#50.

Oola Waitsburg Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.32 out of 5
Price: $45
ABV: 47.0%
Palate: Fruity and floral on the nose, smells young, with the yeast very present. Lots of baking
spice, very earthy. Subtle menthol or eucalyptus flavor.
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#49. Old Forester Straight Bourbon 86 Proof

Expert Rating: 4.34 out of 5
Price: $77
ABV: 43.0%
Palate: Sharp at first, but softens quickly, with hints of oak, sweet corn and rye grain character.
Spicy, with soft vanilla and light orange notes.
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#48. Dark Horse Reserve Bourbon & Reunion Rye

Expert Rating: 4.34 out of 5
Price: $54
ABV: 44.5%
Palate: Notes of citrus and butterscotch initially dominate the palate, and give way to bold notes
of rye bread, ginger and oak.
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#47. Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select Tennessee

Expert Rating: 4.36 out of 5
Price: $36
ABV: 47.0%
Palate: Deep vanilla cookie and cigar tobacco flavors.
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#46. Michter's Unblended American Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.36 out of 5
Price: $38

ABV: 41.7%
Palate: Butter-soft and loaded with sweet toffee and hazelnut aromas and flavors.
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#45. Booker's True Barrel Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.37 out of 5
Price: $52
ABV: 64.7%
Palate: Intense, fruit, tannin, tobacco
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#44. Baker's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.37 out of 5
Price: $40
ABV: 53.5%
Palate: Toasted nuts, fruit, vanilla, silky texture
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#43. Jim Beam 12 Year Old Signature Craft

Expert Rating: 4.37 out of 5
Price: $43
ABV: 43.0%
Palate: The taste is intense and lengthy to a unique degree, with deep hints of oak, cinnamon, and
vanilla in the palate. Further along, the taste reveals strong spicy and woody notes that are
powerful but never overwhelming.
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#42. W.L. Weller 12 Year Old

Expert Rating: 4.39 out of 5
Price: $26
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: The mid-palate flavor is heavily wheated, layered and moderately sweet.
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#41. Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch

Expert Rating: 4.4 out of 5

Price: $40
ABV: 50.0%
Palate: Notes of orange peel, dates, roasted nuts and tobacco lead to a sweet finish that is
complemented by a hint of intense oak.
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#40. Watkins Select Straight

Expert Rating: 4.43 out of 5
Price: $28
ABV: 40.0%
Palate: Unexpectedly spicy and smokey, smooth yet harsh. Hints of oak
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#39. E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Kentucky Straight

Bourbon Whiskey
Expert Rating: 4.44 out of 5
Price: $70
ABV: 50.0%
Palate: One sip brings flavors of sweetness balanced with tobacco and dark spices.
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#38. Old Grand Dad 114 Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Whiskey
Expert Rating: 4.44 out of 5
Price: $25
ABV: 57.0%
Palate: Sweet corn quickly chased by very spicy rye, which turns to cinnamon and cloves.
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#37. Hancock's President's Reserve Single Barrel Kentucky

Bourbon Whiskey
Expert Rating: 4.44 out of 5
Price: $35
ABV: 44.5%

Palate: The body is full and the palate shows a nice, if simple, balance of honey, clover, a slight
fruitiness and a dash of spices.
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#36. Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Whiskey
Expert Rating: 4.46 out of 5
Price: $29
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: Creamy, mellow, ripened red berries, rich, spicy, well-balanced, moderately sweet
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#35. Widow Jane Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Price: $62
ABV: 45.5%
Palate: Butter, cream, toffee, cherry wood, mid-orange
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#34. Maker's Mark Bourbon 46

Expert Rating: 4.52 out of 5
Price: $38
ABV: 47.0%
Palate: Very intense flavors; a big crescendo of wood blending perfectly with deep, complex and
rich notes of vanilla and caramel
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#33. Evan Williams Vintage 1993 Single Barrel Kentucky

Straight Bourbon
Expert Rating: 4.52 out of 5
Price: $25
ABV: 43.3%
Palate: Palate entry is concentrated, sweet, mildly oaky and medium-bodied; by midpalate,
there's an embers-glow warmth, followed by woody tastes of vanilla and almond butter.

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#32. Evan Williams Bourbon 1783

Expert Rating: 4.52 out of 5
Price: $50
ABV: 43.0%
Palate: Semi-sweet, oaky and honeyed
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#31. Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.56 out of 5
Price: $45
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: A plush, satiny medium-full body and a rich, chewy dried fruit pastry, mineral and
warming spice flourish
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#30. James E. Pepper 1776 Straight Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.57 out of 5
Price: $33
ABV: 50.0%
Palate: Honey notes open up the palate, giving way to soft vanilla, fruity orange and dark
chocolate.
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#29. Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

Expert Rating: 4.57 out of 5
Price: $46
ABV: 45.2%
Palate: A full-bodied mix of vanilla, dark caramel, hazelnut, apple, fruit and spices
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#28. Basil Hayden's Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.58 out of 5
Price: $44

ABV: 40.0%
Palate: Spicy, peppery, honey, light-bodied, gentle bite
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#27. Hillrock Estate Distillery Solera Aged

Expert Rating: 4.58 out of 5
Price: $88
ABV: 46.3%
Palate: Berry compote and whipped cream, olive, dill, and praline with a supple, dry-yet-fruity
medium body
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#26. Belle Meade Bourbon, Sherry Cask Finish

Expert Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Price: $40
ABV: 45.2%
Palate: Plenty of sherry and wine fruit on the nose, from that Oloroso cask, along with caramel,
from the bourbon itself. Velvety, silky mouthfeel, and smooth on the palate, with a wonderful
caramel and vanilla sweetness. Hints of spice, plum, cloves, molasses and brown sugar lurking in
background.
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#25. Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2002 Edition

Expert Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Price: $23
ABV: 43.3%
Palate: Lush & spicey; oak with honey, apple & orange notes
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#24. Jim Beam Black Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Price: $20
ABV: 43.0%
Palate: Starts you off with a semisweet beginning, and notes of oak grow stronger as you go.
Subtle toasted grains follow.

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#23. 1835 Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Price: $20
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: Slightly hazy golden amber color. Aromas of floral dried peach and melon sorbet with a
soft, fruity sweet medium body
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#22. Ascendant Breaker Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.61 out of 5
Price: $45
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: Peanut brittle with a supple, fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body
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#21. Hudson Baby Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.62 out of 5
Price: $43
ABV: 46.0%
Palate: Young, tastes like rye
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#20. Yellow Rose Double Barrel Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.62 out of 5
Price: $41
ABV: 43.0%
Palate: Brown sugar, maple syrup, candied fruit.
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#19. Wild Turkey Bourbon 101

Expert Rating: 4.62 out of 5

Price: $22
ABV: 50.5%
Palate: Delicate baking spices with soft, supple fruity-yet-dry
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#18. Four Roses Yellow Label Straight Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.63 out of 5
Price: $19
ABV: 40.0%
Palate: Crisp, yet soft & smooth, fresh fruit, hints of pear & apple.
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#17. John J. Bowman Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.63 out of 5
Price: $60
ABV: 50.0%
Palate: The taste is smooth and well rounded, with a touch of figs, almonds.
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#16. Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel

Expert Rating: 4.63 out of 5
Price: $40
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: The flavor balances fruit, honey and vanilla with a light spiciness
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#15. Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.65 out of 5
Price: $25
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: Rich and complex, with hints of vanilla, toffee and candied fruit.
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#14. Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.66 out of 5
Price: $46
ABV: 50.5%
Palate: Rich vanila flavors and hints of sweetness. Complex layering of almonds, honey,
blackberries and leather.
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#13. Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.67 out of 5
Price: $37
ABV: 43.2%
Palate: A round, supple, dry-yet-fruity medium-full body and a long, dried fruit, roasted nut,
grainy pastry dough, mint leaf, cola, sassafras, peppery spice
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#12. Knob Creek Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.68 out of 5
Price: $31
ABV: 50.0%
Palate: Woody sweetness with full bodied hints of fruit
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#11. Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.69 out of 5
Price: $41
ABV: 60.0%
Palate: Rich, sweet, woody, full-bodied, almost fruity
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#10. Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.69 out of 5

Price: $42
ABV: 54.1%
Palate: Hints of light oranges, mint, and tones of sweet tobacco.
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#9. Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight

Bourbon
Expert Rating: 4.69 out of 5
Price: $70
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: Delicate and dry. Hints of leather, vanilla and tobacco.
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#8. Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.69 out of 5
Price: $39
ABV: 50.0%
Palate: Hints of ripe plum & cherries, robust, fullbody, mellow
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#7. Russell's Reserve 10 Year Old Reserve

Expert Rating: 4.7 out of 5
Price: $43
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: Richness with caramel and toffee. Sweet with some alcohol flavors. Cinnamon and some
good charred oak. Rye is in here with some mint and spice. A little nutty.
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#6. Rowan's Creek Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.71 out of 5
Price: $50
ABV: 50.1%
Palate: Deep, rich, sweet, well-integrated across-the-board bourbony flavors, while not being
overly sweet.
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#5. Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.72 out of 5
Price: $55
ABV: 46.5%
Palate: Full and soft, marked by a mix of burnt sugar, caramel, orange, and cloves
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#4. Eagle Rare Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.77 out of 5
Price: $30
ABV: 45.0%
Palate: Bold, dry, oaky flavors with notes of candied almonds and very rich cocoa
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#3. Elijah Craig 12 Year Old Barrel Proof Bourbon

Expert Rating: 4.77 out of 5
Price: $40
ABV: 67.1%
Palate: Caramel, vanilla and butterscotch along with spices of black pepper and cinnamon in the
back of the palate
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#2. George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Expert Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Price: $70
ABV: 71.4%
Palate: Underlying notes of dates, tobacco, dark berries, spearmint and a hint of coffee round out
the palate.
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#1. Parker's Heritage Collection 10 Year Old Wheated

Bourbon
Expert Rating: 4.8 out of 5

Price: $80
ABV: 63.9%
Palate: Lots of good wheated Bourbon notes, including some apple brandy type fruit