Parker's Heritage Collection 2022, Double Barreled Blend

I’d like to thank Heaven Hill for providing this review sample with no strings attached.

Parker's Heritage Collection is Heaven Hill’s annual “Ultra-Premium” bourbon release that is named for Parker Beam, Heaven Hill’s late Master Distiller Emeritus. For many years now, a portion of each bottle’s price is donated to support ALS research and patient care in honor of Mr. Beam. To this point, sales of Parker’s Heritage Collection have raised over $1 million. Which is pretty cool.

So on to the bourbon. Heaven Hill was very detailed on how this bourbon was created so instead of rehashing everything, I’ll just let them speak for themselves in this one.

This edition consists of 67% 13-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that has been double barreled for four weeks and then blended post aging with 33% 15-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The 13-year-old Bourbon, from barrels produced in December 2008, was aged on the 5th-7th floors of Rickhouse Q and then re-barreled into new American white oak barrels with a level three char for four weeks. Then, it was later blended with 15-year-old Bourbon from barrels produced in January 2007 aged on the 2nd and 5th floors of Rickhouse II. The unique, bold flavor profile is balanced by the double barreled 13-year-old Bourbon, bringing out even more oak and spice notes from the barrel, with the 15-year-old Bourbon rounding out the older aged mouthfeel. At bottling, the liquid was uncut and non-chill filtered to preserve the complex flavors. This edition leads with an oak forward nose and hints of butterscotch and caramel, and once tasted is followed by a balance of spice notes, sweetness and slight oak tannins. The finish is long and warm with elements of dark chocolate, baking spices and white pepper. The mashbill for this edition is comprised of Heaven Hill Distillery's traditional Bourbon mashbill 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley and ultimately bottled at barrel proof 132.2 or 66.1% alcohol by volume.

Ok. Now for the elephant in the room. $174.99 for a 750 mL bottle. That is a lot of coin. Even if the whiskey is created using multiple barrels and using whiskey with double-digit ages. I’m going to let you know now, that I would never buy this. I just can’t afford it. Well, I probably could, depending on if and when freelance checks come in, but there are a lot of things that I’d much rather spend that money on. That said, let’s breakdown how it tastes. Spoiler alert: it is delicious.

Parker's Heritage Collection 2022, Double Barreled Blend

Purchase Info: This sample was provided by the producer for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $174.99.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $11.67

Details: Blend of 67% 13-year-old bourbon and 33% 15-year-old bourbon. 66.1% ABV.

Nose: Oak, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, and mint.

Mouth: Sweet with notes of caramel, vanilla, red fruit, oak, and leather.

Finish: Medium length and warmth with notes of cinnamon, red fruit, barrel warehouse, leather, and chocolate.

Thoughts: Wow! That's all I can say about this. This might be the best Heaven Hill product I've ever tasted. I love it. It is dangerously drinkable neat. It's rich, thick, sweet, spicy, and downright delicious. They knocked it out of the park. If anything is worth $175 (and I’m not sure that anything actually is, but if anything is), it’s this. And, from me, that is saying a lot. Just wow!

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Old Fitzgerald Bottled In Bond, Fall 2022

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Man alive! I just spent the last four hours straight building a PowerPoint presentation for a client. My eyes and my brain are absolutely fried tonight. So, because we’ve covered almost all of the previous editions previously, I’m going to let the folks at Heaven Hill talk for themselves tonight.

The Fall 2022 edition of Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the first 19-year-old of the nationally released series and features Bourbon pulled from across three floors of rickhouse F and one floor of rickhouse X at Heaven Hill Distillery's main campus. As a leader of the Bottled-in-Bond category, Heaven Hill is proud to offer a premium product within this special class that showcases the authenticity and quality of the American Whiskey portfolio. Acquired in 1999 by Heaven Hill, the legendary Old Fitzgerald line is well-known for its distilling pedigree and intriguing story behind its namesake, John E. Fitzgerald, whose legacy is also heralded by the Larceny Bourbon brand.

So $240 for a single bottle (of anything) is quite a bit outside my price range, but let’s see how it tastes anyway.

Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond, Fall 2022

Purchase Info: This sample was provided by the producer for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $240.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $16.00

Details: Distilled in fall 2003. Bottled in fall 2022. 19 years old. 50 % ABV.

Nose: Chocolate, vanilla, coconut, leather, and oak.

Mouth: Cinnamon, mint, oak, caramel, and leather.

Finish: Medium in length and warmth. Notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, and oak.

Thoughts: We are split in the BourbonGuy household over this one. My wife, who loves old and oaky bourbons, is a big fan. I, who prefers his bourbon not to be so oaky, am not nearly as much of a fan. She gives it a like, whereas I am neutral on it. Fans of oaky bourbon will love this. Those of us who prefer our bourbon not to taste like an old barrel can easily leave this one to those it is aimed at with few regrets.

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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, C922

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Hello from the past! I’m on vacation at the moment. If everything is going well I should currently be enjoying the sights of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. I love nature, especially when experienced in a National Park that I’ve never before visited. So I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that I am currently having a blast.

But you came here for the bourbon, I get that. So let’s get down to it.

Last year, the September edition of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (there are three editions per year released in January, May, and September) was only the second bourbon to receive a BourbonGuy.com Bourbon of the Year award since the award was introduced in 2017. There just weren’t that many bourbons that stood head and shoulders above the competition in the intervening years that would warrant the honor. So needless to say, I really enjoyed last year’s September edition.

So let’s see how this year’s September release does.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, C922

Purchase Info: This was graciously provided by Heaven Hill for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $69.99.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $4.67

Details: 12-years-old. 62.4% ABV.

Nose: This smells like a cookie. Notes of vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, and oak.

Mouth: Hot, but sweet. Notes of vanilla, caramel, cinnamon and oak. It's exactly like I would have guessed from the nose.

Finish: Warm and long. Notes of cinnamon and oak.

Thoughts: This is really good, as usual. Rich, thick, and delicious. Water brings out the oak and tames the heat. Not a Bourbon of the Year winner this year, but not because C922 isn’t good. It is very good. It’s just that the other Elijah Craig Barrel Proof releases have been just as good. Let’s look at how C922 compares to May’s B522.

Comparison to B522: The nose on C922 is sweeter. The mouth of B522 shows more baking spice, whereas C922 is much sweeter. If I had to choose, I'd pick C922 personally. It just captures that "stereotypical Bourbon" flavor better. And because I have a sweet tooth. But both are delicious and if you see either on the shelf near the suggested retail price, I’d pick it up. Even if you have one in your closet already. Big, big fan.

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Larceny Barrel Proof, C922

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In the May review of Larceny Barrel Proof version B522, I said the following:

If you can find it, it is usually pretty affordable with a suggested retail price of $59.99. That if carries a lot of weight though as I’ve never seen it on a shelf before.

Well hallelujah! Since that time, I’ve seen it on the shelf. Twice. And I bought it both times. We either just got it locally or the local stores have stopped holding it back for lotteries. Either way, I like it when online whining seems to correlate to a change in the universe, and in that spirit, I’d just like to say that I’ve also never seen a million dollars in my bank account.

You know, in case the universe wants to do me another solid…

Larceny Barrel Proof is a barrel-proof bourbon released three times per year in January, May, and September by the folks at Heaven Hill. It is fairly affordable for a special release, with a suggested retail price of $59.99. I think I may have spent $65 on my bottles locally. Larceny Barrel Proof uses Heaven Hill’s wheated Bourbon mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. Every release so far has been super tasty. Let’s see if that trend continues.

Larceny Barrel Proof, C922

Purchase Info: This was graciously provided by Heaven Hill for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $59.99.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $4.00

Details: 63.3% ABV.

Nose: Caramel, herbal mint, oak, bubblegum, and a hint of wood smoke.

Mouth: Spicy with notes of ginger, oak, caramel, orange zest, cinnamon, and vanilla.

Finish: Long and warm with notes of cinnamon, ginger, leather, and orange zest.

Thoughts: This is delicious. Warm, sweet, spicy. I could drink this all night long. Big, big fan.

Comparison to B522: The noses are very similar. B522 might show just a little more sweetness. B522 isn't as sweet on the mouth but is just as spicy, though B522's spice is more nutmeg than ginger. If I were forced to choose, C922 would be my choice, but since I've bought two bottles of B522, it is safe to say that both are good.

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Revisiting Elijah Craig 18-Year-Old Single Barrel to Celebrate a Major Cancer Milestone

Ten years and some months ago, my wife and I got the worst news of our lives to that point. My wife had Stage 3 ovarian cancer. Yesterday we celebrated the ten years since she was given the all-clear by her doctor. No signs of the disease in her system. In light of this, indulge me in a much longer post than usual before we get to the whiskey review.

Ovarian cancer has historically been a killer. Even today, there is currently no early detection test for it. This means that a lot of people find out way too late for anything to be done about it. My wife was lucky. Extremely lucky.

When she was diagnosed, it was a fluke accident. She knew something wasn’t right with her body, and every doctor she talked to told her she was fine. A year later, she ended up having a cyst on an ovary surgically removed, and the doctor that was supposed to do the surgery had a family emergency. Because of this, his boss ended up performing the surgery. His boss was one of the best gynecological oncologists in the state. Since it was her specialty, she nosed around a little while she was inside and found something. My wife had multiple tumors on her ovaries and bladder. Tests confirmed that they were cancerous. She was at Stage 3. She went into immediate chemotherapy, and within a few months, she was given the all-clear. She was lucky on so many levels. She happened to have another issue in the same area, she ended up with a specialist doing the surgery instead of the scheduled doctor, and she had a particularly slow-growing form of cancer. 

Today 1 in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer in their lifetime. And though this is typically considered an “old woman’s disease,” not just old women are victims of this disease. In my wife’s cancer groups, children as young as ten years old have died of this horrible disease. In the US today, 49% of those diagnosed are still alive after five years, but that number drops to only 35% at ten years. Less than half of the women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the US will survive five years. Think about that. There are over 160 million women in the US. That means over 2.1 million of them will develop Ovarian Cancer in their lifetime, and after diagnosis, over 1 million will be dead within five years. These numbers are bad. But they used to be worse. Just five years ago, the numbers I would have been reporting would be predicting a half million more dead by five years. Still, according to the National Institute of Health’s National Cancer Institute, almost 20,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2022. And sadly, 12,800 or so of our fellow citizens are predicted to die this year from the disease.

But the good news is that in those women where it is diagnosed early, the survival rate is much higher. Unfortunately, only 16 percent of cases are diagnosed in the early stages. The problem is that many of the symptoms are also symptoms of other things. Bloating, pelvic pain, feeling full quickly, and needing to pee are not exactly uncommon in women. And many doctors are willing to dismiss them. What my wife and I have learned through this is that if your doctor doesn’t listen to you when you know something isn’t right, find a new doctor if you have the means. And keep doing it until you find one who will at least check it out. And if you don’t have the means, pester them until they do something.

If you want to know more about this disease, please go to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, the CDC, the American Cancer Society, or the NIH. I know this is a whiskey blog. But what is whiskey without someone to share it with? My wife loves whiskey. She helps with the tasting notes and is the “silent” partner of this site. I want each and every one of you to have someone to share your whiskey with, and I don’t want you to lose them or yourself because talking about “girl parts” is hard. My wife was lucky, but if the first doctor had listened to her, maybe she wouldn’t have needed to be.

Tonight we are celebrating ten years clear. And we are doing it with one of her pre-cancer favorites: Elijah Craig 18-Year-Old Single Barrel (EC18).

Kids, pull up a stool and listen to Old Man Eric spin you a tale of how things used to be. Way back in the year 2012, you could find an 18-year-old, single-barrel bourbon, on store shelves, for less than $50. Oftentimes there would be a full facing of them right there on the shelf, maybe even from multiple barrels. Now in 2012, EC18 wasn’t for everyone, namely me. In my estimation, it was more than a little too flabby and oaky. But my wife liked it, so we had it on the shelf relatively often. We found out as my wife was recovering from a chemotherapy session that the days of old, yet inexpensive bourbon were ending. Heaven Hill was putting the jewel of the Elijah Craig line on hiatus. My wife, of course, sent me out to buy two bottles for the closet, and being an attentive husband, I immediately complied. When EC18 came back, it cost three times the price. (I reviewed both pre- and post-hiatus versions here). I think I bought it once after that.

And then I didn’t see it again until March of 2021, when I saw it high on a shelf behind the counter at Ace Spirits in Hopkins, MN. I knew that we were coming up on a major anniversary where it would be appropriate to celebrate with a fancy pour and thought this would be an appropriate pour given how it was intertwined with her treatments. It cost more than I’d have liked, but you don’t celebrate ten years without cancer very often. It turned out that I was about a year off in my calculations, so this has sat in my closet for well over a year now. But here we are. Ten years and one day after the all-clear, revisiting one of her pre-cancer favorites.

If you are curious what her actual pre-cancer favorite was, it was Four Roses 2009 Mariage. It was so widely available here in Minnesota that I bought the last bottle of it in 2012, the day after her cancer diagnosis, to hold onto so we could celebrate her all-clear when it happened. What can I say? I’m an optimist.

And since that bottle of Four Roses Mariage has been long emptied, let’s dig into this more than adequate substitute.

Elijah Craig 18-Year-Old Single Barrel: Revisited

Purchase Info: $164.99 for a 750 mL bottle at Ace Spirits, Hopkins, MN (March 13, 2021)

Price per Drink (50 mL): $11.00

Details: Aged 18 years. 45% ABV. Bottled 12-2-19. Barrel: 4809

Nose: Caramel, vanilla, nutmeg, and oak.

Mouth: Spicy cinnamon, caramel, and oak.

Finish: Warm, and the flavors last forever. Notes of sweet vanilla and cinnamon.

Thoughts: This is a delicious bourbon that holds a soft spot in my heart for reasons outside the taste. I wouldn’t have spent $182 after tax on a bottle of bourbon if I didn’t have a sentimental reason for buying it. As far as the bourbon itself, though, my wife still loves it. I like it, but it's just a touch too oaky for me as I'm not really a fan of super oaky bourbons. But that is nitpicky stuff. Everything else about it is delicious.

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Ordinarily this would be where I would ask you to give me money. A $3 coffee or a purchase at my Etsy store. Tonight, I’m going to ask you to instead donate that to a cancer charity of your choice. Do what feels right to you and maybe together we can help make the world a little better.

Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-in-Bond: Revisited

It has been two thousand, nine hundred and forty-one days since I last reviewed Rittenhouse Rye. Just over eight years. At the time, it was being contract-distilled by Brown-Forman as Heaven Hill waited for their distillate to come of age after the distillery fire in the late 1990’s. About 9 months later, I reviewed the Brown-Forman and the Heaven Hill versions side-by-side.

Here are my thoughts from that head-to-head 2015 review:

Thoughts: Meh. This is hot, as is to be expected from a 100 proof whiskey, but the flavor and nose seem sort of muted.

And that’s pretty much my relationship with Rittenhouse. I pick it up occasionally but never seek it out. If I want a rye, I’m looking for one that has more rye in the mash bill. I don’t pick up many of the Kentucky-Style 51% “Barely Legal” ryes these days. If I see a Sazerac Rye, I might just pick it up because it has a pretty bottle but otherwise I have my rye go-tos. Old Forester Rye at about 70% rye is one I really enjoy. New Riff Rye at 95% rye grain in the mash bill is delicious. And heck, an MGP rye always hits the spot.

So let’s take a look at this forgotten rye and see if I’ve been missing anything over the last 7+ years.

Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-in-Bond: Revisited

Purchase Info: $23.99 for a 750 mL bottle at Viking Liquor Barrel, Prior Lake, MN.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $1.60

Details: 50% ABV. Distilled at D. S.P. KY-1. Bottled at D. S. P. KY-31.

Nose: Mint, caramel, cedar, and a hint of dill.

Mouth: Has a nice zip to it. Notes of mint, cedar, ginger, and caramel.

Finish: Medium length and warmth. Notes of cedar, cinnamon, and mint.

Thoughts: Big fan. This has a reputation as a cocktail rye (partially perpetuated by yours truly). But honestly, I like it neat as well. Being a Kentucky-style "Barely Legal" rye, this does taste more like a bourbon than a rye with a higher percentage of rye grain in the mash bill would. But for some people—my wife included—that is a benefit. It's quite tasty.

Well, I know that in the intervening 7 years, my palate has changed drastically. I’ve become a much bigger fan of high-proof/high-burn whiskeys. So this doesn’t feel nearly as warm as it did to me in 2015. But even back then I said I liked it in cocktails. And I still do. But I’ve had a couple pours of this neat since I cracked it open and I like it that way as well. Plus to top it off, it is still under $25.

Good enough to enjoy neat, but inexpensive enough to use in a cocktail. I’ve upgraded this one to a like.

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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, B522

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As I mentioned last week, I started with a personal trainer. I’ve got one workout under my belt…and I can’t move my legs. I literally fell down the stairs last night they were so wobbly. One 45-minute workout and my hips stopped working for a couple of days. Apparently, I am no longer young. And apparently, I also didn’t make my lack of fitness abundantly clear to the online trainer I’m using. I’ll have to fix that the next time we chat.

Well, I may not be young, but neither is tonight’s whiskey. This 12-year-old beast is a triannual release from Heaven Hill. It is barrel-proof at 121° proof and it is delicious. We’ve been covering these for a while now and I don’t need to tell you that they have all been great. You know it, I know it. So let’s dig in and see how this one compares to recent releases.

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, B522

Purchase Info: This bottle was provided by the producer for review purposes. I have found previous editions locally for as low as $69.99 for a 750 mL bottle at Total Wine.

Price per Drink (50mL): $4.67

Details: 60.5% ABV. 12 years old. Non-chill filtered.

Nose: Oak, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla.

Mouth: Hot in the mouth with notes of oak, leather, cinnamon, chocolate, and ginger.

Finish: Long and warm with notes of chocolate, mint, oak, anise, and ginger.

Thoughts: What can I say? This is delicious, as usual. It's hot, thick, and rich. There's a joke in there somewhere, but I'll let you make it. I'm getting a lot of oak influence this time around. If you are a fan of well-aged bourbon, pick this one up.

Comparison to A122: Both of these are quite hot. They really want a cube of ice or a splash of water. B522 showcases the oak notes that 12 years in a barrel can bring. A122 focuses more on the caramel and spice notes. Both are very good, and which you prefer will be highly subjective. I prefer B522 while my wife prefers A122. And the best part of that is that we are both right in our assessment. It’s not often two married people can both be correct.

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Larceny Barrel Proof, B522

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So I’ve had a love/hate relationship with my body almost my entire life. If by love/hate you mean just hate. Growing up I was the tall, lanky, scrawny kid who looked like a bundle of bones loosely tied together. No real visible muscle on my body. I hated how I looked and didn’t know how to go about changing things. As I got older, I had the opposite problem. From the age of 20 on, I couldn’t walk past a plate of food without putting on weight. It got so bad that at one point I was 70 pounds heavier than that scrawny high-school kid. My family liked to poke my belly and ask how things were going. Sometimes they came right out and said “putting on some weight, huh?” as a form of small talk.

Eventually, I worked hard and lost all that weight. And then put it back on. And then exercised hard and took it off, and then put it back on…you get the point. I’m currently about 50 pounds heavier than I was as a scrawny kid. So not as bad as in the past, but to the point that I feel the need to make some changes. And I found out that as I’ve gotten older, those changes are much harder to do on my own when you love smoked meat, beer, and bourbon as much as I do. So I’ve signed up with a personal trainer. I want to be the best me that I can be. Wish me luck.

And speaking of the best something can be, is there anything better than a delicious barrel-proof version of an already tasty bourbon? I haven’t seen one, and I’ve been looking (just ask that waistline of mine). Tonight we are looking at the sample of Larceny Barrel-Proof that recently showed up at the house.

Larceny Barrel Proof is a bourbon released three times per year, usually in January, May, and September. If you can find it, it is usually pretty affordable with a suggested retail price of $59.99. That if carries a lot of weight though as I’ve never seen it on a shelf before. Larceny Barrel Proof uses Heaven Hill’s wheated Bourbon mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley. Every release so far has been super tasty, let’s see if that trend continues.

Larceny Barrel Proof, B522

Purchase Info: This was graciously provided by Heaven Hill for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $59.99.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $4.00

Details: 61.9% ABV.

Nose: Cinnamon. nutmeg, brown sugar, almond, and oak.

Mouth: Hot and spicy. Notes of cinnamon, oak, and almond.

Finish: Long and hot on the finish. Notes of cinnamon red hots and oak.

Thoughts: This is delicious but really screams for ice or water. Super spicy and strong on the cinnamon. Water brings out mint and ginger notes.

Comparison to A122: Both of these are hot but A122 is more complex when consumed neat. B522 is all cinnamon until water is added. At that point, B522 gains almost as much complexity as A122. I’d happily purchase either of these at retail if I saw them. If forced to choose, I’d probably get B522, because I drink high-proof bourbon with a bit of ice or a splash of water and it seems to take the water better. A122 is a bit too drinkable at full strength for my liver to be happy with it.

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