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Heaven Hill, Bardstown Kentucky
| The Heaven Hill distillery was started shortly after the end of prohibition by the five Shapira brothers and has since grown to be the largest independent family-owned spirit producer in the world. Heaven Hill makes many popular distilled spirits and their bourbon line includes Evan Williams, Elijah Craig and Old Fitzgerald among other lesser known brands. Their Evan Williams Select Barrel premium brand is one of our favorites. It’s a sophisticated whiskey that’s smooth and full of flavor. The distillery is also home to the world’s second largest warehouse stock of Kentucky whiskey with over 675,000 barrels, representing over 16% of the world’s bourbon supply. |
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Visitor Information
Heaven Hill recently opened the new state-of-the-art Bourbon Heritage Center that offers visitors an interactive experience on the history of bourbon. You can also sample their bourbon range and even create your own personalized bottle to take home.
Tours
Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 - 5:00, and Sundays from 12:00 – 4:00 (closed Sundays in January and February also no tastings on Sunday). Tours run repeatedly throughout the day; the last tour starts one hour before closing. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Reservations required for group tours of more than 10 people.
Established: 1930s
Region: Kentucky
Tours: Open to the public
Phone: 502-337-1000
Location: 1311 Gilkey Run Road
Bardstown, KY
www.bourbonheritagecenter.com
www.heavenhill.com
Heaven Hill Bourbon Brands
Evan Williams
Evan Williams is the second largest selling Kentucky Straight Bourbon in the US. The whiskey is named after the man recognized as “Kentucky's First Distiller”, who established stills on the banks of the Ohio River in 1783. Whiskey in their Select Barrel range is hand selected by Master Distillers Parker and Craig Beam. If you own one bourbon whiskey, Evan Williams Select Barrel would be a wise choice.
Elijah Craig
Elijah Craig was a Baptist preacher who invented the process of aging whiskey in charred oak barrels. Elijah Craig whiskey and was the original small batch bourbon that helped pave the way for ‘super premium’ American whiskey. Whiskey for Elijah Craig is selected from barrels aging in the upper portion of the warehouse. The increased heat during the aging process adds depth and complexity to the matured whiskey.
Range
12 year old / $20 to $30
18 year old / $40 to $55 |
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Old Fitzgerald
Made with a "whisper of wheat" according to a time-honored formula, Old Fitzgerald is critically acclaimed for its distinct, complex nose and taste. By substituting wheat for the more traditional rye in the grain recipe, or mashbill, Old Fitzgerald finishes with a rounder, softer profile. “Old Fitz” is a storied brand, with roots going back to the 1870's when it was first produced for rail and steamship lines and private clubs.
Range
Old Fitzgerald / $13 to $20
12 year old / $28 to $38
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Henry McKenna Single Barrel
Henry McKenna was an Irish immigrant who founded his own distillery in 1855 using Irish distilling techniques with locally grown Kentucky corn. Henry McKenna Single Barrel is a 10 year old ‘bottled in bond’ Single Barrel Bourbon. It’s 100 proof and unlike most bourbon it’s not blended in groups of barrels before its bottled. It comes from individual hand selected barrels.
Range
Henry McKenna / $20 to $30
Jug Whisky / $25 to $35
Single Barrel / $35 to $45 |
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Fighting Cock
Known as the “bad boy of Bourbon” Fighting Cock is bottled at 103 proof and aged for six years. As its name indicates it’s a robust bourbon that bites back.
Range
Fighting Cock |
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