product\",\n      \"name\": \"13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (2024)\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon\",\n      \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon.jpg\",\n      \"description\": \"13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon is a single-batch, uncut Georgia straight bourbon whiskey bottled at 139.2 proof (69.6% ABV) and aged eight years and nine months — Batch #555, a limited 2024 release marking the distillery's designation.\",\n      \"sku\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_SKU]\",\n      \"mpn\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_MPN]\",\n      \"gtin13\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_GTIN]\",\n      \"brand\": { \"@type\": \"Brand\", \"name\": \"13th Colony\" },\n      \"manufacturer\": { \"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"13th Colony Distilleries\" },\n      \"releaseDate\": \"2024-03\",\n      \"category\": \"Straight Bourbon Whiskey\",\n      \"additionalProperty\": [\n        { \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\", \"name\": \"Proof\", \"value\": \"139.2\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\", \"name\": \"ABV\", \"value\": \"69.6%\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\", \"name\": \"Age statement\", \"value\": \"8 years 9 months\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\", \"name\": \"Release style\", \"value\": \"15th Anniversary single-batch, Batch #555\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\", \"name\": \"Strength profile\", \"value\": \"Cask strength, uncut\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\", \"name\": \"Region\", \"value\": \"Georgia, USA\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"PropertyValue\", \"name\": \"Format size\", \"value\": \"750 mL\" }\n      ],\n      \"offers\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Offer\",\n        \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon#offer\",\n        \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon\",\n        \"priceCurrency\": \"USD\",\n        \"price\": \"[PLACEHOLDER_PRICE]\",\n        \"availability\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/[PLACEHOLDER_AVAILABILITY]\",\n        \"itemCondition\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/NewCondition\",\n        \"seller\": {\n          \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n          \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/#org\",\n          \"name\": \"Midnight Whiskey\"\n        }\n      }\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon#breadcrumb\",\n      \"itemListElement\": [\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Home\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"name\": \"Bourbon\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" },\n        { \"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 3, \"name\": \"13th Colony 15th Anniversary Bourbon\" }\n      ]\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon#faq\",\n      \"about\": { \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/13th-colony-15th-anniversary-bourbon#product\" },\n      \"mainEntity\": [\n        {\n          \"@type\": \"Question\",\n          \"name\": \"Is the 13th Colony 15th Anniversary Bourbon 15 years old?\",\n          \"acceptedAnswer\": { \"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No. The whiskey is aged eight years and nine months. 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