Top American Whiskeys – Ranked by Fred Minnick

1. Russell’s Reserve 15 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
2. Nashtucky “Nashville’s Connected Spirits Small Batch Rye”
3. George T. Stagg
4. Nashtucky “Nashville’s Connected Spirits Small Batch Bourbon”
5. Little Book “The Infinite” Kentucky Straight Bourbon
6. Weller Millennium
7. Larceny Barrel Proof C924 Wheated Bourbon
8. Old Line American Single Malt Double Oak Series: Sherry Cask (bottled February 2024)
9. OH Ingram River Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon (2024 Flagship)
10. Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon
11. Brothers of the Leaf Bourbon Finished in Toasted French Oak Batch 2
12. Pinhook Straight Bourbon Vertical Series 2024 Release (unfiltered) 9 Years Old
13. Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
14. Very Olde St. Nick “Straight Outta Bardstown” 10 Years Old Bourbon
15. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124
16. Still Austin Tanager Texas Bourbon “Cigar Blend” 5 Years Old
17. Rare Perfection 8 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon
18. Smokeye Hill Blue Corn Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon
19. Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch 2024 Release
20. Larceny Barrel Proof Wheated Bourbon A124
21. Starlight Bottled in Bond Indiana Straight Bourbon Batch 2
22. Middle West Straight Wheated Bourbon “Michelone Reserve” Batch 1
23. Remus Gatsby Reserve 15-Year-Old Straight Bourbon
24. J. Mattingly 6-Year Kentucky Bourbon Double Staved Batch 1
25. Barrell Mizunara 6 Years (blend of Straight Whiskeys) First Edition