Parker’s Heritage Collection Original Batch 13 Year Old Straight Wheat Whiskey Review | The Daily Pour

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Parker’s Heritage Collection Original Batch 13 Year Old Straight Wheat Whiskey

American Whiskey Heaven Hill
  • Distiller

    Heaven Hill

  • Bottler

    Heaven Hill

  • ABV

    63.4%

  • Age

    13 Years

  • Price $200+

The eighth edition of Heaven Hill's Parker's Heritage Collection, this 2014 release is a 13-year-old wheat whiskey bottled at a cask-strength proof of 126.8, 127.4 or 135, depending on the batch you find. We're tasting the 126.8-proof batch.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 95
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • As usual, Heaven Hill has crafted another unexpected and unique whiskey that merits strong attention from both casual whiskey drinkers and collectors alike. Grab it now.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Whiskey Consensus
  • By Jake Youst
  • I only wish that I had been around when this got released to buy many bottles, as this is one of my favorite wheated whiskies to date. It definitely is a contender with the likes of William Larue Weller!
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • The Whiskey Reviewer
  • By Richard Thomas
  • If you are a fan of wheat whiskey, this is a must-have, top priority purchase.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Nick Beiter
  • A palate so good I could guzzle it.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • It’s rich, powerful, loaded with character and dessert and complexity. Just wonderful.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Big bold, sticky and sweet. Oatmeal cookie, toffee, brown butter, rich custard, French vanilla and gorgeous brioche sweetness.

  • Taste:

    Viscous and totally loaded with decadent sweetness, oak and complexity. There’s crème brûlée, a light raisin bread character, just the right amount of oak, toffee, pepper and structure to hold it all together. Delicious and complex.

  • Finish:

    Long finish. The proof absolutely sneaks right by, layered in sweet caramel, toffee and a good bit of tobacco, cinnamon and praline.

  • Overall:

    This pour put wheat whiskey on the map and encouraged many (including me) to dive deeper down that wheat whiskey rabbit hole. It’s rich, powerful, loaded with character and dessert and complexity. Just wonderful.

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources