Reviews

Heaven Hill Select Stock Review

Heaven Hill Select Stock

When I last visited Heaven Hill’s Bourbon Heritage Center, I made sure to pick up a bottle of something for myself.  It came down to two bourbons: Heaven Hill Select Stock and William Heavenhill 11 year old Bottled-In-Bond.  I sampled both just minutes prior to my purchase and decided to go with the more experimental of the two: Heaven Hill Select Stock, available only at their Bourbon Heritage Center.  This is a barrel-proof (124.4 proof), single barrel, 8 year old wheated bourbon that’s finished in cognac casks for 32 months.

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Rittenhouse Rye Whisky Review

Rittenhouse Rye

If you’re looking for a solid rye whisky that won’t break the bank, look no further.  Rittenhouse Rye Whisky is Heaven Hill’s standard rye offering.  It’s bottled-in-bond (BiB), which tells us this whisky is at least four years old and 100 proof.   Unlike a lot of rye whiskies on the market, Rittenhouse Rye is not distilled in Indiana by MGP.  It’s made at Heaven Hill’s Bernheim distillery in Louisville, KY.  That’s the nice thing about a BiB whisky – whisky makers are forced to tell us where the whisky is distilled.  The exact mash bill isn’t disclosed.  However, being a straight rye whisky, Rittenhouse has at least 51% rye in its mash bill.

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Blade and Bow Bourbon Whiskey Review

Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey_Bottle shot

Diageo is packing a one-two punch in the American Whiskey world.  Recently, the I.W. Harper brand was reintroduced to the United States after a 20 year absence.  Now, their newest brand, Blade and Bow, is their homage to the Stitzel-Weller Distillery.  Blade and Bow is entering the market in two forms:  a 22-year old, one-time release and a no age statement general release.  Today, we’re looking at the general release.

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