Bourbon

From one barrel per day to a $600M acquisition, Wilderness Trail has arrived. Their cask strength singles are a glimpse at bourbon's next golden era.

Vintage-dated. Single barrel. From one of Kentucky's most storied distilleries. Under $30. Evan Williams Single Barrel is bourbon's best-kept secret—period.

The annual BTAC release that bourbon collectors would trade their firstborn for. At 142 proof in 2025, this is bourbon pushed to its absolute limits.

Crafted by the Russell dynasty—father and son, 100+ years of combined experience—this is the shelf bourbon that Eagle Rare fans need to discover.

100 proof. 9-year age statement. Under $40. Available everywhere. Knob Creek's numbers don't lie—this is the best set of specs in bourbon for the money.

Same distillery, same mashbill as Pappy Van Winkle. But is Weller Special Reserve actually good bourbon, or just famous by association?

As the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, Woodford Reserve has the pedigree. But does the liquid in the glass match the prestige of the name?

Heaven Hill's workhorse bourbon proves that under $30, there's still a world of genuine quality. Steady, reliable, and criminally underrated.

With 10 unique recipes from 2 mashbills and 5 yeast strains, Four Roses is the bourbon equivalent of a master perfumer's workshop. Each barrel is its own creation.

Named for an era when bourbon went underground, Old Forester 1920 has emerged as one of the best kept non-allocated secrets in Kentucky. Rich, bold, and revelatory.

Here sits a barrel-proof masterpiece collecting dust on shelves while grown adults camp outside liquor stores for lesser bottles. This is bourbon's cruelest irony.

Formerly known as Stagg Jr., this barrel-proof brute has been renamed but not tamed. At 130 proof, it's Kentucky in its most concentrated, uncompromising form.

Few bourbons provoke more passionate disagreement than Maker's Mark. Reliable classic or forgettable also-ran? We wade into America's oldest bourbon argument.

While the masses chase horse toppers, the cognoscenti quietly stock their shelves with E.H. Taylor. Here's why this Bottled-in-Bond beauty is the real prize.

Ten years of patience, 90 proof of polish. Eagle Rare is the allocated bourbon that actually deserves the attention—if you can find it at retail.

Jim Beam's barrel-proof flagship doesn't do subtlety. Each quarterly batch is a knuckle-cracking, chest-thumping celebration of uncut Kentucky power.

That iconic horse-topped bottle started the single barrel revolution. But three decades later, is Blanton's still worth the chase—or just the shelf decor?

The most famous bourbon in the world. But after cutting through decades of hype, does the liquid justify the legend? We poured one to find out.

Buffalo Trace built an empire on approachability. But in the age of allocation, this gentle bourbon has become a surprisingly divisive pour.

In a world of allocated unicorns and limited editions, Wild Turkey 101 remains the most honest pour in Kentucky. Here's why the wise keep coming back.

We tasted over 100 bottles to find the ten bourbons that define excellence in 2026. Some are old friends; others are new arrivals. All of them earned their place.

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