Heaven Hill 7 Year Bottled in Bond 750 ml

Bottled-in-bond bourbon comes with a legal guarantee — one distillery, one distilling season, at least four years in a federally supervised warehouse, exactly 100 proof — and Heaven Hill 7 Year Bottled in Bond beats the aging requirement by three years. The extra time shows: warm vanilla, honey, and rich caramel on the nose, a sweet palate cut with subtle rye spice, and enough oak and char to keep the richness in line. The finish runs long and lingering. Distilled at Bernheim in Louisville and matured in Bardstown rickhouses, some built in the 1930s, this is Kentucky straight bourbon made the traditional way. At its price it outdrinks most of the hunt — pour it neat, or let it anchor a proper old fashioned.

Bourbon100 proof · Mash bill: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley · New charred American oak · Kentucky