{"title":"Black Maple Hill","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw-master-container{\n  --mw-accent:#bc5506;   \/* Rich Amber Copper *\/\n  --mw-glow:#992827;     \/* Deep Crimson Red *\/\n  --mw-bg:#080d3c;       \/* Deep Navy Capsule Shadow *\/\n  --mw-hair:rgba(255,255,255,.12);\n  --mw-text:#e0e0e0;\n  --mw-muted:#b8b8b8;\n  font-family:inherit; background:var(--mw-bg); color:var(--mw-text);\n  line-height:1.7; padding:32px; border-radius:8px; margin-bottom:40px;\n}\n.mw-master-container h2,.mw-master-container h3,.mw-master-container p{ margin:0; padding:0; font-family:inherit; line-height:inherit; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-h3{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:0.95rem; letter-spacing:2px; margin-top:32px; display:block; border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-glow); padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-info-box{ background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mw-bg) 0%, rgba(153,40,39,0.25) 100%); padding:24px; margin:24px 0; border-radius:0 4px 4px 0; border:1px solid var(--mw-hair); border-left:4px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-list{ margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:0.95rem; color:#dcd2cc; }\n.mw-master-container .speakable p{ font-size:1.05rem; color:#f2edde; margin-bottom:16px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-matrix{ width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin-top:20px; font-size:0.92rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-matrix td, .mw-master-container .mw-matrix th{ padding:14px 10px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-hair); text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-matrix th{ color:var(--mw-accent); text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; font-size:0.8rem; }\n\n\/* BOTTLE THUMBNAILS (INCREASED 100% TO 56px x 84px) \u0026 INLINE LINK STYLES *\/\n.mw-thumb-img {\n  width: 56px;\n  height: 84px;\n  object-fit: contain;\n  vertical-align: middle;\n  margin-right: 12px;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);\n  display: inline-block;\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n}\n.mw-table-cell-flex {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n}\n\n.mw-link-classic16 { color: #e63946 !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }\n.mw-link-revival16 { color: #ff5252 !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }\n.mw-link-revival11 { color: #e07a1e !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }\n.mw-link-nas { color: #fbe7db !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }\n.mw-link-poac { color: #c9a050 !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }\n\n.mw-link-classic16:hover,\n.mw-link-revival16:hover,\n.mw-link-revival11:hover,\n.mw-link-nas:hover,\n.mw-link-poac:hover { text-decoration: underline; }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe Black Maple Hill collection at Midnight Whiskey holds both eras of the label under one roof: the classic-era 16-year small batch, and the 2026 revival — a no-age-statement small batch, an 11-year, and a 16-year, all reintroduced under Rare Character Whiskey Co. — alongside Pride of Anderson County, a single-barrel bourbon from the same Rare Character program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eOne Label, Two Eras\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill was introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands and has never been a distillery — every release, then and now, is sourced, selected, and bottled under the name. The eras matter, and this shelf keeps them straight. From the original run we hold \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-small-batch\" class=\"mw-link-classic16\"\u003ethe classic-era 16-year small batch\u003c\/a\u003e, legacy stock that is no longer produced. From the July 2026 reintroduction by Rare Character Whiskey Co. of Lexington, Kentucky, we hold \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-old-premium-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey-2026-release\" class=\"mw-link-revival16\"\u003eits 2026 revival counterpart at sixteen years\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-11-year\" class=\"mw-link-revival11\"\u003ethe revival's 11-year small batch\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-small-batch\" class=\"mw-link-nas\"\u003ethe no-age-statement revival small batch\u003c\/a\u003e — the lineup Rare Character announced, every one a Kentucky straight bourbon at 95 proof. Beside them sits \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/pride-of-anderson-county\" class=\"mw-link-poac\"\u003ethe Anderson County single-barrel bourbon\u003c\/a\u003e, a Rare Character bottling named in the same announcement. No page on this shelf names a source distillery, because the label never has — the eras, ages, and proofs are the facts, and they are stated on every bottle's own page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIntroduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, California — a non-distiller label from the first bottle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEarly classic-era releases were produced by Julian Van Winkle III; bottling ran through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Bardstown, from 2009 to 2014, then shifted to Oregon in 2014.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eOfficially reintroduced in July 2026 by Rare Character Whiskey Co. of Lexington, Kentucky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe revival lineup: a no-age-statement small batch, an 11-year, and a 16-year — all Kentucky straight bourbon at 95 proof (47.5% ABV).\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEvery Black Maple Hill bourbon on this shelf, either era, is bottled at the same 95 proof.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSource distilleries and mash bills are undisclosed across all eras; no page in this collection asserts one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Label's Timeline\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe Black Maple Hill story runs in chapters, and the bottles on this shelf come from the first and the latest. Paul Joseph of CVI Brands created the label in California in 2000 to bottle sourced Kentucky whiskey, and its early releases — produced by Julian Van Winkle III — built the reputation the name still trades on: high age statements, small quantities, and a refusal to say where the whiskey was distilled. As that old stock thinned, the age statements came off. From 2009 to 2014 bottling ran through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, the Willett family's operation in Bardstown, and in 2014 production shifted to Oregon, leaving the Kentucky bottlings as legacy stock. By the time collectors were paying classic-era prices, the label itself had gone quiet. On July 9, 2026, Rare Character Whiskey Co. of Lexington, Kentucky announced it had officially reintroduced Black Maple Hill, returning the name to Kentucky straight bourbon with a three-bottle lineup — a no-age-statement small batch, an 11-year, and a 16-year, all at the label's traditional 95 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eReading the Eras\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eTwo eras share one label, so the era is the first thing to read on any Black Maple Hill bottle. The classic-era 16-year here is remaining legacy stock in the original 750 mL format — no longer produced, priced accordingly, and carrying the early-2000s history that made the name. The revival bottles are current 2026 releases: the no-age-statement small batch and the 11-year arrive in 700 mL, and the sixteen-year wears the era's \"Red Label\" small-batch trade dress as an allocated release. What does not change across eras: every Black Maple Hill bourbon is bottled at 95 proof, and no era of the label has ever disclosed its source distillery or mash bill — so the revival's history begins in 2026, and the classic bottle's history should never be borrowed to sell it. Pride of Anderson County is the shelf's neighbor rather than a Black Maple Hill: a Wild Turkey single barrel from the same Rare Character program, with its strength and age hand-written on each bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollection Bottle Matrix\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-matrix\"\u003e\n    \u003cthead\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth\u003eBottle\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003cth\u003eEra\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003cth\u003eAge\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003cth\u003eProof\u003c\/th\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/thead\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-cell-flex\"\u003e\n            \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/image_2_8610989e-0dfc-4121-a6fc-17e581284b02.jpg?v=1784489831\u0026amp;width=1800\" alt=\"Black Maple Hill 16 Classic Era\" class=\"mw-thumb-img\"\u003e\n            \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-small-batch\" class=\"mw-link-classic16\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill 16-Year-Old Premium Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Classic Era Legacy)\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eClassic era\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e16 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e95\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-cell-flex\"\u003e\n            \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/IMG_7354.jpg?v=1784488476\u0026amp;width=1800\" alt=\"Black Maple Hill 16 2026 Release\" class=\"mw-thumb-img\"\u003e\n            \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-old-premium-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey-2026-release\" class=\"mw-link-revival16\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill 16-Year-Old Premium Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026 Release)\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e2026 revival\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e16 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e95\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-cell-flex\"\u003e\n            \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/image_3_2126999c-e85f-4de2-85a1-9056b7fb3d1c.png?v=1785975078\u0026amp;width=1800\" alt=\"Black Maple Hill 11 Year\" class=\"mw-thumb-img\"\u003e\n            \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-11-year\" class=\"mw-link-revival11\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill 11 Year Premium Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e2026 revival\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003e11 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n     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}\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-bodycopy{ color:var(--mw-dbody); }\n\n\/* LIGHT CASKS \/ ARCHIVE ARTWORK (Nº 02) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-casks{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:18px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask{ flex:1 1 280px; background:var(--mw-card); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-top:3px solid var(--mw-accent); padding:26px; border-radius:6px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask-k{ font-size:0.68rem; letter-spacing:2px; color:var(--mw-muted); text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask h3{ margin-top:10px; font-size:1.05rem; color:var(--mw-ink); font-weight:bold; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask p{ margin-top:14px; font-size:0.88rem; color:var(--mw-body); }\n\n\/* SENSORY \u0026 STRATEGIC POSITION IN DARK BAND (Nº 03) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-acts{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:24px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-act{\n  flex:1 1 320px; padding:28px; background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04);\n  border:1px solid var(--mw-dhair); border-top:4px solid var(--mw-glow); border-radius:6px;\n}\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-act-n{ font-size:1.8rem; font-weight:bold; line-height:1; color:var(--mw-glow); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-act h3{ font-size:0.85rem; letter-spacing:3px; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--mw-dtext); font-weight:bold; margin-top:6px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-act p{ margin-top:16px; font-size:0.92rem; color:var(--mw-dbody); }\n\n\/* PROVENANCE (Nº 04 - LIGHT) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-prov{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(320px,1fr)); gap:44px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-feat{ border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-hair); padding:24px 0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-feat:first-child{ padding-top:0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-feat:last-of-type{ border-bottom:none; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-feat-head{ display:flex; gap:18px; align-items:baseline; 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gap:12px 20px; padding-top:18px; font-size:0.88rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-index-grid dt{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-size:0.7rem; letter-spacing:1.5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; padding-top:2px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-index-grid dd{ color:var(--mw-ink); font-weight:500; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-hublink{ margin-top:20px; font-size:0.92rem; color:var(--mw-muted); }\n\n\/* HIGH-CONTRAST TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IN DARK BAND (Nº 05) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table-box{ background:#1c0203; padding:28px 32px; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #380507; box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table{ width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table td{ padding:16px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #380507; color:#ffffff; font-size:0.98rem; font-weight:500; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table td:first-child{ font-weight:bold; width:38%; color:#facc15; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:0.8rem; letter-spacing:1.5px; }\n\n\/* ACCORDIONS (Nº 06 - LIGHT) *\/\n.mw-master-container details{ background:var(--mw-card); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair); margin-bottom:15px; border-radius:6px; }\n.mw-master-container summary{ padding:18px 20px; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer; outline:none; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:2px; font-size:0.8rem; }\n.mw-master-container summary:hover{ color:var(--mw-ink); }\n.mw-master-container summary::-webkit-details-marker{ display:none; }\n.mw-master-container summary::after{ content:'+'; font-size:1.15rem; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:normal; }\n.mw-master-container details[open]{ border-color:var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container details[open] summary::after{ content:'\\2212'; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content{ padding:0 20px 20px 20px; font-size:0.95rem; color:var(--mw-body); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-q{ font-size:0.95rem; font-weight:bold; color:var(--mw-ink); margin-top:16px; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content .mw-q:first-child{ margin-top:0; }\n\n.mw-master-container .mw-signoff{ margin-top:80px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-signoff .mw-rule{ margin-top:0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-signoff-row{ display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:baseline; gap:16px; flex-wrap:wrap; padding-top:20px; }\n\n@media (max-width:768px){\n  .mw-master-container .mw-wrap{ padding:0 24px; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-points{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table-box{ padding:20px; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO SECTION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-topbar\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon · Vintage Classic Era\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003e16 Year Premium Small Batch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003eClassic Era Legacy\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003eAged 16 Years · 95 Proof (47.5% ABV) · Sourced Vintage Stock\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\" style=\"margin-top:56px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stats\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e16\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eYears Aged\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e95\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eProof\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e47.5\u003csmall\u003e%\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e750\u003csmall\u003emL\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBottle Format\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eClassic\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eOriginal Era\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eUndisclosed\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eDistilling Source\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill 16 Year Premium Small Batch is a sourced Kentucky straight bourbon from the label's classic era — bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/strong\u003e, aged sixteen years, and mingled from several selected barrels. Black Maple Hill is a bottling label rather than a distillery; its classic-era releases passed through more than one hand — early bottlings were produced by Julian Van Winkle III, and bottling later ran through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers in Bardstown from 2009 to 2014 — and these releases are no longer produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 01: THE ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 01\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-points\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic-era release from one of American whiskey's most mythologised sourced labels — sixteen years old, bottled at 95 proof, and no longer reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall batch: several selected barrels mingled for a rounder, more consistent profile than a single cask, at the same sourcing standard as the label's single-barrel bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSourced, not distilled.\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Maple Hill is a bottling label; early classic-era releases were produced by Julian Van Winkle III, bottling later ran through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers — the Willett family's Bardstown operation — from 2009 to 2014, and the distillery of origin and mash bill were never disclosed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e95 proof is a deliberate choice for a whiskey this old: sixteen years takes a great deal from the barrel, and a moderate strength keeps the aromatics open rather than driving them with alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe label's early reputation is bound up with Julian Van Winkle III's involvement in that era's sourcing — history worth knowing, and worth stating carefully rather than romanticising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e06\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegacy stock from the golden era of independent sourcing: no longer made, making surviving sealed bottles true artifacts of bourbon history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 02: BRAND HISTORY \u0026 NON-DISTILLER PRODUCER ERA (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 02\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eNon-Distiller Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003e2000 CVI Brands Origin\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-casks\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e2000 Inception\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eCVI Brands Origin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eCreated in California by Paul Joseph to bottle exceptional sourced barrels under an independent brand identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eVan Winkle Era\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eEarly Sourcing Run\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEarly bottlings were produced by Julian Van Winkle III during the golden age of independent Kentucky sourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eKBD Bardstown Era\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eKentucky Bourbon Distillers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBottling later ran through the Willett family's Bardstown operation from 2009 to 2014 before production moved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eUndisclosed Origin\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eProvenance Protocol\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eThe specific distillery of origin and mash bill were never disclosed, ensuring liquid maturity speaks for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 03: SENSORY \u0026 STRATEGIC POSITION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 03\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSensory Profile \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eSourced Vintage Character\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-acts speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill publishes no official tasting note for this release, and the descriptions circulated by retailers vary widely enough that none can be treated as authoritative. What can be said reliably is structural: at sixteen years in charred oak, expect a deep, oak-forward bourbon with the developed secondary character extended maturation brings — dried fruit, baking spice and a tannic backbone — carried at a 95-proof strength that softens delivery rather than sharpening it. Treat any single, specific flavour list attached to this bottle online as a retailer's impression, not a producer's. The honest summary is age and restraint: an old bourbon bottled to be poured, not wrestled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eOn \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe vintage bourbon shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e this sits with the sourced-and-dusty bottles that trade on provenance and scarcity as much as on what's in the glass — a classic-era Black Maple Hill is a collecting artifact of the early-2000s sourcing boom. If your interest is the name rather than the era specifically, note that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-old-premium-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey-2026-release\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 2026 revival of this label\u003c\/a\u003e is a separate, current release under revived ownership; it shares this bottle's spec but not its history, and the two should not be conflated. Both eras sit together on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/black-maple-hill\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe complete Black Maple Hill shelf, classic era and revival together\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 04: PRESENTATION \u0026 PROVENANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 04\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note \u0026amp; Index\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eVault Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-prov\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance and Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eA classic-era Black Maple Hill is bought for provenance and scarcity, and both come with caveats worth stating plainly. The label was one of the defining sourced brands of the early-2000s, and its mystique is real — but that mystique has also attracted more embellishment than almost any other bottle in American whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDistillery Non-Disclosure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBecause the label is sourced, the distillery of origin and the mash bill are unknown — anyone quoting them is guessing. What is solid is the spec: sixteen years, 95 proof, small batch, classic-era stock that is no longer made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eThe Van Winkle association with the label's early sourcing is genuine, but per-bottle barrel selection is not something you can verify; evaluate the bottle on its solid specs and verified era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-il\"\u003eCollector Index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-ir\"\u003eCLASSIC ERA\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdl class=\"mw-index-grid\"\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBrand\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eBlack Maple Hill (Classic Era)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eClass\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eAge Statement\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e16 Years\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e95 Proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBottling History\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eVan Winkle \/ KBD (2009–2014)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eDistillery Source\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eUndisclosed (Sourced)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/black-maple-hill\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe complete Black Maple Hill collection in Midnight Whiskey's vault\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 05: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 05\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-box\"\u003e\n        \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBRAND\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBlack Maple Hill (sourced label, not a distillery)\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eCLASS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, small batch\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePROOF \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eAGE STATEMENT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e16 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBOTTLING HISTORY\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eVan Winkle-produced early releases; Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (Willett), Bardstown, 2009–2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePRODUCING DISTILLERY\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eUndisclosed\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eMASH BILL\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eUndisclosed\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eERA\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eClassic-era release; no longer reproduced\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e750 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eREGION\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:0.78rem; color:var(--mw-dmuted); margin-top:10px;\"\u003e† Format and labeling verified directly from the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 06: RECORDS \u0026 ASSURANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 06\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecords \u0026amp; Assurance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill is a bottling label rather than a distillery, so its “production” is really selection and mingling. For the classic-era 16-year, the documented chain runs through the label's bottlers — early releases produced by Julian Van Winkle III, then Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, the Willett family's operation in Bardstown, from 2009 to 2014 — and several barrels of aged Kentucky straight bourbon were married together into a small batch, then bottled at 95 proof. The distillery that actually distilled the whiskey, and its mash bill, were not disclosed, which is standard for sourced whiskey of this label and era; the value proposition was the age and the barrel selection, not a stated recipe. Sixteen years of maturation in charred oak is the defining production fact here — long enough to pull deep oak and developed secondary character from the wood, with the moderate bottling proof chosen to keep that range legible rather than driving it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs Black Maple Hill a distillery?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eNo. Black Maple Hill is a sourced whiskey label, not a distillery — its bourbons and ryes are bottled from casks distilled elsewhere and selected under the label's name. Classic-era releases like this 16-year passed through the label's documented bottling chain — early releases produced by Julian Van Winkle III, with bottling at Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, the Willett family's operation in Bardstown, from 2009 to 2014. The specific distillery of origin and the mash bill were not disclosed, which is normal for sourced whiskey of this kind and this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is Black Maple Hill 16 Year Small Batch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt is bottled at 95 proof, or 47.5% ABV. That is a moderate strength by design: at sixteen years the whiskey has already taken a great deal from the barrel, and 95 proof keeps the aromatic range open rather than driving it with alcohol. \"Small batch\" means several selected barrels were mingled together — a more consistent, rounded profile than a single-barrel release, at the same sourcing standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs classic-era Black Maple Hill still produced?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eNo. The classic-era releases — the ones tied to the label's original golden run and its Kentucky Bourbon Distillers sourcing — are not being reproduced. What circulates now is remaining legacy stock, which is why these bottles command the attention and the prices they do. A separate modern revival of the label exists and is a different release; this page is the classic-era bottle, not that one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-signoff\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-signoff-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill · 16 Year Classic Era\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- COMPONENT 4 — AI-COMPATIBILITY LAYER (JSON-LD) --\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Product\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-small-batch#product\",\n      \"name\": \"Black Maple Hill 16-Year-Old Premium Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Classic Era Legacy)\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-small-batch\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-small-batch\",\n      \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/black-maple-hill-16-year-small-batch.jpg\",\n      \"description\": \"Black Maple Hill 16 Year Premium Small Batch is a sourced Kentucky straight bourbon from the label's classic era — bottled at 95 proof (47.5% ABV), aged sixteen years, and mingled from several selected barrels. 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Black Maple Hill is a bottling label rather than a distillery; its classic-era stock was sourced through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers in Bardstown, and these releases are no longer produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eA classic-era release from one of American whiskey's most mythologised sourced labels — sixteen years old, bottled at 95 proof, and no longer reproduced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSmall batch: several selected barrels mingled for a rounder, more consistent profile than a single cask, at the same sourcing standard as the label's single-barrel bottlings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSourced, not distilled. Black Maple Hill is a bottling label; its classic-era stock came through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers — the Willett family's Bardstown operation — and the distillery of origin and mash bill were never disclosed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e95 proof is a deliberate choice for a whiskey this old: sixteen years takes a great deal from the barrel, and a moderate strength keeps the aromatics open rather than driving them with alcohol.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe label's early reputation is bound up with Julian Van Winkle III's involvement in that era's sourcing — history worth knowing, and worth stating carefully rather than romanticising.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill publishes no official tasting note for this release, and the descriptions circulated by retailers vary widely enough that none can be treated as authoritative. What can be said reliably is structural: at sixteen years in charred oak, expect a deep, oak-forward bourbon with the developed secondary character extended maturation brings — dried fruit, baking spice and a tannic backbone — carried at a 95-proof strength that softens delivery rather than sharpening it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eTreat any single, specific flavour list attached to this bottle online as a retailer's impression, not a producer's. The honest summary is age and restraint: an old bourbon bottled to be poured, not wrestled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eOn \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe vintage bourbon shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e this sits with the sourced-and-dusty bottles that trade on provenance and scarcity as much as on what's in the glass — a classic-era Black Maple Hill is a collecting artifact of the early-2000s sourcing boom. If your interest is the name rather than the era specifically, note that \u003ca href=\"\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-small-batch-2026\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 2026 revival of this label\u003c\/a\u003e is a separate, current release under revived ownership; it shares this bottle's spec but not its history, and the two should not be conflated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack Maple Hill (sourced label, not a distillery)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, small batch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSourcing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky Bourbon Distillers (Willett), Bardstown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSource distillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUndisclosed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMash bill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUndisclosed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClassic-era release; no longer reproduced\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e750 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  h2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u0026gt;Collector Note\n  \u003cp\u003eA classic-era Black Maple Hill is bought for provenance and scarcity, and both come with caveats worth stating plainly. The label was one of the defining sourced brands of the early-2000s, and its mystique is real — but that mystique has also attracted more embellishment than almost any other bottle in American whiskey. Two things to hold in mind. The \"Julian Van Winkle III personally selected these barrels\" line that accompanies most listings is a claim retailers repeat to lift resale value; the Van Winkle association with the label's early sourcing is genuine, but per-bottle barrel selection is not something you can verify, and it should not drive what you pay. And because the label is sourced, the distillery of origin and the mash bill are unknown — anyone quoting them is guessing. What is solid is the spec: sixteen years, 95 proof, small batch, classic-era stock that is no longer made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat, in a tulip, and give it air. A sixteen-year bourbon at 95 proof needs no water — the strength is already moderate, and dilution costs more than it returns here — so the useful move is time in the glass rather than anything added. Ten minutes lets the oak settle and the secondary, dried-fruit character come up. This is a slow pour to consider rather than a high-proof bottle to tame, and it rewards patience over technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill is a bottling label rather than a distillery, so its \"production\" is really selection and mingling. For the classic-era 16-year, stock was sourced through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers — the Willett family's operation in Bardstown — and several barrels of aged Kentucky straight bourbon were married together into a small batch, then bottled at 95 proof. The distillery that actually distilled the whiskey, and its mash bill, were not disclosed, which is standard for sourced whiskey of this label and era; the value proposition was the age and the barrel selection, not a stated recipe. Sixteen years of maturation in charred oak is the defining production fact here — long enough to pull deep oak and developed secondary character from the wood, with the moderate bottling proof chosen to keep that range legible rather than driving it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs Black Maple Hill a distillery?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Black Maple Hill is a sourced whiskey label, not a distillery — its bourbons and ryes are bottled from casks distilled elsewhere and selected under the label's name. Classic-era releases like this 16-year were sourced through Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, the Willett family's operation in Bardstown, Kentucky. The specific distillery of origin and the mash bill were not disclosed, which is normal for sourced whiskey of this kind and this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is Black Maple Hill 16 Year Small Batch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is bottled at 95 proof, or 47.5% ABV. That is a moderate strength by design: at sixteen years the whiskey has already taken a great deal from the barrel, and 95 proof keeps the aromatic range open rather than driving it with alcohol. \"Small batch\" means several selected barrels were mingled together — a more consistent, rounded profile than a single-barrel release, at the same sourcing standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs classic-era Black Maple Hill still produced?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The classic-era releases — the ones tied to the label's original golden run and its Kentucky Bourbon Distillers sourcing — are not being reproduced. 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gap:20px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-point{ padding:24px; border:1px solid var(--mw-hair); background:var(--mw-card);\n  display:flex; gap:20px; font-size:0.95rem; color:var(--mw-body); border-radius:6px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-point b{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-size:0.85rem; letter-spacing:2px; }\n\n\/* DARK BAND GENERAL STYLING (Nº 03, Nº 05) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band{ margin-top:90px; background:linear-gradient(135deg, var(--mw-dark) 0%, #050826 100%); color:var(--mw-dtext); padding:64px 0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-chap{ border-bottom-color:var(--mw-dhair); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-chap-no{ color:var(--mw-glow); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-h3{ color:var(--mw-glow); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-chap-r{ color:var(--mw-dmuted); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-bodycopy{ color:var(--mw-dbody); }\n\n\/* LIGHT CASKS \/ ARCHIVE ARTWORK (Nº 02) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-casks{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:18px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask{ flex:1 1 280px; background:var(--mw-card); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-top:3px solid var(--mw-accent); padding:26px; border-radius:6px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask-k{ font-size:0.68rem; letter-spacing:2px; color:var(--mw-muted); text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask h3{ margin-top:10px; font-size:1.05rem; color:var(--mw-ink); font-weight:bold; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-cask p{ margin-top:14px; font-size:0.88rem; color:var(--mw-body); }\n\n\/* SENSORY \u0026 STRATEGIC POSITION IN DARK BAND (Nº 03) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-acts{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:24px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-act{\n  flex:1 1 320px; padding:28px; background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04);\n  border:1px solid var(--mw-dhair); border-top:4px solid var(--mw-glow); border-radius:6px;\n}\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-act-n{ font-size:1.8rem; font-weight:bold; line-height:1; 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}\n.mw-master-container .mw-feat p{ margin:12px 0 0 40px; font-size:0.92rem; color:var(--mw-body); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-index{ border:1px solid var(--mw-accent); background:var(--mw-card); padding:30px; border-radius:6px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-index-head{ display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:baseline; gap:12px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-hair); padding-bottom:14px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-il{ font-size:0.7rem; letter-spacing:3px; color:var(--mw-accent); text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-ir{ font-size:0.7rem; letter-spacing:2px; color:var(--mw-muted); text-transform:uppercase; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-index-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:auto 1fr; gap:12px 20px; padding-top:18px; font-size:0.88rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-index-grid dt{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-size:0.7rem; letter-spacing:1.5px; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; padding-top:2px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-index-grid dd{ color:var(--mw-ink); font-weight:500; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-hublink{ margin-top:20px; font-size:0.92rem; color:var(--mw-muted); }\n\n\/* HIGH-CONTRAST TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IN DARK BAND (Nº 05) *\/\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table-box{ background:#0b1145; padding:28px 32px; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #1b225c; box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.35); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table{ width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table td{ padding:16px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #1b225c; color:#ffffff; font-size:0.98rem; font-weight:500; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table td:first-child{ font-weight:bold; width:38%; color:#d5cfc3; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:0.8rem; letter-spacing:1.5px; }\n\n\/* ACCORDIONS (Nº 06 - LIGHT) *\/\n.mw-master-container details{ background:var(--mw-card); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair); margin-bottom:15px; border-radius:6px; }\n.mw-master-container summary{ padding:18px 20px; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer; outline:none; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:2px; font-size:0.8rem; }\n.mw-master-container summary:hover{ color:var(--mw-ink); }\n.mw-master-container summary::-webkit-details-marker{ display:none; }\n.mw-master-container summary::after{ content:'+'; font-size:1.15rem; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:normal; }\n.mw-master-container details[open]{ border-color:var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container details[open] summary::after{ content:'\\2212'; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content{ padding:0 20px 20px 20px; font-size:0.95rem; color:var(--mw-body); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-q{ font-size:0.95rem; font-weight:bold; color:var(--mw-ink); margin-top:16px; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content .mw-q:first-child{ margin-top:0; }\n\n.mw-master-container .mw-signoff{ margin-top:80px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-signoff .mw-rule{ margin-top:0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-signoff-row{ display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:baseline; gap:16px; flex-wrap:wrap; padding-top:20px; }\n\n@media (max-width:768px){\n  .mw-master-container .mw-wrap{ padding:0 24px; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-points{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table-box{ padding:20px; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO SECTION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-topbar\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon · Age-Stated Sourced Rarity\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003e11 Year Premium Small Batch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003eKentucky Bourbon\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003eAge-Stated 11 Years · 95 Proof (47.5% ABV) · Undisclosed Source\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\" style=\"margin-top:56px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stats\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e11\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eYears Aged\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e95\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eProof\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e47.5\u003csmall\u003e%\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e700\u003csmall\u003emL\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBottle Size\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eSmall Batch\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eMarried Casks\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eUndisclosed\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eDistilling Source\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill 11 Year Premium Small Batch is an age-stated Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/strong\u003e in 700 mL. Black Maple Hill has never been a distillery: it was launched in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands as a non-distiller label, and it became one of the most collected sourced names in American whiskey precisely because of what it kept quiet. \u003cstrong\u003eThe distillery behind this whiskey is not disclosed\u003c\/strong\u003e, so this page does not name one — the label, the age statement and the strength are what can be stated, and they are. In July 2026, Black Maple Hill was officially reintroduced by Rare Character Whiskey Co. of Lexington, Kentucky, and this age-stated eleven-year is a release of that revival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 01: THE ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 01\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-points\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge-stated at eleven years\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed on the label — the trait that made the classic Black Maple Hill bottlings collectable, and the one the brand dropped when old stock ran short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the presentation strength the label has carried since the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/strong\u003e, described on the label as handmade sour mash, hand bottled, aged in select white oak casks; 700 mL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNever a distillery.\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Maple Hill was introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, a California non-distiller producer — the label sources and bottles, it does not distil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe source is undisclosed, and this page leaves it that way.\u003c\/strong\u003e The famous stories attached to the early bottlings are not verified, and a bourbon page is not the place to launder a rumour into a fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e06\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bottle is the document here: with a sourced label, the printed age and proof are the claims that can be checked, and the rest is provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 02: BRAND HISTORY \u0026 NON-DISTILLER PRODUCER ERA (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 02\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eNon-Distiller Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003e2000 CVI Brands Origin\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-casks\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e2000 Inception\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eCVI Brands Label\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eCreated in California by Paul Joseph to bottle exceptional sourced barrels under an independent brand identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eAge Statement Rarity\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003e11-Year Stated Stock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eCarries an 11-year age statement on the front label, recalling the brand's earliest and most sought-after releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eTraditional Bottling\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eHandmade Sour Mash\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eAged in select white oak barrels and married in small batches at a traditional 95 bottling proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eProvenance Protocol\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eUndisclosed Source\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eDistillery source is not disclosed by the brand owner, ensuring the product is evaluated solely on liquid maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 03: SENSORY \u0026 STRATEGIC POSITION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 03\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSensory Profile \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eSourced Bourbon Character\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-acts speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo producer tasting notes exist for this bottling\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the descriptions circulating on retail listings are marketing copy rather than anything from the people who filled the bottle. They are not reproduced here. Reviews of earlier Black Maple Hill releases describe a different whiskey from a different source and a different age — borrowing them would be worse than saying nothing. Eleven years and 95 proof set the expectations honestly enough: mature oak at a strength built for sipping rather than for showing off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eSourced labels are judged on what they admit, and this one admits an age. It sits with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-old-premium-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey-2026-release\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 16-year Black Maple Hill held here\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/pride-of-anderson-county\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Anderson County single barrel held here\u003c\/a\u003e, within \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/black-maple-hill\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe full Black Maple Hill collection at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 04: PRESENTATION \u0026 PROVENANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 04\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note \u0026amp; Index\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eVault Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-prov\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAge-Stated Sourced Rarity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill is one of the few labels whose mythology outran its whiskey, and the age-stated bottles are why. When old stock thinned, age statements disappeared; an eleven-year statement puts this bottle back in that tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIndividual Bottle Integrity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBecause the brand has changed hands and sources, provenance here is a question about the individual bottle — era, closure, label variant and back-label text all matter, and are worth photographing before the bottle moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eThe value of a sourced label rests on what can be shown on the bottle, not on unconfirmed rumours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-il\"\u003eCollector Index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-ir\"\u003e11 YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdl class=\"mw-index-grid\"\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBrand\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eBlack Maple Hill\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eClass\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eAge Statement\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e11 Years\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e95 Proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eDistillery Source\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eUndisclosed (Non-Distiller Producer)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e700 mL\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe complete bourbon collection in Midnight Whiskey's vault\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 05: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 05\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-box\"\u003e\n        \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eCLASS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eAGE STATEMENT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e11 years, printed on the label\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePROOF \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e700 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eLABEL DESCRIPTION\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eSmall batch; handmade sour mash; aged in select white oak casks; hand bottled; married casks\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePRODUCING DISTILLERY\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot disclosed — and not asserted.\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Maple Hill is a non-distiller label; no distillery is named on this page or in its structured data\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBRAND ORIGIN\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eIntroduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, a California non-distiller producer\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eREPORTED ORIGINS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot carried.\u003c\/strong\u003e Several distilleries have been attached to the label’s releases over the years; none is confirmed by the brand, so none appears on this page\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eNone published by the producer\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eREGION\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:0.78rem; color:var(--mw-dmuted); margin-top:10px;\"\u003e† Format and labeling verified directly from the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 06: RECORDS \u0026 ASSURANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 06\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecords \u0026amp; Assurance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill was introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, a non-distiller producer based in California, and it has never operated a distillery. The label buys mature whiskey, selects and bottles it, and sells it under its own name — a practice as old as the American whiskey trade and, in this case, an unusually successful one: the early releases became benchmarks of the modern bourbon era and are still traded on that reputation. What the label has never done consistently is disclose where the whiskey came from, and the accounts that circulate about its early sources are recollection and inference rather than producer statement. Ownership and supply have both changed over the label’s life. This bottling states eleven years and 95 proof on the front label, describes itself as handmade sour mash aged in select white oak casks, and is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey in a 700 mL bottle. Those are the facts the bottle itself carries, and this page keeps to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWho distills Black Maple Hill 11 Year?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt is not disclosed, and Midnight Whiskey does not name a distillery. Black Maple Hill is a non-distiller label, introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, that buys and bottles mature whiskey rather than producing it. Various origins have been claimed for the brand's releases over the years, none of them confirmed by the label, so none is stated here as fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat does the age statement mean on a sourced bourbon?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt means the youngest whiskey in the bottle has spent at least that long in barrel — eleven years here — and on a sourced label it is the most checkable claim available, since the distillery is not named. Black Maple Hill's classic bottlings were prized for their age statements, and dropped them when older stock became scarce, which is why an age-stated release draws attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is Black Maple Hill 11 Year?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt is bottled at 95 proof, or 47.5% ABV, in a 700 mL bottle. That strength has been the label's standard presentation across its releases, and it is printed on the front label alongside the age statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-signoff\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-signoff-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill · 11 Year Premium Small Batch\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- COMPONENT 4 — AI-COMPATIBILITY LAYER (JSON-LD) --\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Product\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-11-year#product\",\n      \"name\": \"Black Maple Hill 11 Year Premium Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-11-year\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-11-year\",\n      \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/black-maple-hill-11-year.jpg\",\n      \"description\": \"Black Maple Hill 11 Year Premium Small Batch is an age-stated Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 95 proof (47.5% ABV) in 700 mL. 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justify-content:space-between; align-items:baseline; gap:16px; flex-wrap:wrap; padding-top:20px; }\n\n@media (max-width:768px){\n  .mw-master-container .mw-wrap{ padding:0 24px; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-points{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table-box{ padding:20px; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO SECTION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-topbar\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon · Single Barrel Strength\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003ePride of Anderson County\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003eSingle Barrel Bourbon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003eWild Turkey Distillate\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003eCurated by Rare Bird 101 · Bottled Uncut by Rare Character · EST. 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\" style=\"margin-top:56px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stats\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eUncut\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBarrel Strength\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eSingle\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eCask Release\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eProgram Inception\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eHandwritten\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBottle Label\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e750\u003csmall\u003emL\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBottle Format\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eTyrone, KY\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eRickhouse Origin\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003ePride of Anderson County is a single-barrel Kentucky straight bourbon curated by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Jennings of Rare Bird 101\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Wild Turkey historian — and bottled uncut and unfiltered by \u003cstrong\u003eRare Character Whiskey\u003c\/strong\u003e. The brand exists to put \u003cstrong\u003eWild Turkey Distillery\u003c\/strong\u003e distillate into a bottle at full barrel strength, one choice cask at a time, and its founders say so plainly. Every bottle carries its own \u003cstrong\u003ehand-written strength and age\u003c\/strong\u003e on the lower label, because every bottle is a different barrel — so those two figures belong to the bottle in your hand, not to the brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 01: THE ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 01\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-points\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA single barrel, uncut and unfiltered\u003c\/strong\u003e — bottled straight from one choice cask at natural strength, never blended toward a house figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurated by David Jennings, Rare Bird 101\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Wild Turkey historian and author, and bottled by \u003cstrong\u003eRare Character Whiskey\u003c\/strong\u003e; the label carries EST. 2022, the year the collaboration began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe source is stated by the brand, not inferred.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rare Bird 101 describes the project as dedicated to what Wild Turkey Distillery has to offer, naming the specific rickhouses its early barrels came from and the Wild Turkey people who set them aside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson County is the point of the name: the Wild Turkey Distillery sits above the Kentucky River at Tyrone, in a county synonymous with Kentucky whiskey since before Prohibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe strength and age are hand-written per bottle.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two bottles inspected for this listing carried different strengths at the same age — which is the clearest possible proof that no general figure describes this whiskey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e06\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatured in new charred oak; the series began as a lottery-only release and has since become an ongoing single-barrel programme reaching wider markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 02: CURATION \u0026 HERITAGE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 02\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCuration \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eRare Bird 101 Collaboration\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-casks\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eHistorian Curation\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eDavid Jennings (Rare Bird 101)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eSelected by the leading Wild Turkey author and historian, leveraging years of private barrel selection experience at the Tyrone distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eBottling Partner\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eRare Character Whiskey Co.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003ePartnered with Pablo Moix and Rare Character to bottle selected barrels uncut and unfiltered without cold filtration or proof dilution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eRickhouse Verification\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eTyrone Hillside Warehouses\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eDraws on specific vintage barrels earmarked from Wild Turkey's famous wooden rickhouses overlooking the Kentucky River in Anderson County.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eHandwritten Labeling\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eSelf-Documenting Bottle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle features hand-filled fields specifying its precise barrel number, age statement, and bottled proof at fill time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 03: SENSORY \u0026 STRATEGIC POSITION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 03\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSensory Profile \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eSingle Barrel Character\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-acts speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle is a different cask, so a fixed house profile would be a fiction — and the reviews circulating for this brand describe particular barrels rather than the whiskey you will open. What the format guarantees is intensity: full barrel strength with nothing removed, from mature Wild Turkey distillate chosen one cask at a time by someone who has spent years writing about that distillery. Read the strength on your own lower label before you pour, because it is the only number that describes your bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eCurated single barrels live or die on who is choosing, and this one names its curator on the front. It sits with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/wild-turkey-gold-foil-16-year\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Gold Foil Wild Turkey archive bottling\u003c\/a\u003e from the same distillery, alongside \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-old-premium-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey-2026-release\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 16-year Black Maple Hill\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-11-year\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 11-year Black Maple Hill in the vault\u003c\/a\u003e, within \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe single-barrel bourbon shelf at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 04: PRESENTATION \u0026 PROVENANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 04\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note \u0026amp; Index\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eVault Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-prov\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBarrel-Level Collecting Logic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBecause each release is a single cask bottled at its own strength, the hand-written figures on the lower label are what identify a bottle — two bottles of Pride of Anderson County can differ by more than a proof point at the same stated age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOpen Independent Bottling\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eOccupies an unusual position: an independent bottler openly working with mature stock from a major distillery, with the curator naming rickhouses and distillery personnel who earmarked the barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eIt began as a lottery-only release in 2022 and has since widened into an ongoing single-barrel series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-il\"\u003eCollector Index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-ir\"\u003eSINGLE BARREL\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdl class=\"mw-index-grid\"\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBrand\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003ePride of Anderson County\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eClass\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eDistillery\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eWild Turkey Distillery (Tyrone, KY)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eCurator\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eDavid Jennings (Rare Bird 101)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBottler\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eRare Character Whiskey Co.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eProof \/ Age\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eHandwritten Per Bottle (Cask Strength)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe complete Kentucky bourbon collection in Midnight Whiskey's vault\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 05: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 05\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-box\"\u003e\n        \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eCLASS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eSingle barrel — uncut and unfiltered, at natural cask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eCURATOR\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eDavid Jennings, Rare Bird 101\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBOTTLER\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eRare Character Whiskey Company\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eDISTILLERY\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eWild Turkey Distillery, Tyrone, Anderson County, Kentucky — stated by the brand’s founders\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eESTABLISHED\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e2022, per the label\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eMATURATION\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eNew charred oak\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eVOLUME\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e750 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eSTRENGTH\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eHand-written per bottle. Two bottles inspected for this listing carried different strengths at the same stated age\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eAGE\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eHand-written per bottle; individual releases have varied widely\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eNone published by the brand for any individual barrel\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eREGION\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eAnderson County, Kentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:0.78rem; color:var(--mw-dmuted); margin-top:10px;\"\u003e† Format and labeling verified directly from the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 06: RECORDS \u0026 ASSURANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 06\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecords \u0026amp; Assurance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003ePride of Anderson County was created in 2022 by David Jennings — the Wild Turkey historian behind Rare Bird 101 — working with Pablo Moix and the team at Rare Character Whiskey. Jennings has described the brand as dedicated to the best the Wild Turkey Distillery has to offer, bottled straight from choice barrels, uncut and unfiltered, and has named the specific rickhouses that supplied early releases along with the Wild Turkey figures who earmarked those barrels for the project. That is why this page names the distillery: the origin here is a brand statement rather than collector inference. The whiskey is matured in new charred oak and bottled at natural cask strength, one barrel at a time, with the strength and age written by hand on each bottle. The programme launched as a limited, lottery-only collection alongside a rye counterpart and has since become an ongoing single-barrel series reaching wider markets. Anderson County itself is the brand’s subject: the distillery stands above the Kentucky River at Tyrone, in a county central to Kentucky whiskey since before Prohibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhose whiskey is in Pride of Anderson County?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eWild Turkey Distillery distillate, and unusually for an independently bottled bourbon, the brand says so itself. Rare Bird 101 — the Wild Turkey historian David Jennings, who created the brand with Rare Character Whiskey — describes the project as dedicated to what the Wild Turkey Distillery has to offer, naming the rickhouses that supplied early releases and the distillery personnel who set those barrels aside. Midnight Whiskey names the distillery on that basis, not on collector inference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhy are the strength and age hand-written on the bottle?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBecause each bottle comes from a single barrel and is bottled at that barrel's own strength, uncut and unfiltered. There is no house figure to print. Two bottles inspected for this listing carried the same stated age and different strengths, which is exactly what a single-barrel programme should produce — read your own lower label for the figures that describe your bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWho is Rare Bird 101?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eDavid Jennings, an author and historian best known for documenting Wild Turkey. He selected barrels through the distillery's private selection programme before founding Pride of Anderson County in 2022 with Rare Character Whiskey, and he curates the barrels that carry the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-signoff\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-signoff-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003ePride of Anderson County · Single Barrel Bourbon\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- COMPONENT 4 — AI-COMPATIBILITY LAYER (JSON-LD) --\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Product\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/pride-of-anderson-county#product\",\n      \"name\": \"Pride of Anderson County Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/pride-of-anderson-county\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/pride-of-anderson-county\",\n      \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/pride-of-anderson-county.jpg\",\n      \"description\": \"Pride of Anderson County is a single-barrel Kentucky straight bourbon curated by David Jennings of Rare Bird 101 — the Wild Turkey historian — and bottled uncut and unfiltered by Rare Character Whiskey. 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justify-content:space-between; align-items:baseline; gap:16px; flex-wrap:wrap; padding-top:20px; }\n\n@media (max-width:768px){\n  .mw-master-container .mw-wrap{ padding:0 24px; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-points{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }\n  .mw-master-container .mw-dark-band .mw-table-box{ padding:20px; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO SECTION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-topbar\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon · Sourced Small Batch\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-masthead\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-kicker\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-title\"\u003ePremium Small Batch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-city-title\"\u003eKentucky Bourbon\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-subline\"\u003eNo Age Statement · 95 Proof (47.5% ABV) · Undisclosed Source\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\" style=\"margin-top:56px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stats\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eNAS\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eAge Statement\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e95\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eProof\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e47.5\u003csmall\u003e%\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003e700\u003csmall\u003emL\u003c\/small\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eBottle Size\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eSmall Batch\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eMarrying Format\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-n\"\u003eUndisclosed\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-stat-l\"\u003eDistilling Source\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-lede\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill Small Batch is the label’s \u003cstrong\u003eno-age-statement\u003c\/strong\u003e bottling: the front label reads simply “aged in select white oak casks,” with no number. It is a Kentucky straight bourbon at \u003cstrong\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/strong\u003e in 700 mL, described on the label as handmade sour mash, hand bottled. Black Maple Hill has never been a distillery — it was launched in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands as a non-distiller label — and \u003cstrong\u003ethe distillery behind this whiskey is not disclosed\u003c\/strong\u003e, so this page names none. In July 2026 the label was officially reintroduced by Rare Character Whiskey Co. of Lexington, Kentucky, and this no-age-statement small batch is a bottling of that revived era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 01: THE ELEMENTAL DISTINCTION (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 01\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-points\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e01\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo age statement\u003c\/strong\u003e — the label says only that the bourbon was aged in select white oak casks. That absence is the defining fact of this bottling, not an omission on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e02\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the expression the label’s own history produced.\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Maple Hill built its reputation on age-stated bottles, then dropped the numbers as older stock thinned; the small batch is what the brand looks like on the other side of that change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e03\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBottled at \u003cstrong\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the presentation strength the label has carried across its releases, age-stated or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e04\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarries an edition mark on the front label, alongside the red-engraved woodland scene that distinguishes this bottling from its siblings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e05\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/strong\u003e, described on the label as handmade sour mash, hand bottled; 700 mL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-point\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e06\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNever a distillery.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, a California non-distiller producer — the label sources and bottles, it does not distil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 02: BRAND HISTORY \u0026 NON-DISTILLER PRODUCER ERA (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 02\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eNon-Distiller Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003e2000 CVI Brands Origin\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-casks\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003e2000 Inception\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eCVI Brands Label\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eCreated in California by Paul Joseph to bottle exceptional sourced barrels under an independent brand identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eEvolution of Stock\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eSmall Batch Transition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eTransitioned from rare age-stated casks to a non-age-statement small batch expression as original aged supplies thinned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eTraditional Bottling\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eHandmade Sour Mash\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eAged in select white oak barrels and married in small batches at a traditional 95 bottling proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-cask-k\"\u003eProvenance Protocol\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eUndisclosed Source\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eDistillery source is not disclosed by the brand owner, ensuring the product is evaluated solely on liquid maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 03: SENSORY \u0026 STRATEGIC POSITION (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 03\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eSensory Profile \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eSourced Bourbon Character\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-acts speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo producer tasting notes exist for this bottling\u003c\/strong\u003e, and none are borrowed here. Retail descriptions of Black Maple Hill are marketing copy, and published reviews describe particular bottles from particular eras of a label whose supply has changed more than once — on a no-age-statement release from a sourced brand, a borrowed note is worth less than an honest silence. What the label commits to is 95 proof and white oak; the glass is the only authority on the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-act-n\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003ch3\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eAn age statement is the easiest promise a sourced label can make, and this bottling declines to make it. It sits with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-11-year\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe age-stated 11-year Black Maple Hill\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-16-year-old-premium-small-batch-kentucky-straight-bourbon-whiskey-2026-release\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe 16-year bottling of the same label\u003c\/a\u003e, within \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/bourbon\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe independently bottled bourbon at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 04: PRESENTATION \u0026 PROVENANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 04\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note \u0026amp; Index\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-r\"\u003eVault Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-prov\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSmall Batch Evolution\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill is one of the few labels whose mythology outran its whiskey, and the age-stated bottles are why — which makes the no-age-statement small batch the more interesting object to think about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-feat-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-feat-ico\"\u003e→\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIndividual Bottle Integrity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBecause the brand has changed hands and sources, provenance here is a question about the individual bottle — era, closure, label variant and back-label text all matter, and matter more on a bottling with no age to anchor it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-bodycopy\"\u003eThe value of a sourced label rests on what can be shown on the bottle, not on unconfirmed rumours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"mw-index-head\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan class=\"mw-il\"\u003eCollector Index\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-ir\"\u003eSMALL BATCH\u003c\/span\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdl class=\"mw-index-grid\"\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eBrand\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eBlack Maple Hill\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eClass\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eAge Statement\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eNone (NAS)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e95 Proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eDistillery Source\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003eUndisclosed (Non-Distiller Producer)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n            \u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n            \u003cdd\u003e700 mL\u003c\/dd\u003e\n          \u003c\/dl\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp class=\"mw-hublink\"\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/black-maple-hill\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eevery bottling of this label held in the vault\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 05: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (DARK) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-dark-band\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 05\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-table-box\"\u003e\n        \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eCLASS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eAGE STATEMENT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNone.\u003c\/strong\u003e The label reads only “aged in select white oak casks”\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePROOF \/ ABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e95 proof (47.5% ABV)\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e700 mL\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eLABEL MARKS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eSmall batch; \u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e mark; handmade sour mash; hand bottled; red-engraved woodland scene\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003ePRODUCING DISTILLERY\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot disclosed — and not asserted.\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Maple Hill is a non-distiller label; no distillery is named on this page or in its structured data\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eBRAND ORIGIN\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eIntroduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, a California non-distiller producer\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eREPORTED ORIGINS\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot carried.\u003c\/strong\u003e Several distilleries have been attached to the label’s releases over the years; none is confirmed by the brand, so none appears on this page\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eNone published by the producer\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n          \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eREGION\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd\u003eKentucky, USA\u003c\/td\u003e\n          \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"font-size:0.78rem; color:var(--mw-dmuted); margin-top:10px;\"\u003e† Format and labeling verified directly from the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Nº 06: RECORDS \u0026 ASSURANCE (LIGHT) --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-section\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-chap\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-chap-no\"\u003eNº 06\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecords \u0026amp; Assurance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eBlack Maple Hill was introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, a non-distiller producer based in California, and it has never operated a distillery. The label buys mature whiskey, selects and bottles it, and sells it under its own name. Its early releases became benchmarks of the modern bourbon era, and they carried age statements — sometimes very high ones. As the older stock behind those bottles thinned, the statements came off, and the small batch is the expression that resulted: the same presentation, the same 95 proof, the same white oak language, without a number. What the label has never done consistently is disclose where the whiskey came from, and the accounts that circulate about its sources across the years are recollection and inference rather than producer statement. Ownership and supply have both changed over the label’s life. This bottling states 95 proof and an edition mark on the front label, describes itself as handmade sour mash aged in select white oak casks, and is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey in a 700 mL bottle. Those are the facts the bottle carries, and this page keeps to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eEvery bottle sold through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n    \u003cdetails\u003e\n      \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eDoes Black Maple Hill Small Batch have an age statement?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eNo. The front label reads only that the bourbon was aged in select white oak casks, with no number. That is the defining characteristic of this bottling and the main thing separating it from the label's age-stated releases. Black Maple Hill made its name on age-stated bottles and dropped the statements as older stock became scarce, so a no-age-statement small batch is the brand on the other side of that change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWho distills Black Maple Hill?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt is not disclosed, and Midnight Whiskey does not name a distillery. Black Maple Hill is a non-distiller label, introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, that buys and bottles mature whiskey rather than producing it. Various origins have been claimed for the brand's releases over the years, none confirmed by the label, so none is stated here as fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat proof is the small batch?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eIt is bottled at 95 proof, or 47.5% ABV, in a 700 mL bottle — the presentation strength the label has carried across its releases, age-stated or not. The figure is printed on the front label above the brand name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-wrap mw-signoff\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-rule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-signoff-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-a\"\u003eMidnight Whiskey · The Vault\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"mw-tag mw-tag-m\"\u003eBlack Maple Hill · Premium Small Batch\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- COMPONENT 4 — AI-COMPATIBILITY LAYER (JSON-LD) --\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Product\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-small-batch#product\",\n      \"name\": \"Black Maple Hill Premium Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-small-batch\",\n      \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/black-maple-hill-small-batch\",\n      \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.midnightwhiskey.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/black-maple-hill-small-batch.jpg\",\n      \"description\": \"Black Maple Hill Small Batch is the label's no-age-statement bottling: the front label reads simply “aged in select white oak casks,” with no number. 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