Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 7 Year Old is a wheated Kentucky straight bourbon from Heaven Hill Distilleries, distilled at Bernheim Distillery in Louisville. Introduced in June 2025 as Old Fitzgerald’s permanent signature expression, it offers a more readily available counterpart to the brand’s limited, age-varying Bottled-in-Bond Decanter Series.

Its mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley places wheat—not rye—in the secondary grain role. This recipe reflects the style long associated with Old Fitzgerald, a brand first registered in 1884 and later shaped by Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle, who helped establish its reputation as a premium wheated bourbon. Heaven Hill acquired Old Fitzgerald in 1999 and has since distilled it at Bernheim Distillery.

Aged for seven years and bottled at exactly 100 proof, this release exceeds the four-year minimum required for bottled-in-bond whiskey. The designation also means the bourbon was distilled at one distillery during a single distillation season, matured in bonded government rickhouses, and reduced to bottling proof using only pure water. Together, the age statement and bonded proof give this expression a clearly defined place within the Old Fitzgerald range.

Heaven Hill’s official notes describe a bright copper appearance and aromas of graham crackers and honey, joined by light citrus and summer fruit. The palate is rich and viscous, with fresh bread, brown sugar, and baking spices. Brown sugar sweetness carries through the long finish alongside cinnamon and a hint of oak.

The presentation looks back to Old Fitzgerald decanters from the 1950s and 1960s while introducing the brand’s updated logo and “Your Key to Hospitality” phrase. Historic in inspiration but designed as an ongoing release, this seven-year expression brings Old Fitzgerald’s wheated bourbon character and bottled-in-bond credentials together in a focused, accessible form.