Parker’s Heritage 13th Edition 8yr Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Parker’s Heritage 13th Edition 8yr Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

$599.99

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The 13th edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection introduces the series’ first rye expression using Heaven Hill’s standard rye whiskey mashbill.

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Description

This release represents the 13th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection, which is released annually in September. This is the first rye to be released in the series, and it utilizes Heaven Hill’s standard rye whiskey mashbill.

However, unlike the customary Level 3 charred barrels used for aging Heaven Hill ryes, this whiskey was aged in Level 5 char barrels for 8 years and 9 months on the 7th floor of Rickhouse Y. Level 5 charred barrels are charred for a total of 90 seconds, which is 50 seconds longer than the Level 3 charred barrels. Distillers char barrels from Level 1 to Level 7 and typically use Level 3 (you can learn more about the process here). The additional char is said to allow the whiskey to extract deeper notes of spice and wood in the resulting flavor. The end result is a 75-barrel release that is bottled without chill filtration at 105 proof. While the actual total bottle yield is unknown, making some assumptions about evaporation loss and proof out of the barrels suggests a total yield of around 15,000 – 20,000 bottles.

The series is named after the late Heaven Hill Master Distiller Parker Beam, who passed away as a result of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Like each Parker’s Heritage Collection release since 2013’s “Promise of Hope,” a portion of the proceeds for each bottle sold will be donated to the ALS Association in his honor. To learn more about the background of this year’s edition, be sure to check out the company’s Press Release.

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