Black Opal Returns: Widow Jane’s Rarest Long-Aged Bourbons Artfully Blended in Limited Bottling | Heaven Hill Brands

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Head Distiller Sienna Jevremov looks deep in the Widow Jane rickhouse to bring to life an extraordinary blend of 20-year-old bourbons finished for 13 months in casks fashioned from old-growth Mizunara oaks

RED HOOK, BROOKLYN, NY (SEPTEMBER 23, 2026) – Widow Jane Distillery today unveils the second iteration of Black Opal Bourbon, the Red Hook, Brooklyn distillery’s exploration of marrying its oldest and rarest bourbons. Black Opal 2026, a limited release named for one of the world’s rarest gemstones, is an artful blend of bourbons aged for a minimum of 20 years and finished for 13 months in old-growth Mizunara oak casks.

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