Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye Chinquapin Barrel 700ml

Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye, aged in Chinquapin oak, is part of Heaven Hill's small-batch experimental series exploring alternate barrel woods beyond standard American white oak. Chinquapin, a scrubby, fast-growing oak species with a tighter grain, is thought to impart flavor more quickly and differently than standard barrel staves — an unusual choice even within the wood-experimentation space. The result leans toward a spicier, more concentrated rye character than a standard-barrel release, though the exact aging time for this particular batch isn't confirmed. Bottled at 700 ml. Built for rye drinkers curious about how barrel wood itself changes the spirit.

How to drink Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye Chinquapin Barrel

Taste it neat before anything else — the whole appeal of a Chinquapin-aged release is the barrel wood itself, and mixing would bury that. Come back to it with a splash of water once you've tried it straight.

RyeChinquapin oak · Bardstown/Louisville, Kentucky