From The Collection of Michael Aronoff: Black Maple Hill Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. Premium Single Barrel Rye agend in select charred white oak cask for 18 years. Hand bottled from Cask No. R77 Black Maple Hill is owned by California Vineyards Inc. (CVI Brands), a wine and spirits distributor that was neither distillery nor bottler. The very first bottlings were contracted to Julian Van Winkle III at his Old Commonwealth facility in Lawrenceburg. Post-2002—after Van Winkle entered a joint venture with Buffalo Trace—CVI Brands forged a partnership with Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (KBD) in Bardstown as an alternative source for bottling. The Bardstown marked Black Maple Hill single barrels like this one are some of the hardest to find and most sought after whiskey bottled from this era. 47.5 ALC/VOL (95 Proof). Wax seal and pull tab intact and in excellent condition. Printed labels in very good condition noting some minor pealing in one spot on the top label. The main front label also exhibits some minor staining in one area.