The oldest wheat whiskey release in Heaven Hill’s 115-year history is coming soon.
Heaven Hill’s Heritage Collection is an annual, limited-edition release showcasing the Bardstown distillery’s most mature stocks in its two million-barrel inventory. Each year, Master Distiller Conor O’Driscoll selects a whiskey style from one of six individual grain recipes. This 2025 edition is 277 barrels of 19-year-old wheat whiskey, laid down by former master distiller Parker Beam in 2005. This highly collectible Heaven Hill Heritage Collection will be released in March with a $300 MSRP.
“It truly represents the high standard that Heaven Hill is known for,” says Master Distiller Conor O’Driscoll in a news release. “A great example of how craftsmanship and patience can pay off when you’re willing to wait for the highest-quality product to come from the Whiskey-making process.”
"This 19-year-old Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey is especially unique, as a product with this mashbill at this age offers an exceptional depth and complexity that is rarely seen.”
— Conor O’Driscoll, Heaven Hill Master Distiller
What's In The Bottle?
This 19-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey is born of the same grain recipe used to make Bernheim Original, which is considered a “low wheat” whiskey. The 51% wheat, 37% corn, and 12% malted barley grain recipe contains the minimum wheat content allowed for Heaven Hill to call its to call itself such. From there, the whiskey was aged almost two decades on the 5th and 6th floor of Rickhouse Y, a seven-floor structure. The whiskey was ultimately bottled at 100 proof.
How Does It Taste?
Company tasting notes promise “seasoned oak and honey sweetness, followed by elements of clove and nutmeg.”
John McCarthy is a spirit, travel, and lifestyle journalist, managing editor, and author of The Modern Gentleman and Whiskey Rebels: The Dreamers, Visionaries & Badasses Who Are Revolutionizing American Whiskey. McCarthy is also editor of Barleycorn Drinks and Director of Judging of the John Barleycorn Awards.
