Founded: 1935 (ESTABLISHED FACT) Location: Bardstown, Kentucky, USA Founder: Shapira brothers (Joseph, David, Gary, Charles, and George), with Ed Shapira
Founded in 1935 immediately after Prohibition’s repeal by the Shapira family, who still own it. Heaven Hill is one of the largest independent, family-owned bourbon producers. A 1996 fire destroyed the original Bardstown distillery and 90,000 barrels; the company continued production and built a new distillery in Louisville (Bernheim Distillery, opened 2015). (source: Wikipedia)
Signature style: Broad portfolio. Elijah Craig: vanilla, caramel, spice. Evan Williams: sweet, banana, oak. Henry McKenna: caramel, oak, toffee (Bottled-in-Bond).
Famous expressions: Elijah Craig Small Batch, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Henry McKenna Single Barrel Bottled-in-Bond, Old Fitzgerald, Parker’s Heritage Collection, Larceny.
Trivia: Heaven Hill’s massive 1996 fire burned 90,000 barrels of bourbon and sent flaming spirit into the creek — one of the worst distillery disasters in history. (source: Wikipedia) — ESTABLISHED FACT