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VIEW Our DistilleriesHeaven Hill Distillery has been perfecting the craft of distilling, aging, and selecting award-winning whiskeys for decades.
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VIEW THE EXPERIENCEJust west of downtown Louisville sits Heaven Hill’s Bernheim Distillery—the only heritage distillery to produce every major style and type of American Whiskey, with five signature mashbills.
VIEW THE EXPERIENCEPart of crafting high-quality whiskey for years to come involves protecting our natural resources.
Learn MoreCork is a 100% natural material that’s sustainable both environmentally and economically. It also happens to have much more in common with American Whiskey than you may think.
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VIEW THE EXPERIENCEDiscover how our famed local water helps shape the flavor of American Whiskey.
VIEW THE EXPERIENCEWe've put together a guide to whiskey tasting for newcomers and experts alike. But remember, how you drink your whiskey is your decision. We’re just here to make sure it’s an experience you enjoy.
Learn MoreNovember 5, 2018
Premium whiskey is never just premium whiskey.
It’s generations of history. It’s passionate people. It’s the story of success, failure, and journey, and understanding every step of that journey makes the whiskey that much more satisfying.
That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of our Grain to Glass website.
The interactive site allows you to follow along as we explore the craft, discipline, and wisdom behind American Whiskey production. It opens a window that lets you see exactly what’s going into your glass and educates you about every step of the process.
Watch how we leverage generations of tech advancements to discover the best seeds to grow in our region of Kentucky. See how we utilize our long-standing partnerships to collaborate with the most passionate seed suppliers, farmers, and cooperages. Join us as we conduct regular tastings and record successes and failures.
You’ll learn about the specific seeds we sourced for this project and the mashbills we created to best utilize the grains. You’ll meet the people and the families we collaborated with. You’ll see how we source oak for our barrels and learn about our distillation and aging process.
There’s a multitude of uncontrollable factors that can make or break a Bourbon, but there are factors that we can control, and it’s only fitting that we show you exactly what those factors are, how we can control them, and how they affect the final product.
In that sense, you can say that this journey is a reward, but if all goes according to plan, there’s also a great tasting batch of Bourbon waiting at the end of the path.
Elijah Craig expands its acclaimed barrel proof and rye lineup with a new expression, released three times annually and debuting with a 12-year, 3-month-aged first batch.
In June 2022, Heaven Hill Distillery broke ground on a 61-acre lot in the middle of Nelson County, just a short drive from our main campus, the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience. The moment marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter: bringing distillery operations back to Bardstown, more than 25 years after the fire that destroyed the Old Heaven Hill Springs.
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