13th Colony 15th Anniversary Bourbon

13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey (2024)

Price

$599.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: 8 Years, 9 Months | Region: Americus, Georgia | Proof: 139.2

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139.2

Proof

69.6%

ABV

8yr 9mo

Age

555

Batch

Barrels

3,330

Bottles

13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon is a single release of straight bourbon from 13th Colony Distilleries in Americus, Georgia: 25 barrels of the distillery's Southern Bourbon, chosen by Master Distiller Graham Arthur, aged eight years and nine months and bottled at cask strength, 139.2 proof (69.6% ABV), as Batch 555. It marked the distillery's fifteenth anniversary and went on sale in March 2024, in a run of 3,330 bottles.

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The Elemental Distinction

The 15th counts the distillery's years, not the whiskey's: 13th Colony was founded in 2009 and marked its fifteenth anniversary with this release in 2024. The bourbon itself is eight years and nine months old.

The label's batch panel prints the strength under the batch number: 139.2 proof, 69.6% ABV, at cask strength.

13th Colony issued it as a single release, so every bottle comes from the one batch, Batch 555.

Twenty-five barrels, picked by Master Distiller Graham Arthur from the distillery's Southern Bourbon; his signature sits on the label's Select panel.

Mash bill, as 13th Colony gives it for this release: 70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley.

Six states and select online retailers received the release in March 2024; the run was 3,330 bottles.

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Americus, Georgia

Fifteen years in South Georgia

13th Colony Distilleries was founded in Americus, Georgia, in 2009; its founders' first spirits were made to give away to family and friends at the holidays. The company distills whiskey and also has whiskey distilled to its own mash bill to meet demand, and every barrel it holds is aged in its Americus warehouse, with the doors opened to South Georgia's heat and to temperature swings of 20 degrees. For the fifteenth anniversary, Master Distiller Graham Arthur selected 25 barrels of the distillery's Southern Bourbon, which were bottled together at cask strength as one batch.

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Sensory Profile & Strategy

13th Colony's notes & the pour

Sensory Profile

In 13th Colony's release notes, baked fruit and caramelized sugar lead the nose, with cherry liqueur, maple and sweet corn; the palate runs to honey, cinnamon hard candy and raisin jam, then spiced tea and popcorn butter; the finish is medium and warm, lightly herbal, with smoked fruit. The distillery's full tasting list for the release adds vanilla, pie crust, orange blossom, caramel, black pepper, fireplace smoke and poached fruit, and 13th Colony gives the colour as deep mahogany.

Strategic Position

The strength sets the terms at 139.2 proof (69.6% ABV): begin with a small neat measure and decide on water sip by sip. Batch 555, the bottle number, the proof and ABV, the 750 mL fill and the Graham Arthur Select panel are the label details that identify a bottle of this release.

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Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

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Before Release

Ahead of the March 2024 release of Batch 555, a February sweepstakes gave members of 13th Colony's Insider Community the chance to buy a bottle signed by the Master Distiller, and 13th Colony said no other bottles would be sold at the distillery.

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No Additives

13th Colony states that it adds no colouring, flavouring or other additives to its aged products.

Collector Index13th Colony · Batch 555

Whiskey: 13th Colony 15th Anniversary
Batch: 555, a single release
Strength: 139.2 proof (69.6% ABV)
Age: 8 years, 9 months
Barrels: 25
Bottles: 3,330
Released: March 2024

This release sits in our bourbon collection, from Kentucky to Georgia.

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Whiskey	13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey
Class	Straight bourbon whiskey
Release	Single release for the distillery's 15th anniversary · Batch 555
Released	March 2024
Proof / ABV	139.2 proof (69.6% ABV) · cask strength
Age	8 years, 9 months
Mash bill	70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley
Barrels	25, selected by Master Distiller Graham Arthur
Bottles	3,330
Aged	13th Colony's warehouse, Americus, Georgia
Producer	13th Colony Distilleries, Americus, Georgia
Format	750 mL

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Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

13th Colony drew the 15th Anniversary release from its own warehouse stock: 25 barrels of the distillery's Southern Bourbon, made from a mash of 70% corn, 21% rye and 9% malted barley and aged eight years and nine months in Americus. Master Distiller Graham Arthur selected them, and they were bottled together as Batch 555 at cask strength — 139.2 proof, 69.6% ABV — in 3,330 bottles of 750 mL, with no colouring or flavouring added.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every 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 our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 13th Colony 15th Anniversary Bourbon 15 years old?

No. 13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon was aged eight years and nine months. The 15th marks the anniversary of 13th Colony Distilleries, founded in Americus, Georgia, in 2009, which released this bourbon for its fifteenth year in 2024.

What proof is 13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength?

13th Colony 15th Anniversary Cask Strength Bourbon is bottled at 139.2 proof, 69.6% ABV. Released as a single batch, Batch 555, it carries the same strength on every bottle.

Does 13th Colony distill its own whiskey?

13th Colony Distilleries of Americus, Georgia, says it distills its own whiskey and also sources whiskey made to its specified mash bill to meet demand, and that all of its barrels are aged in its Americus warehouse. The 15th Anniversary Cask Strength release was drawn from Southern Bourbon barrels chosen by Master Distiller Graham Arthur.

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15th Anniversary

The Elemental Distinction

Americus, Georgia