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the castle hill series
15 year-old bourbon whiskey
Batch 3
The final release of Milam & Greene Castle Hill Vintage Bourbon Series is here. For Batch Three, 2023 Master Blender of the Year, Heather Greene hand-selected just 20 barrels aged over 15 years. It is the oldest age statement ever released by Milam & Greene and has already been named to the acclaimed whiskey writer Fred Minnick’s “The Top 100 American Whiskeys of 2023” list.
The Castle Hill Vintage Series celebrates the art and skill of blending old casks to create a refined and beautiful whiskey. Master Blender, CEO and co-founder Heather Greene chose only the finest and rarest barrels from her library of well-aged casks for each batch. The series was named for the historic Texas Military Institute, known as “The Castle,” in Austin, Texas, home to Greene’s blending lab. Its old-world elegance serves as an inspiration for Greene’s final blends.
The Castle Hill Batch Three 15-Year-Old Bourbon was distilled in Tennessee with a mash bill of 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley. The barrels for this blend were filled in Tennessee on July 18, 2007, then batched and bottled by Heather Greene and her whiskey team in Texas on November 15, 2023. The Castle Hill Batch Three Bourbon was aged a total of 15 years, 6 months, and 10 days, with the majority of aging in Tennessee and the final five months on the northside of the Milam & Greene Rickhouse 2 in Blanco, Texas, in row 1 where it rested horizontally. The average yield per barrel was 17.5 gallons for an angel’s share loss of 67%. It was bottled as a cask strength at 114.5 proof/ 57.25% ABV. The Castle Hill Vintage Bourbon Series is part of Heather Greene’s “Blender’s Reserve Collection” which also includes the Very Small Batch Bourbon Finished in French Oak Staves and the Unabridged Bourbon Volumes.
The Castle Hill Batch Three 15-Year-Old Bourbon is available for a suggested retail price of $199.99 at select retailers, on the Milam & Greene website, and at the distillery tasting room in Blanco, Texas. This whiskey is extremely limited with only 144 (9L) cases released online and around the country. Please call your local retailer to determine availability. This batch is sure to sell out as quickly as the two previous batches. As a very limited release, once this is gone, it’s gone so be sure to seek out a bottle of this very precious whiskey.
Color: Amber
Nose: This elegant bourbon has warm scents of cinnamon, maple syrup, cooked apples, and brown sugar.
Palate: It is full-bodied with a viscous mouthfeel carrying bold flavors of dark cherry cola notes characteristic of well-aged bourbon followed by dark brown sugar, sweet black tea, marzipan, and oak.
Finish: It is a hearty pour resplendent with dark chocolate and oak along with hints of sweet fig and rich dates that linger and then soften to a velvety finish.
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Batch 2 – SOLD OUT
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Batch 1 – SOLD OUT
the castle hill series
13 year-old bourbon whiskey
Batch 2 - Sold Out
The Castle Hill Series Batch Two, the second release of our limited-edition batch of 13-year-old hand-selected straight bourbon whiskies bottled at barrel proof. It celebrates the art of batching well-aged casks, one of the many methods Milam & Greene enlists to create its award-winning range of whiskies. The series is named for the historic Texas Military Institute, also known as “The Castle,” in Austin, Texas that is home to Heather Greene’s blending lab.
Milam & Greene The Castle Hill Series Batch Two shines in the glass with a deep burnt amber color. On the nose it is a dichotomy of youthful vigor and aged splendor with scents of warm peach cobbler, brown sugar, and vanillas with hints of almond and milk chocolate. Bottled at cask strength of 111 proof (55.5 % ABV), this potent straight bourbon whiskey features velvety, opulent flavors of caramel, cinnamon, cherry, vanilla, and tobacco with a warming and long finish.
Just 26 vintage barrels were married to create this superb whiskey, making it our most limited release. The Castle Hill Series carries the oldest age statement in the Milam & Greene family of whiskies, and each batch includes the distillery’s most exclusive casks. The ages of each barrel are detailed below:
| 4 barrels aged 13 years, 10 months, 17 days |
| 8 barrels aged 13 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| 4 barrels aged 13 years, 10 months, 19 days |
| 4 barrels aged 13 years, 11 months, 6 days |
| 2 barrels aged 14 years, 1 month, 20 days |
| 2 barrels aged 14 years, 2 months, 13 days |
| 1 barrel aged 14 years, 2 months, 16 days |
| 1 barrel aged 14 years, 3 months, 6 days |
| 4 barrels aged 13 years, 10 months, 17 days |
| 8 barrels aged 13 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| 4 barrels aged 13 years, 10 months, 19 days |
| 4 barrels aged 13 years, 11 months, 6 days |
| 2 barrels aged 14 years, 1 month, 20 days |
| 2 barrels aged 14 years, 2 months, 13 days |
| 1 barrel aged 14 years, 2 months, 16 days |
| 1 barrel aged 14 years, 3 months, 6 days |
This whiskey was extremely limited with only 3,000 bottles released around the country.
TASTING NOTES
Color: Burnt amber
Nose: Warm peach cobbler, brown sugar, and vanillas with hints of almond and milk chocolate
Palate: Silky, velvety, and lush
Finish: Warming and long, with just enough tannin for structure
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Batch 2 – SOLD OUT
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Batch 1 – SOLD OUT