WHISKEY Rankings
Our up-to-date Rankings. These rankings only include 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.
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10 - OUTSTANDING
9 - EXCELLENT
8 - VERY GOOD
7 - GOOD
6 - ABOVE AVERAGE
5 - AVERAGE
4 - BELOW AVERAGE
3 - POOR
2 - VERY POOR
1 - UNDRINKABLE
2026
9.0 → Still Austin Tanager Cigar Blend (2025)
9.0 → Barrell 12 Year Toasted American Oak Finished
8.5 → Bardstown Bourbon Co. Cascadia
8.5 → Smokeye Hill Barrel Proof Rye*
8.0 → Peerless Toasted Rye*
8.0 → Redwood Empire Haystack Needle Rye*
7.5 → Green River Full Proof Wheated
7.0 → Bardstown Bourbon BIB*
*Excluded from Whiskey of the Year awards. While this bottle was tasted this year, its original release occurred in a prior year or it's a single barrel. To qualify, bottles must be released between December 2025 and November 2026 and can't be a single barrel due to the variation from bottle to bottle.2025 Whiskey of the Year
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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 → Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Rye / A925
9.0 → Maker’s Mark Cellar Aged / 2025
9.0 → Bardstown Discovery Series 13
9.0 → Found North / Batch 11
9.0 → Old Overholt 12 Year / 2025
9.0 → Russell’s Reserve 13 Year / 2025
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
8.5 → 13th Colony Cask Strength Rye
8.0 → Jack Daniel’s Heritage Toasted Barrel
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 → Remus Repeal Reserve IX
7.5 → Eagle Rare 12 Year
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 → Tin Cup Fourteener / Batch 3
6.5 → Wild Turkey 101 8 Year Old Bourbon
6.0 → Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast / 2025
6.0 → Ben Holladay 8 Year One Barrel Bourbon
6.0 → Penelope Havana