Working with Master Blender Alain Royer, we sourced barrels from France that once held French orange curaçao. The barrels are made of American Oak. We filled around 200 orange curaçao barrels with 7 to 8-year-old Bourbon, and they were stored on the 4th and 5th floors of Warehouse I in Bardstown for the finishing process, which lasted 4 months. The orange curaçao that soaked into these barrels was made from the peels of bitter citrus fruits grown in the Caribbean. The fruits are harvested before they ripen, while they're still green. This is when the maximum amount of orange essence can be extracted.
After four months in the orange curaçao barrels, we dumped the liquid to complete the finishing process. The liquid is bottled, and the 12th edition of Parker's Heritage Collection was released. In carrying on Parker Beam’s legacy, a portion of proceeds generated from each release of this collection is donated to ALS research and patient care.
