Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the launch of Heaven Hill Grain to Glass, the latest addition to its collection of whiskeys highlighting the brand’s long-standing commitment to quality, sustainability and craft.

The idea for the line began eight years ago as the brainchild of Heaven Hill executive chairman Max Shapira, and a partnership with seed company Beck’s Hybrids.

The bourbon and wheated bourbon whiskeys feature mashbills with higher secondary grain content than Heaven Hill’s traditional mashbills for these styles. The distillates have been aged for more than six years at the brand’s Cox Creek rickhouse site.

The bourbon is bottled at 107 proof, while the wheated bourbon is bottled at  121 proof and the rye bottled at 123.2 proof – the only barrel proof expression of the series.

The label on each bottle features details of the specific corn seed utilized from Beck’s Hybrids, as well as the unique mashbill, distillation and released years. Illustrations include a blueprint of Bernheim Distillery and custom designs depicting the importance of farming and innovation.

Commenting on the release, Shapira said: “Over the course of the nearly 90 years, since the founding of Heaven Hill by my Dad and his brothers, we have always been cognizant of viewing our business from the long term, developing products that fit into this broad vision. Heaven Hill Grain to Glass incorporates everything our long history and heritage brings to our producing what we believe is the most unique, transparent offering that we have brought to market in our entire history. And that is saying a lot.”

Master distiller Conor O’Driscoll added: “Working with Beck’s and Peterson Farms to create Grain to Glass has been an incredible experience. We’re proud to have crafted an innovative product – taking it from seed to aged liquid – while still remaining true to the values and legacy of Heaven Hill Distillery.”