Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the release of Heaven Hill Deatsville 13 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey, a limited edition drawn from barrels aged at the historic Deatsville campus.
Crafted from a mashbill of 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley, this release is bottled from just 17 barrels aged on the third floor of Rickhouse AA. It represents one of the final opportunities to experience Bourbon fully matured at Deatsville before the site transitions out of active aging.
The Deatsville campus, originally home to the shuttered T.W. Samuels Distillery, has been part of Heaven Hill’s heritage since the early 1980s. Today, the site includes nine rickhouses with capacity for 167,000 barrels. It is the only Heaven Hill aging campus constructed with tiered roof architecture, a distinctive design that promotes a natural stack effect — allowing warm air to rise and escape while drawing cooler air inward. This airflow dynamic creates subtle variations in maturation, contributing to Deatsville’s unique influence within Heaven Hill’s inventory.
As part of the company’s long-term stewardship strategy, all nine Deatsville rickhouses will transition to regauge-only status over the next 12–24 months, marking the gradual end of active maturation at the campus. While the buildings will remain operational and secure, most barrels currently aging there will be relocated to other Heaven Hill sites across Kentucky. Future releases may reference partial maturation at Deatsville.
The 13 Year Old Bourbon marks the first chapter in a multi-year tribute to the Deatsville site, with additional commemorative releases planned through 2027.
Alongside the launch, Heaven Hill has introduced a Deatsville Tour & Tasting experience, granting guests access to the private rickhouse campus. The tour includes visits to two warehouse sites and early access to the Deatsville 13 Year Old Bourbon. Tickets will be available beginning March 15 via the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience website.
Heaven Hill Deatsville 13 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey carries a suggested retail price of $199.99.
