Each year as part of the Parker’s Heritage Collection, Heaven Hill selects a special whiskey to be released in the name of the late Master Distiller Parker Beam. The barrels selected for this series include Bourbon, rye and wheat whiskeys, among others, and are some of the finest and most diverse American Whiskeys ever produced. They are a fitting tribute to the expertise of Parker Beam.
As the first ever Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey of the Parker’s Heritage Collection, the 13th edition consists of 75 specialty barrels that were charred for a full minute and a half, as opposed to our traditional 40 seconds. These “Level 5” barrels were aged for 8 years, 9 months on the seventh floor of Rickhouse Y, where the heavier char allowed the whiskey to penetrate further into the barrel, extracting deep notes of spice and wood, resulting in an elevation of the spicy, distinctive character of our traditional Rye Whiskey mashbill. It is bottled without chill filtration at 105 proof.
Chris’s Review
5.0
Smell:
Flat fruitiness towards cherries with a hint of new oak.
Taste:
Lots of spice and floral herbs that are on the edge of being bitter.
Finish: Hot 7
Full mouth burn that follows into your throat. Evens out with a medium linger of cream.
Notes:
Rye’s can go two ways. Sweet or Bitter. This one is on the bitter side and the flavor is not as deep as expected from 8 years in the barrel.
5 Smell
5 Taste
5 Finish
Jon’s Review
Hey.. Waiting
