Heaven Hill’s Grain To Glass 2026 Collection Zeros In On Wheated Bourbon
Kentucky’s Heaven Hill Distillery revealed its 2026 Heaven Hill Grain to Glass lineup as a focused collection of three limited-release wheated bourbons, including an all-new extra-aged release marking the brand’s official “Year of Wheat.” This year’s collection brings a sharper focus to wheat’s role in shaping flavor, texture and character, elevating a grain that has long been part of the distillery’s foundation.
The 2026 “Year of Wheat” lineup includes:
- Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon (3rd Edition)
- Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Specialty Release – Aged in French Oak Barrels
- Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Extra Aged 9-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon
The third edition of the Traditional Series Wheated Bourbon features the same wheated mashbill as previous releases with a new corn seed varietal. Distilled in 2019 and aged six years in #3 char barrels, the 2026 release is composed of 170 barrels from the third, fourth and fifth floors of Warehouses W5 and W6. It is bottled non-chill filtered at barrel proof, 107.8 proof, and carries an SRP of $99.99 for a 700ml bottle. The release will begin shipping in May 2026 and is expected to arrive in market by June.
Mashbill: 52% corn, 35% wheat, 13% malt
Corn seed varietal: Beck’s 6269
Barrel entry proof: 107
Meanwhile, the Specialty Release differs from the Traditional Release only in being aged in barrels made from new French oak casks with a #3 char. This one is priced at $129.99 and expected on shelves by October.
Finally, the Extra Aged 9 Year Old was barreled at the Heaven Hill standard 125 entry proof. With stock composed of 150 barrels from the third, fourth and fifth floors of Warehouse W3 and will be bottled non-chill filtered at barrel proof, with final proof to be announced soon. It carries an SRP of $149.99 for a 700ml bottle. The release will begin shipping in November 2026 and is expected to arrive in market by December.
“In 2026, Heaven Hill Grain to Glass takes a more focused approach by centering exclusively on unique wheated mashbill offerings,” said Molly Vincent, Associate Director of Luxury Whiskey at Heaven Hill. “We’ve worked with wheat for a long time across our whiskeys, but this allows us to explore it more intentionally, how it softens, how it builds complexity over time, and how it ultimately shapes the character in the glass. The ‘Year of Wheat’ is about bringing that deeper understanding forward.”
