Parker's Heritage 24 Year Bonded Bourbon

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$1,199.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: 24 Years (2016 10th Edition Release) | Region: Bardstown, Kentucky, USA | Proof: 100.0

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100.0

Proof

50.0%

ABV

750 mL

Format

24 Yrs

Age Statement

Bonded

Designation

Kentucky

Region

The 2016 Parker's Heritage Collection, the series' 10th Edition, is a 24-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon bottled in bond at 100 proof (50% ABV). Heaven Hill distilled it at its own Bardstown plant, D.S.P. KY-31, in the autumn of 1990 and the spring of 1991, and bottled the two seasons separately so that each could carry the bonded designation. At release the distillery put it forward as the oldest bottled-in-bond bourbon in the world.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

10th Edition of Parker's Heritage Collection: Heaven Hill's 2016 release in the annual series named in honour of its Master Distiller Emeritus, Parker Beam, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2010.

Bardstown whiskey from a distillery that no longer stands: Distilled at Heaven Hill's own Bardstown plant, D.S.P. KY-31, which burned in 1996 along with seven rickhouses and more than 90,000 barrels.

Two seasons, bottled apart: The autumn 1990 and spring 1991 whiskey was bottled by season so each could hold the bonded designation, and the back label records which season is in the bottle.

100 proof under a 24-year age statement: 50% ABV, the strength the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 sets.

ALS support: Heaven Hill contributed $15 from the $249.99 average national retail price of each 750 mL bottle to the ALS Association.

Nº 02

Heaven Hill Distillery & Parker's Heritage Collection

Bardstown Bonded Provenance

Parker's Heritage Collection was created in honour of Parker Beam, Heaven Hill's Master Distiller Emeritus, and has appeared annually since 2007 as the outlet for the distillery's rarest stocks and least conventional mash bills. The 10th Edition draws on whiskey laid down at the Bardstown distillery before the 1996 fire, a source that cannot be replaced, and sits alongside the rest of the bourbon collection this Parker's Heritage 10th Edition belongs to.

Nº 03

Craftsmanship & Cask Architecture

24-Year Maturation Under Bond

Bardstown Mash

78% Corn Bourbon Recipe

Heaven Hill's traditional bourbon mash of 78% corn, 12% malted barley and 10% rye, distilled across two seasons at the Bardstown plant.

D.S.P. KY-31

Distilled Autumn 1990 & Spring 1991

The back label carries the original Bardstown distillery designation, the plant destroyed by fire in 1996 and never rebuilt.

Bottled-in-Bond

One Distillery, One Season

The 1897 Act requires a single distillery, a single distilling season, at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse and bottling at 100 proof.

24 Years in Oak

100 Proof Bottling

Two dozen years of Kentucky maturation before bottling at the bonded strength, well beyond the four years the designation sets as its floor.

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Sensory Profile & Strategy

Producer Flavour Profile

Sensory Profile

Nose: Heavy spice with dried fruit and cherry.
Palate: Soft corn with a trace of smoke and raisin, then heavy spice and oak.
Finish: Dried fruit, mid to back, long and dry.

Strategic Position

Heaven Hill released the 10th Edition in September 2016 at an average national retail price of $249.99, the dearest Parker's Heritage bottling to that point, and the age carried it past every other bonded bourbon then on shelf. Compare it with the 122.5-proof 19th Edition American Whiskey and the Cognac-finished 18th Edition malt whiskey, both of which take the series away from straight bourbon.

Nº 05

Collector Note & Index

Vault Provenance

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Promise of Hope Fund Benefit

Heaven Hill directed $15 from each bottle sold to the ALS Association, continuing the campaign the series has run since 2013.

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Pre-Fire Bardstown Stock

Catalogued within the primary Whiskey Collection and The Vault at Midnight Whiskey.

Collector IndexPHC 10TH EDITION

Distillery: Heaven Hill Distillery
Series Position: 2016 10th Edition Allocation
Category: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Proof / ABV: 100.0 Proof (50% ABV)
Age Statement: 24 Years (Distilled Autumn 1990 and Spring 1991)
Format: 750 mL

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
PRODUCER / DISTILLERY	Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
SERIES	Parker's Heritage Collection (10th Edition, 2016 Release)
CATEGORY	Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Bottled-in-Bond)
AGE AT BOTTLING	24 Years (Distilled Autumn 1990 and Spring 1991)
PROOF / ABV	100.0 Proof / 50% ABV
GRAIN RECIPE	78% Corn, 12% Malted Barley, 10% Rye
DISTILLERY DESIGNATION	D.S.P. KY-31, Bardstown (destroyed by fire in 1996)
BONDING	Bottled in Bond — One Distillery, One Distilling Season
REGION	Bardstown, Kentucky, USA
FORMAT	750 mL

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Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

Heaven Hill distilled the whiskey for the 10th Edition at its Bardstown distillery, D.S.P. KY-31, in the autumn of 1990 and the spring of 1991, from the traditional bourbon mash of 78% corn, 12% malted barley and 10% rye. The Bardstown plant burned in 1996, taking seven rickhouses and more than 90,000 barrels with it, and Heaven Hill moved its whiskey production to the Bernheim distillery in Louisville. Because the bonded designation admits only one distillery and one distilling season, the two seasons were bottled separately, each at 100 proof under a 24-year age statement, and the original Bardstown designation was kept on the back label.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes the Parker's Heritage Collection 10th Edition unusual?

It is a 24-year-old bottled-in-bond Kentucky straight bourbon, and Heaven Hill put it forward at release as the oldest bottled-in-bond bourbon in the world. The bonded designation is normally applied to much younger whiskey, since it admits only one distillery and one distilling season.

Where was the Parker's Heritage Collection 10th Edition distilled?

At Heaven Hill's own distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, registered as D.S.P. KY-31. That plant was destroyed by fire in 1996 along with seven rickhouses and the whiskey ageing in them, and Heaven Hill has made its whiskey at the Bernheim distillery in Louisville since. The back label of the 10th Edition carries the original Bardstown designation.

Why are there two versions of the 2016 Parker's Heritage Collection?

Heaven Hill drew the release from whiskey distilled in the autumn of 1990 and the spring of 1991. The Bottled-in-Bond Act admits only one distilling season per bottling, so the two seasons were bottled apart from one another, and the back label records which season a given bottle holds. Both carry the same 100 proof and the same 24-year age statement.

How strong is the Parker's Heritage Collection 10th Edition?

Heaven Hill bottled it at 100 proof, which is 50% ABV. That strength is fixed by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 rather than chosen for the release, and it sits under a 24-year age statement.

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Parker's Heritage Collection

The Elemental Distinction

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