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Bourbon, rye, and American whiskeys reviewed and ranked — searchable by style, price, and score.

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Echo Spirits Engineer Series Bourbon
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Ohio

Engineer Series Bourbon

A complex blend of Kentucky and Indiana distillates with an unexpected pear mead barrel twist

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118.4 Proof
Age: 6 Years
Recommend
Echo Spirits Small Batch Bourbon
Small Batch
Ohio

Echo Spirits Small Batch Bourbon

A gentle introduction to craft bourbon with surprising complexity

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90 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Recommend
Echo Spirits Single Barrel Rye
Single Barrel, Straight Rye Whiskey
Ohio

Echo Spirits Single Barrel Rye

Indiana-distilled rye that breaks the mold with surprising sweetness

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113.6 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Recommend
A flight of Echo Spirits rye and bourbon whiskeys
Straight Rye Whiskey
Ohio

Echo Spirits Straight Rye Whiskey

A smooth, well-crafted rye that proves Ohio distilling is worth your attention

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93 Proof
Age: At lest 4 years
Recommend
Peerless Small Batch Bourbon
Cask Strength, Small Batch
Kentucky

Peerless Small Batch

A surprisingly smooth cask strength bourbon that evolves with every sip

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109.8 Proof
Age: No age statement, at least 4 years
Excellent
Green River Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon
Bourbon, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated
Kentucky

Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon

A gentle wheated bourbon that prioritizes balance over boldness

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90 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Excellent
Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated
Indiana

Penelope Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey

A sugar-forward wheated bourbon that showcases Penelope’s blending skills with MGP stock

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95 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Recommend
$40
Noah's Mill bourbon bottle on bar counter at The Pourch, dimly lit ambiance.
Bourbon, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kentucky

Noah's Mill

Willett’s High-Proof Bourbon Delivers Complex Spice and Sweetness

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114.3 Proof
Age: No age statement, at least 4 years
Excellent
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Bourbon, Cask Strength
Ohio

High Bank Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskey

Columbus Distillery’s First Barrel Proof Release Brings Heat and Character

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120.2 Proof
Age: at least 6 years
Excellent
Wilderness Trail Wheated Small Batch Bottled In Bond
Bottled-In-Bond, Bourbon, Small Batch
Kentucky

Small-Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon

A wheated bourbon that prioritizes precision over tradition, delivering surprising heat and complexity

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100 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Recommend
Neeley Family Boubon-N-Steel Oat Mashbill Single Barrel Bourbon
Cask Strength, Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kentucky

Bourbon-N-Steel

Barrel 881’s unique grain bill creates a standout craft bourbon experience

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109.4 Proof
Age: 4 years 4 months
Outstanding
A Beautifyl woman holing a bottle of New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon
Cask Strength, Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kentucky

New Riff Single Barrel

A high-rye bourbon that proves proof doesn’t always mean punishment

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111 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Excellent
Old Jett Brothers Whiskey from Neeley Family Distillery
Finished Bourbon

The Old Jett Brothers

A Christmas gift that keeps on giving with French oak finishing and surprising smoothness at high proof

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114.8 Proof
Age: Finish Time: 44 months
Outstanding
Middle WEst Spirits Cask Strength Wheated Bourbon
Bourbon, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated
Ohio

Cask Strength Straight Wheated Bourbon

Third pour in a flight, easy as Sunday, sweeter than you’d expect at this proof

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122.2 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Excellent
Middle West Spirits Cask Strength Wheated Whiskey
Straight Wheat Whiskey
Ohio

Cask Strength Straight Wheat Whiskey

Second pour in a cask-strength flight that didn’t quite steal the show, but it sure held its own

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125.1 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Recommend