WHISKEY Rankings
Our up-to-date Rankings. These rankings only include NEW whiskies that we’ve tried this year. We continually update our rankings with new whiskies, so be sure to bookmark this page or check back regularly.
Click on the ranking links or visit the Art Review page for detailed reviews of these and more.
10 - OUTSTANDING
9 - EXCELLENT
8 - VERY GOOD
7 - GOOD
6 - ABOVE AVERAGE
5 - AVERAGE
4 - BELOW AVERAGE
3 - POOR
2 - VERY POOR
1 - UNDRINKABLE
2025
10 → Jack Daniel’s 14-Year-Old / Batch 1
9.5 → Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked
9.5 → Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old / Batch 3
9.0 → Star Hill Farm Wheat Whiskey / 2025
9.0 → Found North / Batch 11
9.0 → Old Forester 1924 / 2025
8.5 → Maker’s Mark “The Keepers Release”
8.5 → Buckner’s 13 Year Bourbon / 2025
8.5 → Barrell Bourbon / Batch 37
8.0 → Bomberger’s Declaration Bourbon / 2025
8.0 → Sagamore 10 Year Reserve Series Rye
8.0 → Old Forester 117 Series: 1910 Extra Old
8.0 → Rare Character RCLR Bourbon / Batch 1
8.0 → Elijah Craig Barrel Proof / A125
8.0 → Penelope Wheated Bourbon
7.5 → Booker’s Bourbon / Batch 2025-02
7.5 → Bulleit Bottled-in-Bond
7.5 → Four Roses Single Barrel Collection / OESO
7.5 → Four Roses Single Barrel Collection / OBSF
7.0 → Shenk’s Homestead Whiskey / 2025
7.0 → Old Fitzgerald 7-Year-Old Bottled-in-Bond
7.0 → Larceny Barrel Proof / A125
6.5 → Four Roses Single Barrel Collection / OESK
6.5 → Wild Turkey 101 8 Year Old Bourbon
6.0 → Ben Holladay 8 Year One Barrel Bourbon
6.0 → Penelope Havana