The Spring 2023 release of this series is a 10-year-old bourbon. It showcases a bright burnished copper color. On the nose, it presents delightful notes of brown sugar, molasses, and light baking spices complemented by hints of orange peel. The palate is soft and gentle, revealing flavors of butterscotch, subtle oak, and baking spices, particularly cloves. The finish is long, warm, and slightly tannic, with a peppery tingle and a hint of barrel char at the very end.
Each distilling season, Spring and Fall, Heaven Hill releases a well-aged, bottled-in-bond Old Fitzgerald made with the classic wheated bourbon recipe inherited from the famed Stitzel-Weller. Each release comes crowned with a tax stamp denoting distilling and bottling season as is custom for bottled-in-bond bourbons.