2 weeks Ago By Prudence Wade
If you’re stuck for gift ideas for the Bob Dylan and whiskey fans in your life, fret not. The answer, my friend, is on Amazon. Right now, the Heaven’s Door Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey is £55 , down from £64.
95. Its other two varieties — Double-Barrel and Single Rye — are also marked down to £73.99 and £62.
50 respectively. Developed in collaboration with living legend Bob Dylan himself, the bottles are emblazoned with the welded iron gates forged in his studio, the Black Buffalo Ironworks. Flavour-wise, you can expect a smooth blend of honeyed beeswax, butternut toffee and freshly baked bread.
Winner of the 2024 Double Gold Award at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, this whiskey has been aged for a minimum of six years in new American oak barrels, adding a fresh, woody undertone to the smooth texture and sophisticated flavour profile. It’s been going down well with Amazon customers, with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars from over 500 reviews.
“It's sweet, smooth, flavorful, and delightfully complex. It carries a nice spice note and sits light on the tongue. I was drinking this at the same time as the twice as expensive Jack Daniels Sinatra - Heavens Door handily blew it out of the water,” said one five-star review.
“I treated myself at Christmas and it's really very nice,” said another happy customer. “A bourbon for sipping neat, although it went down well with a splash of water too. For the quality the price is about right, and you're left with a nice bottle with a design inspired by Dylan's welded gates.
” Another simply said: “Great taste, great flavour, great bottle. A must if you enjoy straight bourbon.” Variable palates have yielded a few disappointed reviews, however.
“Was disappointed in this bourbon straight — it had a terrible aftertaste. Pouring it over ice made it bearable to drink,” said one review. Another said: “The bottle looks great, and it will become a collector's piece, but as for the tipple itself, we expected more and would have preferred less burn.
” If you’re looking for interesting alternatives at more budget-friendly prices, £16.69, check out this Tomatin whiskey for £16.69 at Wowcher .
There’s also the elegantly-bottled Burnt Ends Blended Whiskey for £29.93 at Debenhams. On top of sponsoring whiskey, Bob Dylan is also currently touring the UK on his Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour.
Tickets for the star's ongoing tour came out in the summer and sold out fairly quickly - but there is still hope. Fans can still buy tickets from a number of online retailers, including viagogo and StubHub . Of course, there are terms and conditions to each website.
You can read all about buying tickets here from resale websites, official retailers, and everything in between here..
