Heaven Hill Distillery Announces First Release of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series
Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the inaugural release of the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series, an extension of its Grain to Glass line.
Unlike the traditional Grain to Glass releases, which are aged in #3 char white oak barrels, the Specialty Barrel Series explores new ways to mature whiskey. The 2025 Specialty Barrel Series features three Kentucky Whiskeys — Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, and Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey — each fully aged for six years in Chinquapin oak barrels hand selected by Heaven Hill’s distilling team in collaboration with Independent Stave Company.
Chinquapin oak is a distinct species of American white oak native to Central and Eastern North America, known for its high vanillin content. Heaven Hill claims that Chinquapin oak imparts butterscotch, crème brûlée, toasted nut, chocolate, and coffee notes, creating a bold mouthfeel and layered finish.
Each annual edition of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass features a unique corn seed varietal, chosen in collaboration with Beck’s Hybrids to grow well in the soils of Central Kentucky. The 2025 release features corn seed varietal Beck’s 6225 and was grown by family-owned Peterson Farms on one of two sites in Nelson County, Kentucky.
Additional information on the the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass 2025 Specialty Barrel releases follows:
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey:
- Distilled in 2018
- Mashbill: 52% corn, 35% rye, and 13% malt
- Barreled at 107 proof (53.5% ABV)
- Non-chill filtered
- Bottled at 105 proof (52.5% ABV)
Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey:
- Distilled in 2018
- Mashbill: 52% corn, 35% wheat, and 13% malt
- Barreled at 107 proof (53.5% ABV)
- Non-chill filtered
- Bottled at 105 proof (52.5% ABV)
Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey:
- Distilled in 2018
- Mashbill: 63% corn, 24% corn, and 13% malt
- Barreled at 107 proof (53.5% ABV)
- Non-chill filtered
- Bottled at 107 proof (53.5% ABV)
The 2025 Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series will be available nationally beginning in November 2025 in limited quantities for a suggested retail price of $129.99 each.
Source: Heaven Hill Distillery.