Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 19 Year Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey 750 mL

19 years. Barrel proof. Wheat whiskey. Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 19 Year Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey — a categorically distinctive release from Heaven Hill's spring prestige program: not a wheated bourbon, but a straight wheat whiskey at barrel proof from one of the oldest wheat whiskey age statements in American production.

Like the W.L. Weller 18 Year Straight Wheat Whiskey from Buffalo Trace, this is a wheat-primary expression — legal wheat whiskey (51%+ wheat mashbill) rather than bourbon. Heaven Hill's Heritage Collection for 2024/2025 breaks from the program's typical bourbon focus to release a straight wheat whiskey at 19 years of barrel proof — an extraordinarily uncommon category at extreme age.

At 19 years of barrel proof maturation, this wheat whiskey occupies a category essentially without commercial precedent. Most American wheat whiskey is consumed at 2–5 years. A 19-year barrel proof wheat whiskey from one of Kentucky's most respected distilleries is a production milestone.

Specs

• Distillery: Heaven Hill Bernheim Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky
• Style: Straight Wheat Whiskey, Barrel Proof
• Age: 19 years
• Series: Heritage Collection
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the difference between wheat whiskey and wheated bourbon? Wheated bourbon uses at least 51% corn with wheat as the secondary grain. Straight wheat whiskey requires at least 51% wheat as the primary grain. This Heaven Hill expression is wheat-primary — the same categorical distinction as the W.L. Weller 18 Year Straight Wheat Whiskey.
• Why is a 19-year wheat whiskey significant? Most American wheat whiskey is consumed at 2–5 years. At 19 years of barrel proof maturation, this expression occupies essentially unprecedented commercial territory — wheat whiskey at an age and proof point that no other producer has commercially released.
• Is the Heritage Collection 19 Year Wheat Whiskey still available? Yes — available now.