Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Specialty Barrel Chinquapin Bourbon Whiskey 2025
Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Specialty Barrel Chinquapin Bourbon Whiskey 2025 is a 105-proof (52.5% ABV), 700mL, 6-year Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, fully aged in hand-selected Chinquapin oak barrels and bottled non-chill filtered. The inaugural 2025 release of the Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series — $129.99 MSRP, limited edition — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
The 2025 Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series launched in three expressions — bourbon, wheated bourbon, and rye — all traced from a single seed. This straight bourbon runs a 52% corn / 35% rye / 13% malted barley mash bill (Beck's 6225 corn from Peterson Farms, Nelson County, KY), entered the barrel at 107 proof, and spent its full 6 years in rare Chinquapin oak built with Independent Stave Company. Chinquapin's higher vanillin content, per Heaven Hill, delivers "a rich mouthfeel and plenty of layers on the finish," with series-wide aromas of "créme brûlée, chocolate and coffee."
Tasting notes (official press-release language + retailer consensus): vanilla cream, toffee, and warm oak spice on the nose; palate of butterscotch, roasted nut, honeyed cereal, and dark chocolate; long finish of crème brûlée, toasted oak, and sweet tobacco.
Why buy: A 105-proof, 6-year Kentucky bourbon fully aged in Chinquapin oak with published seed-to-bottle provenance — this is the collector's expression of the Grain to Glass concept. See the distillery's full range at Heaven Hill at Del Mesa Liquor or explore more bourbon whiskey.
FAQ — people also ask:
Q: Is this the wheated or the regular bourbon in the Chinquapin series?
A: This is the straight (high-rye) bourbon — the series also includes a separate Chinquapin wheated bourbon. The label's mash bill confirms it.
Q: What does Chinquapin oak do to bourbon?
A: Its higher vanillin content adds crème brûlée, chocolate, and coffee character plus a rich mouthfeel — and this bourbon spent its full 6 years in it, not a short finish.
Q: Is the Chinquapin Bourbon 2025 limited?
A: Yes — it's the inaugural release of the Specialty Barrel Series with no bottle count disclosed. Browse more whiskey at Del Mesa Liquor.