Black Maple Hill is the brainchild of CVI Brands out of San Carlos, CA. They were established in 1988 as a U.S. importer, distributor, and private label reseller of various spirits within the liquor trade. This current label features bourbon and rye offerings sourced from the Stein Distillery of Joseph, Oregon, a micro-distillery formed in 2009. First introduced in 2000, Black Maple Hill was hugely successful when CVI Brands sourced their bourbon and rye whiskies from the legendary Van Winkle and Willet families of Bourbon County, Kentucky. This was a period when these entities were sitting on stockpiles of well-aged whiskies, accumulated during the industry downturn of the previous two decades. Fortunately or unfortunately, nothing lasts forever, and as whiskey demand skyrocketed, access to these treasures dried up as their sources moved in different directions. After a few sittings with this current release, I would give it a rating of 3 stars, and most definitely inferior to their earlier age-statement vintages that have become highly collectible.