Tasting the New Heaven Hill Heritage Collection

February 6, 2025

Bill Varnell

Whiskey Reviews

I have been a fan of the Heaven Hill brand products for quite some time. I remember visiting the distillery and learning about their process on a trip to Kentucky a few years ago. However, I must admit this is the first time trying the Heritage Collection. Heaven Hill releases a very limited highly-aged whiskey each spring. These whiskeys come from the distillery’s oldest stock and this is no exception. Each Release in the Ultra-premium collection features one of Heaven Hills six traditional mash bills. Heaven Hill is one of the only Heritage distilleries to produce this range. This 2025 edition features Heaven Hill’s Wheat Whiskey mash bill.

As you will see in the tasting notes, this is a stellar ultra-premium whiskey!

Class: Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey

Price: $299.99

Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 2025

Aged 19 years in new American oak barrels.
Distilled and aged by Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky.
Mash bill: 51% Wheat, 37%corn, 12% malted barley.
Bottled on site at Heaven Hill Distillery at 50% ABV (100 proof).

Tasting Notes:

Nose: 90/100

Rich oak dominates. Vibrant vanilla and honey with a hint of clove. Overall, a very pleasant nose.

Palate: 90/100

Sweet honey graham crackers, with a spicy oakiness.

Finish: 85/100

A medium finish; oak, leather, and baking spices.

Overall: 88/100

Recommendation: Worth buying a pour, or two while sitting back with a nice cigar and some jazz from the Diana Ross – Blue, 2006 Jazz album of the year.

From the distillery's website:

About Heaven Hill Distilery

Founded in Kentucky by the Shapira family in 1935, Heaven Hill Distillery continues its legacy as one of the foremost American Whiskey producers. Heaven Hill has cultivated the traditions and history of America’s Native Spirit with its fierce independence, passionate family ownership, dedication to quality, and thoughtful innovation. Today, Heaven Hill Distillery maintains over 2 million barrels aging in nearly 70 warehouses throughout Nelson and Jefferson Counties. It is home to an award-winning collection of American Whiskeys including Elijah Craig Bourbon, Larceny Bourbon, Evan Williams Bourbon, Pikesville Rye Whiskey, Rittenhouse Rye Whisky, Parker’s Heritage Collection, and Old Fitzgerald along with its extensive Bottled-in-Bond label collection. Heaven Hill Distillery currently holds the title of 2024 and 2023 Whisky Magazine Distillery of the Year and 2023 World’s Best Small Batch Bourbon from the Icons of Whisky, as well as the 2022 Large Spirits Producer of the Year from the Ascot Awards. Heaven Hill Distillery held the title of 2020 Whisky Advocate Whisky of the Year, the second Whisky of the Year for Heaven Hill Distillery in the past four years. In 2019 Heaven Hill Distillery was named San Francisco World Spirits Competition Distillery of the Year, Best in Show Whisky, and previously held the titles of 2018 San Francisco Spirits Word Spirits Competition Best Bourbon, 2016 Whisky Magazine Distillery of the Year. For more information, please visit www.heavenhilldistillery.com. Heaven Hill reminds you to “Think Wisely. Drink Wisely.