Heaven Hill Grain To Glass 2017 Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Distillery Exclusive (2024) 70cl

Whisky Situation Exclusive!

A very rare bottle of distillery only Grain to Glass. If from the UK, you probably will not hear about this ever as it is not for sale anywhere & much of Kentucky's finest does not make it across the Atlantic won't ever since the brands prefer people to come to them to obtain much of the rarest stock.

Each year, Heaven Hill's master distiller works with Beck’s Hybrids to select a new corn seed varietal. That corn seed varietal is proudly displayed on the label, along with the unique mashbill that is different from their traditional Wheated Bourbon mashbill.

The first edition of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey is aged for six years in rickhouse W3 on the third, fourth and fifth floors. It was bottled without chill filtration at 121 proof. The corn seed varietal chosen for this release was Beck’s 6158.

Heaven Hill's commitment to the grain-to-glass philosophy ensures a product that not only reflects the rich heritage of Kentucky bourbon making but also pushes the boundaries of quality and flavour.

The average whiskey consumer might have a tendency to look at a new series of releases such as the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass series and not quite understand, at a glance, what a radical departure it is for a company of this scope to suddenly debut not even one but three new mash bills. Suffice to say, at a company the size of Heaven Hill–the second largest producer of Kentucky bourbon behind only Beam–change like this happens slowly, if at all. We’re talking about a company built around one core traditional (rye) bourbon recipe, which can be found in all of its many brands. They likewise have one core wheated bourbon recipe, and one rye whiskey recipe. That’s what makes this new series so unusual–it swerves into a completely new lane with three new mash bills that the company has never used in anything before.

The core of the Grain to Glass concept revolves around the use of new, hybrid corn varieties that Heaven Hill has likewise not used in any of its products in the past. For this project, the distillery began partnering seven years ago with family-owned seed company Beck’s Hybrids to explore new varieties of corn to use in distillation. Those early experiments with their proprietary corn have now aged for six years, resulting in this trio of new whiskey releases. Each subsequent year of the series will feature a new, different type of estate corn in this way. Each whiskey is presented at an advanced proof, though only the 123.2 proof rye whiskey is actually at cask strength. The company refers to the others as “ideal proof.”

Release Date: June 2024

Tasting Notes

Color: Deep auburn

Aroma: Primarily walnuts and almonds with notes of whole wheat bread, cedar and oak

Taste: Toasted whole wheat bread and molasses with a pleasantly surprising peppery spice

Finish: Notes of pepper slowly fade to reveal oak tannins and an echo of sweet molasses

60.5% ABV

70cl