{"product_id":"kentucky-owl-bourbon-batch-13-1","title":"Kentucky Owl Bourbon Batch 13","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKentucky Owl Bourbon Batch 13 is a 113.6-proof Kentucky straight bourbon — a small-batch blend of five bourbons aged 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 years, and the final blend created by Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame Master Blender John Rhea before his retirement.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kentucky Owl brand traces back to C.M. Dedman, who founded it in Bardstown, Kentucky in 1879 before Prohibition silenced the label for nearly a century. Revived in 2014 and now part of the Stoli Group portfolio, Kentucky Owl has built its reputation on meticulously blended, high-proof bourbon. Batch 13, released in June 2025, continues that approach: an undisclosed blend of sourced Kentucky straight bourbons married together for balance and drinkability rather than oak-driven intensity. 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