Parker's Heritage Heavy Char 10 Year Bourbon is a Kentucky straight bourbon from Heaven Hill. The mashbill uses 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley. The bourbon ages 10 years and comes from the Heavy Char series, which employs barrels treated with an extended char. The release was bottled at 60% ABV and appeared in 2020.
The nose definitely put the palate to shame on this one and that is likely the only reason I can't give this a 5! Still a solid pour I look forward to continuing to share with good company.
Where last year’s Parker’s Heritage edition was an overall disappointment, the bourbon version of Heaven Hill’s heavy char experiment thankfully is redemption for this often lauded and popular brand. While heat and char are still big factors, they thankfully don’t drown out the other flavors or make things too lopsided. Instead, the end result is a big bold high proof bourbon that balances its age and heavy char flavor profile against traditional bourbon flavor profiles and bold spice.
