Hardin's Creek is a series of rare and innovative whiskey releases from James B. Beam Distilling Co., built on 228 years and eight generations of bourbon-making expertise. Launched in 2022, the brand honors Jacob Beam's 1795 legacy while pushing the boundaries of American whiskey through innovative annual releases. Identical mashbills were placed in different warehouses across our Clermont Campus, each with its own height, age, and microclimate. For Series Release 1, after aging for over 11 years, the distinct notes of char, oak and subtle sweetness emerge. This release is matured in Warehouse R, a low, one-story structure with no windows and a consistently cool and dark environment, the kind of environment where something rare like the Witch's Hat mushroom might thrive. The namesake of this innovative bourbon. In Series Release 2, this release offers lighter notes of oak and smoke, with a distinctive aromatic sweetness. This Release is matured in Warehouse W, sturdy in its Creekside location. Its dense, five-floor construction enveloped in the humidity of the surrounding area, summons the imagination of the North American Beaver, the namesake of this innovative bourbon. Series release 3 has an unmatched complexity, balancing notes of oak, char and sweet aromatics owing to its distinctive maturation process, aging for over 11 years, resulting in its distinctive, rich flavor. This release matured in Warehouse G. At nine-floors high, Warehouse G is a rarity, boasting a towering view that evokes the images of a Great Horned Owl, soaring high above the forest's canopy.