Widow Jane Distillery announced the release of The Vaults 2021, the third edition in an old-and-rare whiskey collection from the New York-based brand. 

The 2021 release marries 15–17 year old bourbons selected by Widow Jane president and head distiller Lisa Wicker from the brand’s stocks housed at its Conover Street rickhouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Like its 2019 and 2020 predecessors, just over 3,000 bottles of The Vaults 2021 are being released to the public, in select markets, throughout the fall and winter season.

The 2021 blend of bourbons from Tennessee and Indiana is finished in Adirondack oak casks air-seasoned outside for 42 months. After the air-seasoning period, the Adirondack oak finishing casks were constructed in a traditional French method, a tighter construction than the American oak from the original aging period, and were given a heavy toast, which has allowed the sugars in the wood to caramelize and enhance the already strong backbone of the whiskey. The casks received a three-and-a-half level char. 

As is the case with all Widow Jane whiskeys, like their signature 10 Year Old Bourbon, The Vaults 2021 is non-chill filtered and proofed with the pure limestone mineral water from the Rosendale Mines of New York, just 100 miles north of the distillery, which contributes to the mouthfeel and finish. Widow Jane The Vaults 2021 is bottled at 99 proff and carries an SRP of $225.