You may not have heard of Heaven Hill, but friends, believe me when I say, you've had their brands. Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Larceny, Rittenhouse: these are only a few of the brands that come out of this family-owned conglomerate. Founded just after the repeal of Prohibition by the Shapira family and Joseph Beam (cousin of Jim Beam), Heaven Hill now holds the second-largest inventory of bourbon in the world.
We will just be focusing on the wheat part, including both wheated bourbons and wheat whiskey. Wheated bourbons are special kinds of bourbons. Most bourbons use rye as a secondary grain, but with wheated bourbons, the rye is replaced by wheat. As a result, you get bourbons that don't have that sharp, spiciness to them, but rather a rounded, lighter taste. Come taste how Heaven Hill has perfected the use of wheat in whiskey with these lovely bourbon marks:
Old Fitzgerald
Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled-in-Bond
Larceny Small Batch
Larceny Barrel Proof
Bernheim Wheat Whiskey
Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Barrel Proof
and one or two special pours!