From Pappy Van Winkle to Maker's Mark to Angel's Envy, a whole host of popular and small batch bourbons made the list. But, we weren't able to include every amazing bourbon out there on this list, so let us know if we missed your favorite by sending us a bottle.
Matthew McConaughey returns, not for another rom-com, but to partner with Wild Turkey Master Distiller Eddie Russell for this eight-year bourbon that reflects their Texas and Kentucky backgrounds.
Once sold as medicine, this evolved into a bourbon that has "traditional notes of caramel and orange peel" that are “joined by dried cherry and Christmas cake spices."
Buffalo Trace's Pappy Van Winkle’s $3,000 price point points to the fact that it’s one of the best bourbons on the market today. The "Holy Grail" of bourbon "is produced from just a few barrels and released yearly in very small batches."
This whiskey is taken from "barrels containing hyper-concentrated whisky" which gives the bourbon rich layers of dark flavor notes, dried fruits, and surprising herbaceous qualities.
The port “adds complexity to the whiskey via juicy, red fruit notes in addition to more familiar flavors of vanilla, toffee, and citrus....the brand name refers to the 'angel’s share' – the whiskey that evaporates from the barrel during aging.”