Heaven Hill Rye Whiskey FlightFor lovers of big flavor and spicy, herbal complexity, there is hardly a spirit that so fits the bill like rye whiskey, and hardly a Kentucky distillery that finds as much fondness for such as Heaven Hill. From the quintessential cocktailing rye that is Rittenhouse (Is there a better Manhattan?), to the new and sophisticated Elijah Craig, to the cultish high proof favorite Pikesville, no distillery has quite nailed the balance of sweet and spice that

Produced by Lucas Bols

the year its namesake national park was founded

Grains of Paradise and other spices

By blending luscious botanical oils with spring water and quinine of the highest quality from the 'fever trees' from the eastern hill ranges of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Subtly sweet and eminently quaffable

from milling the grain to mashing

Here the generous rye content is married with the sweetness of corn for a genteel interpretation of the venerable spirit

while the gum arabic adds a velvety

Plantation 3 Star White Rum (750 ml)

sherry-forward profile that has made A'bunadh legendary among sherried whisky enthusiasts

two-rowed barley

Nowadays it generally implies a base of American whiskey