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

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Cask Strength, Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Wheated
Kentucky

Neeley Single Barrel, Barrel Strength Wheated

A tour pour at Neeley Family Distillery that set the pace for the whole day

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105.2 Proof
Age: 4 years 6 months
Excellent
Bottles of High Bank Whiskey War Cigar Cask
Finished Bourbon
Ohio

Whiskey War Cigar Cask

High Bank’s Amburana-finished barrel proof brings cinnamon, brown sugar, and a long, easy finish at 116 proof.

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116 Proof
Age: At least 5 years
Excellent
High Bank Small Batch
Small Batch, Wheated
Ohio

High Bank Small Batch - Batch #2

A wheated hometown pour that makes a weeknight feel just fine

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93 Proof
Age: No age statement, Maybe 5 years
Recommend
Hidden Barn Bourbon from Neeley Family Distillery
Small Batch, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kentucky

Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Small Batch Series One

Picked up after a Neeley tour, this 107.4‑proof Kentucky pot still bourbon starts corn‑sweet, turns feisty, and settles into oak, pecans, and tobacco.

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107.4 Proof
Age: No age statement
Excellent
RD ONE Finished Bourbon
Small Batch, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kentucky

Small Batch Straight Bourbon Finished with Brazilian Amburana Wood

Picked up in Lexington, saved for last, still stealing the show

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110 Proof
Age: 4 years +
Outstanding
Cask Strength, Rye
Kentucky

Cask Finished Experimental Series

A windy parents weekend pour that still showed off

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115 Proof
Age: at least 3.5 years
Outstanding
Leather & Oak
Bourbon
Ohio

Leather & Oak

Catching up from the old bourbon journal, this 94.9 proof pour wears its name on its sleeve and hints at bigger things with more time.

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94.9 Proof
Age: Unspecified
Everyday Sipper
Tom's Foolery Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Ohio

Tom;s Foolery Ohio Straight Bourbon

Bottle 178 from Barrel 399, a snowbelt pot-still sipper pulled from the old journal

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90 Proof
Age: 9 years
Everyday Sipper
Minglewood Bourbon
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Ohio

Minglewood Straight Bourbon

A pepper-forward sip sparked by a Rackhouse Tavern nudge in Lexington, KY

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88 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Everyday Sipper
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Pennsylvania

White-Tail Pennsylvania Straight Bourbon

A 90-proof Pennsylvania sweetheart with a long tobacco goodbye

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90 Proof
Age: at least 2 years
Outstanding
Old Elk Wheated Straight Bourbon
Wheated
Colorado

Old Elk Straight Bourbon - Wheated

A light, fruit-forward pour that’s approachable and smooth, but stops short of memorable.

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92 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Everyday Sipper
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Pennsylvania

Wigle Reserve

Leather first, questions later

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92 Proof
Age: 4 Years
Excellent
Cask Strength, Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
North Carolina

Conviction Founders Reserve

A cask strength sour mash from Southern Grace Distilling, uncut, unfiltered, and aged in a prison grain bin

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118.4 Proof
Age: At least 4 years
Excellent
Conviction Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Cask Strength, Single Barrel, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
North Carolina

Conviction Straight Bourbon Whiskey

A Charlotte detour, a grain-to-glass surprise, and a bottle I’ll happily buy again

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104 Proof
Age: 7 years
Outstanding