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VIEW OUR DISTILLERYFor Jack Choate, there’s no such thing as a typical day-to-day. As the West Coast Whiskey ambassador for Heaven Hill Distillery, he spends his time representing not only the whiskey brands our fans know and love, but also our hardworking team behind-the-scenes. One day he could be thanking bartenders and restaurateurs around the Los Angeles area for working with us; while another could take him on the road to connect with potential partners or even fans.
When Square 6 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was released in June, it marked the creation of our seventh wheated spirit—a tasty sipper like none other. It utilized two mashbills distilled in our pot stills at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in downtown Louisville: our Old Fitzgerald Distillate (OFD), compiled of 68% corn, 20% wheat and 12% malted barley, and a brand-new mashbill of 74% corn, 16% wheat and 10% malted barley.
On the morning of Aug. 2, we celebrated a huge milestone—filling our 10 millionth barrel. Inside our cistern room in Bardstown, Kentucky, the Heaven Hill Distillery team welcomed Governor Andy Beshear, local Bardstown officials and community members to see the barrel be filled and to join in the celebration.
Earlier this year, Heaven Hill Distillery was named the 2023 Global Distiller of the Year at the Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky awards. We’re honored to receive such a distinction given the accomplishments of so many other whiskey distillers around the world.
We’re a couple years out from the launch of Tales from the Hill, our podcast devoted to sharing the stories behind our spirits and learning from the people who know them best. Since 2019, the series has provided a unique, behind-the-scenes look into Heaven Hill Distillery, the largest independent, family-owned and operated distillery in America.
In the whiskey world, chill filtration is the most common way barrel-aged spirits are made pristine en route to bottling. Yet while this important process is significant and has been around for centuries, most drinkers give it little to no thought.
On March 3, 1897, the Bottled-in-Bond Act was signed into law—making the U.S. government the guarantor of the whiskey’s authenticity
As leaders in the industry since 1935, we know that part of making some of the world’s best American Whiskeys includes supporting the communities where it’s made.
We’re proud to announce the 2023 release of the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection—a 20-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey.
We’re proud to announce the release of the Bernheim Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey, the first national barrel proof expression of the Bernheim Original line.
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