Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026 Release)
Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026 Release)
Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026 Release)
Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (2026 Release)
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Age: 22 Years (Distilled 2003, Bottled Dec 2025) | Region: Bardstown, Kentucky | Proof: 129.2
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The 2026 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection is a 22-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey bottled at barrel proof, 129.2, and non-chill filtered. It draws on 270 barrels distilled in February, July and August of 2003, aged on the fifth and sixth floors of Rickhouse Y and bottled in December 2025, using Heaven Hill's traditional bourbon mash bill of 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley. It is the oldest release in the series since the collection began in 2022.

The Elemental Distinction

  • Twenty-two years old — the longest-aged Heritage Collection release since the series began in 2022.
  • Bottled at barrel proof, 129.2, and non-chill filtered: nothing added and nothing taken out.
  • Heaven Hill's traditional bourbon mash bill: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley.
  • Provenance stated down to the floor: 270 barrels filled in February, July and August of 2003, aged on the fifth and sixth floors of Rickhouse Y, bottled in December 2025.
  • The Heritage Collection rotates through the six traditional American whiskey mash bills Heaven Hill produces; this edition is the bourbon one.
  • Presented in the collection's navy box, with the distillery seal carried across box, strip stamp and label.

Sensory Profile

Colour: Deep chestnut.

Nose: Toasted nuts and aged oak, with bright orange oil over the top.

Palate: Butterscotch and black tea, then leather and peppery spice.

Finish: Long, with complex spice and toasted oak.

Strategic Position

Twenty-two years is far past the point where most Kentucky bourbon turns to tannin, and the barrels that survive it are the ones warehouse position protected. Heaven Hill names that position on the label rather than leaving it to be inferred, which is the collection's argument in miniature. It anchors the full Heaven Hill shelf at Midnight Whiskey, above the 18-year that opened the bourbon run in 2024 and the 19-year wheat whiskey between them.

Technical Specifications

Class Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Release 2026 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection
Age statement 22 years
Proof 129.2, bottled at barrel proof
ABV 64.6%
Mash bill 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley
Filtration Non-chill filtered
Barrels 270, filled February, July and August 2003
Warehouse Rickhouse Y, 5th and 6th floors
Bottled December 2025
Region Kentucky
Producer Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Format 750 mL
Label designation [verify] — the bottle label appears to carry a Small Batch designation; Heaven Hill's own release describes a 270-barrel release and does not use the term. Confirm against the bottle
Announced 3 March 2026

Collector Note

Heaven Hill set a suggested retail price of $319.99 and launched nationally in limited quantities with some international allocation. What distinguishes this release on a shelf is documentation rather than scarcity alone: warehouse, floors, fill months, barrel count and mash bill are all printed on the packaging, so the bottle carries its own provenance instead of relying on a distillery database. Twenty-two-year-old Kentucky bourbon released at full barrel strength is also a diminishing category — the stocks were laid down in 2003, and no amount of current planning changes how much of 2003 is left.

Recommended Serving

Neat first, in a glass with a tapered mouth, and give it ten minutes before the first sip — at 129.2 proof and this much oak, the aromatics arrive well before the palate settles. Water helps here more than it does on younger barrel-proof bourbon, because it pulls the orange-oil brightness forward against the tannin; add it a few drops at a time. No ice, which flattens the spice that carries the finish.

Production Methodology

Heaven Hill filled these barrels across three separate runs in 2003 — February, July and August — and set them on the fifth and sixth floors of Rickhouse Y, high enough in the warehouse for more than twenty Kentucky summers to drive the whiskey deep into the wood and back out again. That thermal cycling is what produces the oak structure at this age, and it is also what destroys most barrels that sit through it, which is why the release runs to 270 rather than a warehouse floor's worth. The mash bill is Heaven Hill's traditional bourbon recipe, 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley — one of six traditional American whiskey mash bills the distillery maintains, and the reason the Heritage Collection can rotate grain type from year to year without leaving the house style. The whiskey was drawn in December 2025 and bottled without chill filtration at its own barrel strength.

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 22 Year?

Heaven Hill bottled the 2026 Heritage Collection 22-Year-Old at 129.2 proof, which is 64.6% ABV, at barrel proof and without chill filtration. A number of retail listings state 137 proof, or 68.5% ABV, for this release; Heaven Hill Distillery's own product page gives 129.2, and that is the figure carried here.

What is the mash bill of the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 22 Year?

The 2026 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection uses the distillery's traditional bourbon mash bill: 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley. Heaven Hill produces six traditional American whiskey mash bills, and each Heritage Collection release features one of them, so the grain recipe changes from year to year across the series.

What is the difference between the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection and Parker's Heritage Collection?

Both are annual releases from Heaven Hill Distillery, and the distillery describes them as counterparts: the Heaven Hill Heritage Collection showcases its oldest aging stock across its six traditional mash bills, while Parker's Heritage Collection is the innovation-focused series. The 2026 Heaven Hill Heritage Collection is a 22-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon, the oldest in that series since it began in 2022.
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