15 Stars Private Stock 8&15 years 750ml

15 Stars Private Stock 8 & 15 Year is a blended-age bourbon from 15 Stars, an independent bottler founded by father-and-son team Rick and Ricky Johnson that sources whiskey from undisclosed Kentucky distilleries and finishes bottling at Bardstown Bourbon Co. This release blends 8- and 15-year-old bourbons at 107 proof, with the mash bill kept undisclosed by the brand. The nose brings fruit cocktail cherries, aged oak, caramel, and cinnamon, while the palate adds Red Hots candy, baking spice, and dried apple over a base of mature oak. The finish runs long with cinnamon, brown sugar, and lingering heat. It suits a bourbon drinker chasing well-aged, high-proof pours from outside the major-label lineup.

How to drink 15 Stars Private Stock 8 & 15 Year

Drink it neat — at 107 proof there's enough heat to notice, but a few minutes in the glass opens the cherry and cinnamon candy notes before the oak takes over. A single ice cube is fine if you want to tame the proof, but avoid diluting past that or the aged character gets thin.

Bourbon107 proof