HEAVEN HILL

Heaven Hill Distillery, with headquarters in Bardstown, Kentucky, is the largest family-owned and operated distillery in America. Founded in 1935, only two years after the Prohibition had ended, Heaven Hill has remained under the helm of the Shapira family ever since. Their first release Old Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond soon became the best-selling whiskey in the State of Kentucky. Since then, the distillery has evolved to become the seventh-largest alcohol supplier in the United States, and the second-largest holder of bourbon whiskey inventory in the world. Dedicated to preserving the family legacy and committed to quality, Heaven Hill has been perfecting the craft of making whiskeys for decades. They have built strong relationships with local farms that supply them with corn, and the family recipe for their proprietary yeast strain has been passed down through seven generations. The distillery has created a wide selection of American whiskeys, which range from bottled-in-bond to small batch and single barrel. Heaven Hill ages its whiskeys in barrels sourced from family-owned cooperages for anywhere from 4 to 23+ years. The barrels are held in open rick warehouses, where they experience the hot summers and cold winters of Kentucky. Heaven Hills Mellow Corn is produced in accordance with the regulations that define straight corn whiskey. Straight corn whiskey must be distilled from a mash of at least 80 percent corn, and aged in a used, charred oak barrel, or a new, uncharred oak barrel, however the rules do not strictly require aging. Heaven Hill is one of the few remaining producers of this unique whiskey. The distillery ages this whiskey for four years in a once-used Bourbon barrel. Using a used barrel results in a lighter, straw-colored spirit. This unique expression won the Best American Whiskey title in the non-bourbon category at the World Whiskies Awards in 2015. Grab your bottle today!

During the American Revolutionary War, the British Royal Navy imposed a blockade against American ports, which prevented the colonists-turned-revolutionaries from importing crucial supplies into the United States. As a result of blockade, American distilleries, which had been distilling molasses imported from the Caribbean islands into rum, began distilling rye grains instead.By the end of the war, approximately 5,000 log stillhouses were operating in Pennsylvanias Fayette, Allegheny, Westmoreland and Washington counties, producing an incredibly aromatic rye whisky known as Monongahela Rye (the rye was named after the Monongahela River, which was situated adjacent to a number of distilleries). Following the Whiskey Rebellion a bloodless battle that was instigated by an excise tax imposed on distilled spirits a number of these distillers moved south into Kentucky and Tennessee.Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whisky is a Kentucky rye whiskey crafted using the same traditions that Pennsylvanians used to craft Monongahela Rye over two centuries ago. After the grains are mashed and fermented, the whiskey is distilled and aged in new, charred American oak casks for a minimum of four years (although the average age of the rye is closer to six years old). Following maturation, the whiskey is bottled-in-bond at 100 proof.Rittenhouse Rye has an aroma of cocoa, toasted rye and oak spices, along with hints of vanilla and caramel. Notes of rich, intense chocolate, cloves and spices dominate the palate, and are balanced by sweeter notes of vanilla, orange zest and raisins. The finish is long and beautiful, with touches of cocoa beans, baking spices and allspice.Rittenhouse Rye earned the Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, where it was named the North American Whiskey of the Year. In addition, it earned a score of 94 points from Wine Enthusiast, which named it one of the Top 50 Spirits of 2010. It was also named the Best North American Whisky by Whisky Magazine and "Best Buy Whisky of the Year" by Whisky Advocate.Pick up a bottle today!