Can I try the award-winning expression at The Sentinel Room?

The Sentinel Room in Independence, MO carries a Reserve Whiskey Library of over 600 expressions at 208 W Lexington Ave. Availability of specific Heaven Hill Distillery expressions depends on current stock — ask a staff member at the bar.

When was the award announced?

This dispatch was published for the week of July 20, 2026 by The Independence Sentinel at The Sentinel Room.

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Heaven Hill Distillery Award

Heaven Hill's Wheated Bourbon Claims Best of Class at SIP Awards

Week of July 20, 2026

Heaven Hill's Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon took Best of Class at the 2026 SIP Awards.

The win, announced July 21, 2026, recognizes the wheated recipe among a crowded field of competitors. It is another notch for a house that has spent decades proving Kentucky wheaters deserve a seat at the table alongside their rye-heavy cousins.

An award worth noting, though The Sentinel Room reminds readers that medals are earned expression by expression, not headline by headline.

Details

Medal: Best of Class

Expression: Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon

Competition: SIP Awards 2026

Source: The Whiskey Wash

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