15 Stars Platinum 750ml

15 Stars Platinum is a high-end blended bourbon from independent bottler 15 Stars, combining three sourced bourbons aged 18, 15, and 10 years from Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, bottled at 98 proof. The brand doesn't disclose which state contributed which age or the exact blend ratio. The nose opens with furniture polish, heavy char, and dried tea leaves, while the palate turns layered and sweet, running from cola and char through raisin and chocolate, with aeration bringing out flamed orange peel, crystallized ginger, and clearer vanilla. It's a pour for bourbon drinkers chasing serious age statements and willing to pay for the rarity of a three-state blend.

How to drink 15 Stars Platinum

This one rewards patience — pour it neat and let it sit for several minutes so the orange peel and ginger notes emerge from underneath the char. It's dense and sweet enough that ice will mute the layered fruit and chocolate character the blend is built around, so skip it here.

Bourbon98 proof