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Parker's Heritage Collection 1996 Cask Strength Bourbon Inaugural Release

Lot: 271721

Parker's Heritage Collection 1996 Cask Strength Bourbon Inaugural Release

Winning Bid: £1,400

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Heaven Hill Bardstown
Age: 
N/A
Vintage: 
1996
Region: 
Kentucky, USA
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
Charred New American Oak Barrel
Bottled Strength: 
129.6 US Proof / 64.8%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Parker's Heritage Collection 1996 Cask Strength Bourbon Inaugural Release

The Parker's Heritage Collection from Heaven Hill is always highly anticipated. Bottled in 2007, this was the first release in the range. The collection is named after Heaven Hill master distiller, Parker Beam, and he personally selected this whiskey to be bottled as the first in his series.

Distilled in 1996, this would have been barrelled at the old Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown.

Heaven Hill was established by a group of private investors in 1935, following the repeal of Prohibition a few years earlier. Among the founders was distiller, Joseph L. Beam, and a member of the Shapira family. As the company grew, the Shapira's eventually acquired sole ownership of it, and their descendants still run it today. In a similar dynastic vein, Joe Beam remained master distiller despite the Shapira takeover, and members of his family have occupied the role ever since. This was produced at the Old Heavenhill Springs distillery, later renamed simply as Heaven Hill, which was located in Bardstown, Kentucky. It was sadly lost in a devastating fire in 1996, and bourbon made there has become increasingly sought after as the years pass. The company had no distillery for the next three years, but were permitted to rent stills at Jim Beam and Brown-Forman in order to maintain production. They eventually acquired the newly refurbished Bernheim distillery from Diageo in 1999, which has been their home ever since.

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