Heaven Hill 20 Year Heritage Collection Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey (Spring 2023)

Swirl in the glen cairn looks like Christmas lights haning. Light copper color. Nose: bright citrus. Subtle smoke. Slight cereal and earthy. Palette: sweet, char, marshmallow, there is a citrus bite, some pepper on the finish. Chewing opens up the EC grain flavor, like cereal, graham cracker. Oily finish, with some pepper, long oaky finish. Water brings out more of the oak and rye. Sweet corn and chocolate.

What an unremarkable and just simply average whiskey. Those bloggers and outlets who give it higher ratings dont want to bite the hand that feeds them. To those who read the reviews and shell out top dollar, this is really terrible value.

Sweet creamed corn on the nose with notes of vanilla bean. On the palate, the initial impression is light body, juicy corn and young oak. Elegantly smooth and refined, the flavors are friendly, approachable and near dessert-like. Some butteriness and light spice is apparent, but overall there is a tight solidarity here that can only come from the high corn mashbill. This is a pure sipping whiskey that will keep you coming back. A very good release in this young series of two releases thus far.