All of the grains used in production are non-GMO strains, and the 53 gallon barrels used for maturation are both toasted and charred for maximum oak influence.

Glenglassaugh Revival, which celebrated the reopening on the distillery in 2008, after more than two decades of shuttering.

A relatively simple blend, by Bardstown standards, with only two components.

This batch, the last from 2021, is named the 'Noe Strangers Batch.’

Batch 2, like the others, is not chill filtered, and there's no artificial coloring added, either.

Meaning 'three wood,' this Trini bottling is a combination of spirit that was aged in three types of casks.

Bird Dog Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is produced by Western Spirits, based in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Springbank distillery created this modern iteration of the Campbeltown Loch blended malt by combining all five single malt brands from the region's three distilleries.

New Riff's first attempt at a widely-available 8 year bourbon - unlike most of the distillery's whiskies, this is not bottled-in-bond.

This pick was selected by the Wiseguy Lounge, a small chain of speakeasy-style bars.

After leaving Bruichladdich, Mark Reynier took his ideas of terroir in whisky into the realm of Irish whisky, founding Waterford Distillery in 2016.

Pedro Ximenez sherry is sweeter and juicier, generally speaking, so we're expecting a heavy emphasis on red fruits.

Clear Creek Distillery produces the McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt with a few different cask finishes.

Like a lot of whiskies in this price category, strength is an entry-level 40% ABV (80 proof).

After such a long maturation, only 135 bottles were left in the cask at a strength of 47.5% ABV.

Laphroaig is often a distillate that, when matured to a higher age, becomes more subtle, retaining some smokiness but also adding softer flavors.

This carried a standard 12 year age statement, like all of the batches had in the few years preceding 2023.

Elijah Craig uses a bourbon mashbill that consists of 78% corn, 12% malted barley, and 10% rye.

Ballechin was actually a neighboring distillery near Edradour, but it was closed in the 1920s, during Prohibition.

The minimum age in this blend is 8 years, giving it an 8 year age statement, but the average age of the whisky inside is roughly 10 years.