Heaven Hill is dropping new bottled-in-bond double mash bourbon
Heaven Hill is dropping new Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash bourbon in August 2026—a distillery first that blends two mashbills of traditional and wheated bourbon, both aged nine years and bottled at 100 proof. Bottles arrive nationwide in limited numbers with a suggested retail price of about $50, and Robb Report's early taste calls it a very good bourbon. The release tastes noticeably sweeter and oakier than Heaven Hill's current seven-year bottled-in-bond expression.
Key Takeaways
- Heaven Hill is dropping new Double Mash bottled-in-bond bourbon nationwide in limited quantities starting August 2026.
- The release blends two-thirds traditional bourbon mashbill with one-third wheated bourbon, both aged nine years.
- Early tasting notes include maple, honey butter, dark chocolate, espresso, and black pepper at 100 proof.
- Suggested retail price is $50—positioned as an accessible luxury pour for home bars and collectors.
For luxury homeowners building a serious bar, few Kentucky releases land with this much pedigree at a sub-$100 price point. Heaven Hill has made bottled-in-bond whiskey since 1935, but Double Mash marks the first time it has combined two mashbills in a single bonded release—and Robb Report suggests it may be unprecedented in the category overall.
What makes Heaven Hill Double Mash different?
Most bottled-in-bond bourbons stick to one recipe from one distilling season. Heaven Hill breaks that mould by marrying two of its signature mashbills: roughly two-thirds traditional bourbon (78 percent corn, 10 percent rye, 12 percent malted barley) and one-third wheated bourbon (68 percent corn, 20 percent wheat, 12 percent malted barley).
Master distiller Conor O'Driscoll told Robb Report the project was born from a desire to honour bonded regulations while exploiting the flexibility they allow. Because wheated bourbon is not a separate legal classification, Heaven Hill could blend both recipes and still label the result a true bottled-in-bond bourbon.
How does the early taste compare?
Robb Report's preview found Double Mash clearly distinct from Heaven Hill's current seven-year bottled-in-bond bourbon—the wheated third adds sweetness with maple and honey-butter notes. The classic Heaven Hill character remains, but nine years in barrel brings more oak alongside flamed orange peel, toasted peanuts, dark chocolate, dark-roast espresso, caramel, stone fruit, and black pepper.
That layered profile makes it a natural fit for luxury real estate and dream-home entertaining, where a single standout bottle can anchor a well-appointed wet bar without the hunt-or-pay markup of allocated releases.
When can you buy it—and what will it cost?
Bottles arrive nationwide in limited numbers in August 2026 with a suggested retail price of $50. Until then, the existing seven-year Heaven Hill bottled-in-bond remains widely available through retailers such as ReserveBar.
At $50 suggested retail, the release delivers nine-year bonded bourbon at a price point that undercuts many premium Kentucky labels—making it one of the most credible value plays in American whiskey right now.
Why does this release matter for bourbon fans?
Heaven Hill's bottled-in-bond line has a loyal following that still remembers the 2018 shift from a six-year expression to a pricier seven-year bottle. Double Mash is a different bet entirely: older stock, dual mashbills, and a flavour profile aimed at drinkers who want innovation inside strict 1897 bonding rules.
If the early reception holds, it could reset expectations for what a $50 luxury-home staple bourbon can deliver—without requiring a trip to Kentucky or a secondary-market markup.