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 something 13-years-old from them.
Heaven Hill released a very limited edition drawn from one of the most distinctive aging sites in the distillery’s 90-year history. This whiskey is bottled from just 17 barrels aged on the third floor of Rickhouse AA. This release is one of the final few opportunities to experience bourbon fully matured entirely at the Deatsville, Kentucky campus before the site transitions out of active aging.
As you will see in the tasting notes, this is a stellar ultra-premium whiskey!
Heaven Hill Deatsville 13-Year-Old Bourbon
Class: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Price: $199.99
Tasting Notes:
Nose: 96.6/100
Cotton Candy, candy apple, caramel Rich oak dominates. Overall, a very pleasant nose.
Palate: 95/100
Silky mouthfeel, with candy apple, caramel and a touch of citrus
Finish: 92.3/100
A medium to long finish with vanilla, oak and citrus
Overall: 94.7/100
Recommendation: Grab it, if you have the opportunity!
About Heaven Hill Distillery
(From the distillery) 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, Evan Williams bourbon, Old Fitzgerald Bottled -in-Bond, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Henry McKenna, Parkers Heritage Collection along with its extensive and diverse collection of unique and innovative products. In the last five years alone, Heaven Hill Distillery has been named Distiller of the year eight times, including 2024 and 2023 Whisky Magazine Distillery of the Year. Other recent honors include 2024 and 2023 San Francisco Spirits Word Spirits Competition’s Most Awarded Distillery and the 2023 Icons of Whisky World’s Best Small Batch Bourbon. For more information, please visit www.heavenhilldistillery.com.
Bill Varnell is the Publisher of Whiskey Network® and is the curator of WBSE’s Rickhouse
