Is this the futuristic reality of bourbon making? Welcome back to Bourbon Trail Tales and Taste! In Episode 62, Wayne and Rebecca take you on a Traveling Tuesday adventure to Bardstown, Kentucky, to visit our 71st unique US distillery stop: the brand-new, state-of-the-art Heaven Hill Springs Distillery!
Opened to the public in late 2025, this highly anticipated, ultra-modern facility represents a massive milestone—marking the first time since the devastating 1996 fire that Heaven Hill has a working distillery operating in Bardstown. We share our honest, unfiltered review of this highly automated, “antiseptic” tour experience. From riding the private transit bus and eating raw barley straight from the quality lab, to witnessing a facility run by a whopping five-person staff, we break down why this is a marvel of modern distilling engineering (and why it shouldn’t be your very first bourbon tour).
After the tour, we unpack our premium crystal souvenir glasses to crack open and taste the standard Heaven Hill Bottled-In-Bond 7-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey! This specific bottle is the highly collectible Series 1 Limited Edition “Kentucky Collector’s Edition” Artist Series, featuring stunning watercolor labels by Louisville artist Bri Bowers.
Is this 100-proof, 78% corn pour still the “King of Bottled-in-Bond”? We deep dive into the creamy vanilla pudding nose, cinnamon palate, and unexpected black pepper finish. Drop a comment below: Have you visited the new Heaven Hill Springs facility yet? Don’t forget to hit that SUBSCRIBE button for more authentic distillery tours and whiskey reviews! Drink responsibly.
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Heaven Hill Bottled-IN-Bond
- Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Company: Heaven Hill Brands
- Distillery: Heaven Hill Distillery (Distilled at Bernheim in Louisville, KY – DSP-KY-1; Aged and Bottled in Bardstown, KY – DSP-KY-31)
- Mash Bill: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
- Age: 7 Years Old
- Proof: 100 Proof (50% ABV)
- MSRP: $49.99
- Released: September 2025 (Series 1 Collection)
- Other: Limited Edition “Kentucky Collector’s Edition” Artist Series Collection featuring five unique watercolor labels by Louisville artist Bri Bowers. This specific label features the newly opened Heaven Hill Springs Distillery in Bardstown.
- Purchased: 03/28/26 for $64.99 at Heaven Hill Springs Distillery
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NOTE: The spirit in this review was purchased by us. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is simply our opinion based on what we tasted on this day. Please drink responsibly.
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