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Heaven's Door Exploration Series I — Calvados Cask Finished

Heaven's Door Distillery

Proof

108

Poured at

The Brothers Beer & Bourbon House, Ballwin, MO

Poured on

May 28, 2026

Why this is here, not in the Journal

The Hound poured this bottle but did not log a proper tasting note in the moment. The room was busy. The night kept moving. What you see below are the label facts the Hound can verify — nothing else. No secondhand tasting note. No reviewer aggregation. The verdict stays open until the Hound gets a second pour.

From the label

  • Finished in Calvados casks with toasted oak staves
  • 108 proof — 54% ABV
  • Exploration Series Volume I

Sources

The Hound poured this at The Brothers. Calvados is apple-brandy cask wood — that finish should push toward orchard fruit and softer spice, not the Canadian-cask read a chatbot tried to hand the Hound. The label says what it says. Tasting writeup waits for a second pour. Reader notes welcome.

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