This year’s Top 100 Whiskeys represents the new aged American whiskeys that are dominating the market.

Gone are the days of Straight Bourbon owning the shelves. Now, Blends of Straights and barrel finishes garner consumer love. And this list is loaded with these two categories. But I do worry that this welcomed trend is bringing in newcomers who simply do not know whiskey; thus, there are far too many Blends of Straights, Stave & Barrel Finish products that not only don’t make this list, but are not selling and hurting the health of the American whiskey category. For every Barrell and Milam & Greene, blenders with skill, there are 20 brands releasing blends that started with bad whiskey and hoped a stave would hide the flaws. 

We are also seeing the celebrity wave of whiskey, and they often just sit on shelves, collecting dust. That’s because consumers do not care how many Instagram followers one has; is the whiskey good? So, these celebrity-owned brands on this list (Brothers Bond, McTavish, Eric Church) are here because of the whiskey, not their celeb names. I want to reward good whiskey, not money-grabs.

I also love where craft whiskey is heading. You’ll see new craft names to this list, such as Boot Hill and James E. Pepper, and the return of many, including last year’s No. 10 Boulder Spirits with another contender. And craft is by far the leader in the Single Malt category; neither Jim Beam’s nor Jack Daniel’s attempt at single malts even came close to making this list, while craft dominated the single malt category.

Last year’s winner was William LaRue Weller, but the 2023 release simply did not live up to my expectations and failed to make the cut, while its fellow BTAC brands Eagle Rare, Stagg and Handy are strong contenders. If something is a limited-edition, highly-allocated product, it better be exceptional, and this year’s Weller was “meh.” 

This is also the first year I have incorporated my event series, Blind Bourbon, where audiences blind taste products and select a winner. Michter’s US 1, Old Forester 100 and Rare Breed all receive automatic bids, winning their respective Blind Bourbon.

Speaking of Michter’s, I loved their Toasted Rye. In fact, you’ll see a few Toasted Ryes here, making me realize how much I love the accent of oak with the spice and herbs of rye. I honestly do not know how these Toasted Ryes will do in my blind tasting, but I know I like sitting down and sipping them.

The core of this list consists of heavyweight bourbons and ryes, and they all excite me in some way. I tasted more than 900 whiskeys this year, either in competition, for a YouTube or Club Marzipan review, at an event or privately. But several releases escaped my palate for several reasons. I have not tasted the upcoming George Dickel 18 Year, the Pappy Van Winkle lineup and quite a few others. While I do my best to taste everything, I’m finding it more difficult to keep up with the new brands and several are being released outside of my tasting schedule for this year.

Criteria / How They Were Chosen

• Tasted by me between November 2022 and November 2023.

• Blind Bourbon winners receive automatic bids into Top 100.

• High Scores and Best in Show from ASCOTs earn automatic bids.

• Must have at least 500 bottles. (Eliminates single barrels)

• The whiskey excites me.

On December 20, 7 p.m. EST, I will taste the following list and rank them on my annual Top 100 livestream. I am just one palate, and these rankings will reflect my palate and nobody or nothing else. Much like a sports tournament, past tastings or scores will not be reflected in the final results. The Top 100 Rankings will be my palate on this night, pending a tasting crisis or the shelves behind me collapsing on the camera guy.

The Top 100 (alphabetical order)

291 All rye, 132.6, $115

Bottle count: 1,000 

Category: Rye

Notes: High score in ASCOTS.

Distilled in: Colorado.

AD Laws Bottled in Bond 8 Year Bourbon, 100 Proof, $80

Bottle count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Some of the best grain notes I’ve ever tasted are here. See Club Marzipan Review

Distilled in: Colorado

Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Rye, 114.4 proof, $270

Bottle count: 5,500

Category: Finished Rye

Notes: Blackberry jam, prune, pepper, mint

Distilled in: Kentucky

Balcones Cataleja Single Malt, 118 proof, $125

Bottle count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: American Single Malt

Notes: A rare taste of dark chocolate in a single malt explodes

Distilled in: Texas

Barrell Batch 35, 117.5 proof, $85

Bottle count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Blend of Straight Bourbon

Notes: Hello, marzipan!

Distilled in: Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky

Barrell Craft Spirits Private Release Bourbon CSX8, 114 Proof, $104

Bottle Count: 1,300

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes:  blend of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana 

Distilled in: See above

Barrell Rye 4, 115.7 proof, $85

Bottle count: 12,555

Category: Blend of Straight Rye

Notes: Fig, mint and cinnamon

Distilled in: Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Canada

BBC Discovery 10, 114.24 Proof, $139.99

Bottle count: 3,500 9L Cases

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: Peanut butter, maple, honey, hazelnut, vanilla.

Distilled in: Kentucky, Georgia and Tennesse

BBC Discovery 11, 118.1 proof, $139.99

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: Cheery. bomb

Distilled in: Kentucky

Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bottled in Bond, 100 proof, $60

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Notes: See Club Marzipan review

Distilled in: Missouri

Bernheim Barrel Proof A223, 118.8 proof, $65

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Blueberry muffin, red licorice, Honey Nut Cheerios.

Distilled in: Kentucky

Updated: Wild Turkey Generations, 120.8 Proof, $500

Note: Wild Turkey, the 1st Alternate, replaces Bird Creek, which was discovered to be a single barrel.

Bird Creek Distillery Cask Strength – Baronesse, 115 Proof, $126

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Single Malt

Notes: High score in ASCOTs.

Distilled in: Oregon

Blackwood Toasted Rye, 112.6 Proof, $159.99

Bottle Count: 600

Notes: This was the toasted rye that started my fascination with the category this year.

Distilled in: Kentucky

Blood Oath Pact 9, 98.6 Proof, $130 

Bottle count: 21,000

Category: Finished Bourbon

Notes: 16-year-old and 12-year-old Kentucky Bourbons finished in Spanish Oloroso Sherry casks  See Club Marzipan Review

Distilled in: Kentucky

Booker’s 2023-4, 127.8 proof, $90

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Why, is that the red licorice I had as a kid?

Distilled in: Kentucky

Boot Hill Batch 15 High Wheat Kansas Bourbon, 90 Proof, $45

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Cornbread and honey! I kept coming back to this one, falling further in love with the essence here.

Distilled in: Kansas

Boulder Cask Strength, $75.99

Bottle Count: 1,850

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Molasses and pear. Highest rated craft distiller in last year’s Top 100, reaching No. 10.

Distilled in: Colorado

Brothers Bond Cask Strength Bourbon, 114.8 Proof, $80

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Fig, banana and caramel.

Distilled in: Indiana

Buffalo Trace Prohibition: Old Stagg, 132.4 Proof, $200 (as part of $1,000 set)

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Incredibly complex

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Buzzard’s Roost Toasted Rye Batch 3, 105 Proof, $75

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Finished Rye

Notes: Raspberry, baking spice and slight hint of oak.

Distilled in: Indiana

Chattanooga Cask 111, 111 Proof, $45

Bottle Count: Unknown, but consists of 6-10  barrels

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Winner of Best Craft Whiskey at ASCOTs

Distilled in: Tennessee

Clyde May’s 6 Year, 110 Proof, $60

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Vanilla bomb; see Club Marzipan review

Distilled in: Indiana

Cold Zero American Whiskey, 92 Proof, $40

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Blended Whiskey

Notes: A blend of Cedar Ridge whiskeys with select cask additions from Kentucky and Indiana. Aged and bottled by Cedar Ridge Distillery

Distilled in: Kentucky, Indiana and Iowa

Colkegan Cask Strength Single Malt, 118 proof, $80

Bottle Count: Unknown but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Single Malt

Notes: Honeysuckle and gingerbread with an overcast of smoke

Distilled in: New Mexico

Copper and Kings Brandy Finish Bourbon, 111.1 Proof, $65

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Finished Bourbon

Notes: Apple and apricot

Distilled in: Kentucky

Driftless Glenn Bourbon Batch 42, 96 Proof, $40

Bottle Count: 3,000

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Coffee and cocoa.

Distilled in: Wisconsin 

Eagle Rare 17 Year, 101 Proof,  $125

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Molasses, Jamaican jerk spice, clove, peanut brittle

Distilled in: Kentucky

EH Taylor Barrel Proof, 131.1 Proof, $80

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Winner of Best Bourbon at ASCOTs

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Elijah Craig B523, 124.2 Proof, $70

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Very pepper forward

Distilled in: Kentucky

Elijah Craig C923, 133 Proof, $70

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Pie spices, peach, pumpkin pie, black pepper

Distilled in: Kentucky

Eric Church’s JYPSI Whiskey, 115 Proof, $199.99

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: American Whiskey

Notes: Chocolate, rye muffin, banana, raspberry

Distilled in: Undisclosed

Four Gate Whiskey Company Batch 19 – The Kelvin Collaboration IIII, 111.7 Proof, $220

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Blend of Bourbon and Rye

Notes: Personal high score for category at ASCOTs

Distilled in: Undisclosed

Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch, 108 Proof, $200

Bottle Count: 15,060

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Veers outside the usual Four Roses’ cinnamon profile……. in a good way!

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Frey Ranch 100% Malted Corn, 110 Proof, $59

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Corn Whiskey

Notes: High Score at ASCOTs

Distilled in: Nevada 

George T. Stagg from Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, 135 Proof, $125 (SRP is often not realistic in retail settings)

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Derby Pie, cardamom, brown sugar, spices

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye Cognac, 108 Proof, $100

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Rye Barrel Finish 

Notes: Earthy and apricots

Distilled in: Indiana 

Hemingway Rye 2023 Signature, 102 Proof, $80

Bottle Count: 30,000

Category: Blended Rye

Notes: Herbal and sugarcane

Distilled in: Kentucky

High West Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 11 Scene 1, 98.6 Proof , $150

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: See YouTube Review

Distilled in: Utah and Indiana

Highline Triple Rye, 97 Proof, $65

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Rye

Notes: A blend of five, 5 1/2, and 10 year old rye whiskies.

Distilled in: Distilled in Indiana bottled in Michigan

J. Rieger & Co. Kansas City Whiskey, 92 Proof, $54

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: American Whiskey

Notes: Winner of American whiskey blended category at ASCOTs.

Distilled in: Missouri

Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Rye, 100 Proof, $75

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Rye Barrel Finish 

Notes: Maple syrup forward

Distilled in: Tennessee 

Jack Daniels 10 Year Batch 02, 97 Proof, $70

Bottle Count: 35,000

Category: Tennessee Whiskey

Notes: Cinnamon, cocoa, hazelnut, vanilla.

Distilled in: Tennessee

Jack Daniels 12 Year, 107 Proof, $80

Bottle Count: 18,000

Category: Tennessee Whiskey 

Notes: Nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar.

Distilled in: Tennessee 

James E Pepper Decanter, 105.4 Proof, $65

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Delicate hazelnut and toffee

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Jefferson’s Tropics, 104 Proof, $100

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed to be more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Passionfruit and grahm cracker

Distilled in: Kentucky

Journeyman Corsetts Whips & Whiskey, Wheat Whiskey, 117 Proof, $60

Bottle Count: 1,200

Category: Wheat Whiskey

Notes: Best Wheat Whiskey and Best in Show WHISKEY at ASCOTs

Distilled in: Michigan 

K.LUKE Batch 6, 119.8 Proof, $110

Bottle Count: 1,542

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: Marzipan

Distilled in: Kentucky, Indiana

K.LUKE Whiskey Company Batch 4, 117 Proof, $80

Bottle Count: 924

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: Toffee, oak and peanut brittle

Distilled in: Indiana and Kentucky

Kentucky Peerless High Rye Bourbon, 110.5 Proof, $150

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Cinnamon and coffee

Distilled in: Kentucky

Kentucky Senator 8 Year, 107 Proof, $135

Bottle Count: 1,000

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Alfalfa, mint and caramel. See Club Marzipan Review

Distilled in: Kentucky

Knob Creek 18 Year, 100 Proof, $170

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Nutmeg and vanilla

Distilled in: Kentucky

Larceny A123, 125.8 Proof, $59

Bottle Count: 7,000-8,000

Category: Bourbon

Notes: High score in ASCOTs. Caramel bomb.

Distilled in: Kentucky

Larceny C923 126.4 $60

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Layered in vanilla icing note

Distilled in: Kentucky

Leopold Brothers 6 Year Bottled in Bond Rye Batch 47, 100 Proof, $250

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Rye

Notes: Distilled in three chamber still and so complex with chocolate notes that I didn’t believe it was a rye.

Distilled in: Colorado

Little Book 7, 118.1 Proof, $150

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: Possibly the best Little Book produced to date.

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged, 115.7 Proof, $150

Bottle Count: 40,500-54,000

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Caramel chew, creme brûlée, Nutella, hazel nuts and roasted chestnuts

Distilled in: Kentucky 

MB Roland Rye Batch 11, 110 Proof, $55

Bottle Count: 566

Category: Rye Whiskey 

Notes: Herbal bomb. See Club Marzipan Review

Distilled in: Kentucky 

McTavish Bottled in Bond, 100 Proof, $75

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: First celebrity bottled in bond to the market. Owned by Outlander star Graham McTavish.

Distilled in: Indiana 

Michter’s Rye Toasted, 108.9 Proof, $120

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Rye Barrel Finish 

Notes: Pumpkin spice

Distilled in: Kentucky

Michter’s US 1 Bourbon, 91.4 Proof, $40

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Winner of Blind Bourbon Washington

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Milam & Green: Castle Hills, 114.5 Proof, $150

Bottle Count: 1700

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: 15 years old

Distilled in: Tennessee

Milam & Greene Unabridged Bourbon, 117 Proof, $95

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Grape jam and fig

Distilled in: Tennessee

Monk’s Road Fifth District Series 8 Years Old Toasted Barrel, 100 Proof, $99

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Vanilla

Distilled in: Kentucky

Nashville Barrel Company Cask Batch, 123.7 Proof, $75

Bottle Count: 600-750

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Bold with big notes of nutmeg

Distilled in: Tennessee

Nelson Bros. 15 Year Rye, 108.4 Proof, $300

Bottle Count: 540

Category: Rye

Notes: Feel like butter on the tongue.

Distilled in: Indiana

New Riff Blue Clarage Ky Straight Bourbon, 100 Proof, $56

Bottle Count: More than 4,000

Category: Bourbon

Notes: 65% heirloom Blue Clarage corn, 30% rye, and 5% malted barley. 5 Years.

Distilled in: Kentucky

New Riff Kentucky Single Malt, 110 Proof, $70

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Single Malt

Notes: Fruity and earthy

Distilled in: Kentucky 

New Riff Yellow Leaming Straight Bourbon, 100 Proof, $56

Bottle Count: More than 4,000

Category: Bourbon

Notes: 65% heirloom Yellow Leaming corn, 30% rye, and 5% malted barley. 5 Years.

Distilled in: Kentucky 

OH Ingram River Aged Flagship 2023 Bourbon, 102 Proof, $99

Bottle Count: Unknown, but 12 barrels were dumped.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Caramel bomb

Distilled in: Kentucky

Old Forester 100, 100 Proof, $26

Bottle Count: Unknown , but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Winner of Blind Bourbon Louisville at Bourbon & Beyond

Distilled in: Kentucky

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, 96 Proof, $170

Bottle Count: Unknown , but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Marshmallow, toasted pine nuts, molasses, vanilla

Distilled in: Kentucky

Old Line American Single Malt Double Oak Madeira Cask, 100 Proof, $65

Bottle Count: Unknown , but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Single Malt

Notes: Raisons and blueberries

Distilled in: Maryland

Old Man Winter Batch 2, 109.8, $158

Bottle Count: Unknown , but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: Proof, Apricot, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon

Distilled in: The wheated Preservation Kentucky Bourbon
Whiskey is blended with barrels of Kentucky Bourbon and some Indiana

Parker’s Heritage 10 Year Rye, 128.8 Proof, $180

Bottle Count: Unknown, but 142 barrels were dumped.

Category: Rye

Notes: See YouTube Review

Distilled in: Kentucky

Penelope 9 year cask strength, 109 Proof, $65

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Caramel, vanilla, honey, marzipan, watermelon Jolly Rancher.

Distilled in: Indiana

Penelope Rose Cask Finish, 94 Proof, $80

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Finished Bourbon

Notes: Watermelon and cinnamon tooth pick

Distilled in: Indiana

Pursuit United Blend of Straight Rye Batch 8CD, 108 Proof, $75

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Barrel Finish Bourbon

Notes: Rye muffin

Distilled in: Kentucky

Rabbit Hole Founder’s Collection Dareringer, 102.1 Proof,  $295

Bottle Count: 2,444

Category: Barrel Finish Bourbon

Notes: This one really grew on me. At first, I thought it was okay, but I pitted it against other Sherry finishes from this year and it became my favorite of this type. 65% corn, 25% wheat and 10% malted barley. Sherry finish.

Distilled in: Kentucky

Wild Turkey: Rare Breed, 116.88 Proof, $60

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Winner of Blind Bourbon Cincinnati

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Redwood Empire Bottled in Bond Rye Rocket Top, 100 Proof, $90

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Rye

Notes:

Distilled in: California 

Remus Gatsby, 97.8 Proof, $200

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Nutmeg

Distilled in: Indiana 

Smoke Wagon Uncut 180B, 113.96 Proof, $79

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Caramel and pepper

Distilled in: Indiana 

Southern Distilling Company’s Hunting Creek Straight Rye, 100 Proof, $50

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Rye

Notes: mint, herbs, chocolate, and a plethora of baking spices. See Club Marzipan Review

Distilled in: North Carolina

Southern Star Paragon Bottled in Bond Wheated, 100 Proof, $60

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: 70% Corn, 16% Wheat and 14% Malted Barley. Floral.

Distilled in: North Carolina

Buffalo Trace Prohibition: Spiritis Frumenti, 110 Proof, $200 (as part of $1,000 set)

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Whiskey

Notes: Intense brown sugar

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Spirits of French Lick Hindostan Falls, 100 Proof, $50

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Rich grain notes

Distilled in: Indiana 

Stagg Jr. 22A, 132.2 Proof, $70

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Caramel bomb

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Stagg Jr. 23B, 127.8 Proof, $70

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Pumpkin pie

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Green River, 90 Proof, $35

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Personal High score in ASCOTs

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Still Austin Cask Strength, 118 Proof, $50

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Pecan and chocolate

Distilled in: Texas

Tattersall 5 Year Bottled in Bond Rye , 100 Proof, $50

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Rye

Notes: herbal candy

Distilled in: Minnesota

Thomas H. Handy, 124.9 Proof, $125

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Rye

Notes: Cinnamon, black pepper, allspice, jalapeno

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Three Chord: Goodbye June, 120 Proof, $70

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Blend of Straights

Notes: Black licorice and saltwater taffy

Distilled in: Tennesse, Kentucky, Indiana

Uncle Nearest 1856, 100 Proof, $59

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Whiskey

Notes: Dehydrated orange and vanilla

Distilled in: Tennessee

Very Olde St. Nick Immaculata, 118.1 Proof, $259

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Brown sugar butter, caramel, honey, raspberry pie

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Wild Turkey Masters Keep Voyage, 106 Proof, $275

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Finished Bourbon

Notes: 106-proof expression of 10-year-old bourbon finished with a secondary maturation period in Jamaican rum casks

Distilled in: Kentucky 

Wilderness Trail 8 Year Wheated, 100 Proof, $88

Bottle Count: 4,000

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Hazelnut latte, sweet sticky rice, beignet, powdered sugar. See YouTube Review

Distilled in: Kentucky

Willett Black Bottle Bourbon 8 Year, 108 proof, $299

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Nutmeg

Distilled in: Kentucky

Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, 124.7 proof, $130

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Bourbon

Notes: Molasses

Distilled in: Kentucky

Woodinville Straight Bourbon Finished with Applewood Staves, 100 Proof, $100

Bottle Count: Unknown, but confirmed more than 500.

Category: Finished Bourbon

Notes: Oddly, apple pie.

Distilled in: Washington

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