22 years. 2026 Release. Heaven Hill Heritage Collection the newest annual release in Heaven Hills most prestigious ultra-aged program, presenting 22-year Kentucky straight bourbon from one of the worlds largest independent bourbon inventories.

The Heaven Hill Heritage Collection is the pinnacle of Heaven Hills annual limited release program, presenting expressions that draw on the distillerys extraordinary depth of aged stock. Previous Heritage Collection releases have included the 17-year, 21-year, and 22-year at different proof points across the programs history. The 2026 release at 22 years continues this tradition of presenting the deepest available aged Heaven Hill bourbon in extremely limited quantities.

At 22 years, the Heritage Collection draws on spirit distilled approximately 20032004 the post-fire rebuild era of Heaven Hill production following the catastrophic 1996 fire that destroyed the original distillery and over 90,000 barrels of aging bourbon. The 22-year Heritage Collection expressions are among the first post-rebuild era Heaven Hill bourbons to reach full ultra-aged maturity.

Specs

• Distillery: Heaven Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky
• Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Age: 22 years
• Release: 2026 Heritage Collection annual
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the significance of post-fire Heaven Hill aged stock? The 1996 fire destroyed the original Heaven Hill distillery and over 90,000 barrels. Production resumed at the new Bernheim facility in 1999. Bourbon aged 22+ years from the current program draws on the first post-rebuild production era a different distillery and production environment from the pre-fire stock that fueled earlier Heaven Hill collector demand.

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