There’s a certain weight that comes with legacy. And when you uncork a bottle bearing the Parker’s Heritage label, it doesn’t just smell of char and corn and time—it smells of reverence. Heaven Hill Distillery has just announced the 19th edition of its coveted Parker’s Heritage Collection, and this year’s release is a whiskey lover’s field study in mashbill alchemy, aged wisdom, and subtle acts of remembrance.
Set to arrive in September with a suggested retail price of $179.99, the 2025 edition isn’t just a bottle—it’s a blend of three distinctive American whiskey mashbills, each matured in different rickhouses, at different levels, for different stretches of time. There’s a 15-year-old Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon from Rickhouse A. An 11-year-old Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey aged in Rickhouses DD, GG, and BB. And finally, a rare 12-year-old, two-grain whiskey—just rye and malt—from Rickhouse Y. These spirits were aged separately and married post-maturation, a decision that feels almost literary in its symbolism: multiple voices coming together to speak as one.
Bottled at a robust 122.5 proof and non-chill filtered, the whiskey is an ode to complexity. It’s brawny but elegant, the kind of pour that encourages quiet company and a long evening. The packaging continues the familiar aesthetic—750ml, classic silhouette—but with a navy-blue label and gold accents that suggest solemnity without austerity.
Of course, the Parker’s Heritage Collection isn’t just about flavor profiles and collector cred. It’s about Parker Beam, Heaven Hill’s late Master Distiller Emeritus, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2010. Since 2013, Heaven Hill has donated a portion of the proceeds from every bottle sold to ALS research and patient care. That effort—now over $1.4 million strong—continues this year through the Parker Beam Promise of Hope Fund, reminding us that whiskey, when done right, can carry memory like it carries oak and time.
“Each release pushes boundaries,” said current Master Distiller Conor O’Driscoll, “but it always circles back to Parker’s spirit.”
That spirit lives on here—in every pour, every bottle, every gesture of craftsmanship that says: this isn’t just whiskey. This is history, re-blended. For more information, head over to the brand’s official website.
