Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 17-Year-Old Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2022 Release)
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Age: 17 Years | Region: Bardstown, Kentucky | Proof: 118.2
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The 2022 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 17-Year-Old is the first edition of the series, a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey bottled straight from the barrel at 118.2 proof without chill filtering. It mingles 28% twenty-year-old, 44% nineteen-year-old and 28% seventeen-year-old stock, drawn from four Heaven Hill rickhouse sites, on the distillery’s traditional bourbon mash bill of 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley. It launched nationally in March 2022.

The Elemental Distinction

  • The first edition of the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection, released March 2022 — the release that set the series’ format.
  • Bottled straight from the barrel at 118.2 proof, without chill filtering.
  • The label prints its own blend: 28% twenty-year-old stock, 44% nineteen-year-old, 28% seventeen-year-old. The age statement takes the youngest.
  • Barrels drawn from four of Heaven Hill’s six rickhouse sites — Deatsville, Glencoe, Schenley and the Bardstown main campus.
  • Heaven Hill’s traditional bourbon mash bill: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley.
  • Heaven Hill positions the collection as the traditional counterpart to the more experimental Parker’s Heritage Collection, released each autumn.

Sensory Profile

Nose: Walnut and pecan over leather, with dark chocolate behind.

Palate: Oak-driven and mature rather than heavy, without tipping into tannin.

Finish: Warm, with a trace of barrel char at the close.

Strategic Position

Every later Heritage Collection release is measured against this one, because this is the release that decided what the series would be: age-stated, bottled at whatever strength the barrels gave, and printed with its own production data. It sits at the head of the Heaven Hill annual releases at Midnight Whiskey, ahead of the 18-year that followed it in 2024 and the 22-year the series reached in 2026.

Technical Specifications

Class Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Release 2022 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection, first edition
Age statement 17 years
Proof 118.2, bottled at barrel proof
ABV 59.1%
Mash bill 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley
Blend composition 28% 20-year-old barrels, 44% 19-year-old barrels, 28% 17-year-old barrels
Rickhouse sites Deatsville, Glencoe, Schenley and the Bardstown main campus
Filtration Non-chill filtered
Region Kentucky
Producer Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Format 750 mL
Launch Nationally, March 2022, on a limited basis

Collector Note

First editions carry a premium that has nothing to do with what is in the glass, and this one has the stronger claim than most: the transparency format Heaven Hill introduced here — blend percentages and rickhouse sites printed on the label — became the collection’s signature and has appeared on every release since. It also came out of the same reserved stock as the Heaven Hill 27-Year-Old of 2018, which is the only other bottling drawn from those barrels. A complete Heritage vertical starts here or it does not start.

Recommended Serving

Barrel proof at 118.2 and seventeen years deep, so a short pour and a long wait. Neat first; the nutty, leathery register Heaven Hill describes is the part that a heavy hand with water dilutes fastest. If you add any, add it after the oak has opened rather than before, and stop while the char is still legible on the finish.

Production Methodology

This bottling is a mingling rather than a single age. Heaven Hill combined three lots — seventeen, nineteen and twenty years old — and let the youngest set the age statement, which is what US labelling requires and what most producers decline to itemise. Here the split is printed on the label, along with the four rickhouse sites the barrels came from: Deatsville, Glencoe, Schenley and the main campus at Bardstown. Drawing across four sites rather than one is the opposite approach to the tightly sourced later editions, and it is what let the distillery assemble a blend of this age at all. The whiskey went into the bottle straight from the barrel at 118.2 proof, with no chill filtering and no reduction.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every 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 our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What proof is the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 17 Year?

The 2022 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 17-Year-Old is bottled at 118.2 proof, which is 59.1% ABV. Heaven Hill bottled it straight from the barrel at its natural strength and without chill filtering, so the figure is the barrel proof rather than a chosen bottling strength.

What is in the blend of the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 17 Year?

Heaven Hill prints the blend on the label: 28% twenty-year-old stock, 44% nineteen-year-old and 28% seventeen-year-old. The age statement reflects the youngest whiskey in the bottle, which is why a mingling that is mostly older than seventeen years is labelled as a 17-year-old. The barrels came from four of the distillery's six rickhouse sites: Deatsville, Glencoe, Schenley and the Bardstown main campus.

Was the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 17 Year the first release in the series?

Yes. The 17-year-old launched nationally in March 2022 as the first edition of the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection, an annual spring release drawing on the distillery's oldest aging stock. Heaven Hill positions the collection as the traditional counterpart to Parker's Heritage Collection, its more experimental series, which is released each autumn.
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All Sales Final: Due to alcohol regulations, we cannot accept returns for change of mind.
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