Black Maple Hill 16 Year Classic Bourbon

Black Maple Hill 16-Year-Old Premium Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Classic Era Legacy)

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$4,999.95

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

Age: 16 Years-Classic-Era Legacy Stock | Region: Kentucky, USA | Proof: 95

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Years

Proof

47.5%

ABV

750mL

Format

Sixteen years in white oak casks, 95 proof (47.5% ABV) written by hand on the label, and a 750 mL bottle from the brand's original Kentucky run: this is Black Maple Hill 16 Year Premium Small Batch, a Kentucky straight bourbon. The brand never distilled: Paul Joseph of CVI Brands introduced the label in 2000, and its Kentucky bourbon was bottled for it until production moved to Oregon in 2014.

Nº 01

The Elemental Distinction

Sixteen years old, by the label's own line: Aged Sixteen Years in Select White Oak Casks.

The proof and ABV — 95 and 47.5% — are written in by hand on the upper label, which also calls the whiskey hand bottled.

A small batch, as the upper label names it: Premium Small Batch Bourbon.

A label, not a distillery: Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, a California company, introduced Black Maple Hill in 2000 and had others bottle its whiskey.

Julian Van Winkle III bottled the first releases; later Kentucky bottlings came from Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, working from the old Willett distillery in Bardstown.

The Kentucky run ended as aged stock grew scarce: in 2014 Black Maple Hill moved its production to Oregon.

Nº 02

The Label

From Kentucky to Oregon and back

Black Maple Hill began in 2000 as a sourced label from Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, San Carlos, California, and never as a distillery. The earliest bottlings were Julian Van Winkle III's work for CVI, at the old Hoffman distillery near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; the Kentucky bottlings later passed to Kentucky Bourbon Distillers in Bardstown, which put stocks as old as 22 years under the name. By 2014 aged Kentucky whiskey had become hard to come by — Joseph later said the old stock the label depended on was very difficult to get — and that year production went to Oregon. The name came back to Kentucky straight bourbon in 2026 under Rare Character, whose first releases include a 16-year-old at 95 proof.

Nº 03

The Label & the Pour

Record & position

What the Label Records

The label records how the whiskey was made: sixteen years in select white oak casks, a small batch, hand bottled, from a sour mash, at 95 proof (47.5% ABV). Because it is a straight bourbon, those casks were new and charred under the federal standard.

Strategic Position

Serve it neat, in a small glass; at 95 proof (47.5% ABV) water is optional, and best added a drop at a time. For a collection, record what the label carries: the sixteen-year statement, the hand-written 47.5 and 95, and the 750ml fill.

Nº 04

Collector Note & Index

Vault provenance

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The Front Label

An engraving of a deer among trees, a hill behind, fills the main label, with a Limited Edition oval to one side; its lower lines read Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Handmade Sour Mash · 750ml.

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Classic and 2026 Bottles

Rare Character's revival bottles its own 16-year-old Black Maple Hill at 95 proof under a nearly identical front label: the 2026 Rare Character sixteen-year. They are separate bottlings more than a decade apart; this one belongs to the brand's first Kentucky run.

Collector IndexBlack Maple Hill · 16 Year

Brand: Black Maple Hill (CVI Brands)
Age: 16 years
Strength: 95 proof (47.5% ABV)
Production: Small batch, hand bottled
Class: Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Format: 750 mL
Era: Kentucky run, to 2014

For more bourbon, browse the sourced labels and distillery bottlings on our bourbon shelf.

Nº 05

Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Whiskey	Black Maple Hill 16 Year Premium Small Batch
Class	Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Age	Aged sixteen years in select white oak casks
Proof / ABV	95 proof (47.5% ABV), written in by hand on the label
Production	Small batch · hand bottled · sour mash
Brand	Black Maple Hill, introduced in 2000 by CVI Brands, San Carlos, California
Era	Kentucky bottling, before production moved to Oregon in 2014
Format	750 mL

Nº 06

Records & Assurance

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

Who made classic Black Maple Hill bourbon?

Paul Joseph of CVI Brands in California introduced Black Maple Hill in 2000 as a brand, not a distillery. Julian Van Winkle III handled its earliest bottlings, near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and Kentucky Bourbon Distillers of Bardstown took over the later Kentucky bottlings before production moved to Oregon in 2014.

What happened to Black Maple Hill?

Black Maple Hill's Kentucky bottlings ended as aged Kentucky whiskey grew scarce, and in 2014 the brand moved its production to Oregon. In 2026 Rare Character brought Black Maple Hill back to Kentucky straight bourbon, including a 16-year-old at 95 proof, a separate bottling from the classic 16 Year Premium Small Batch.

What proof is classic Black Maple Hill 16 Year?

Classic Black Maple Hill 16 Year Premium Small Batch was bottled at 95 proof, 47.5% ABV. The Kentucky straight bourbon spent sixteen years in select white oak casks and comes in a 750 mL bottle.

Midnight Whiskey · The Vault Black Maple Hill · 16 Year Small Batch

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16 Year

The Elemental Distinction

The Label