Penelope releases a lot of whiskey. Some bottles get our attention. Others are firmly in the “try before you buy” category. Architects of Golf immediately stood out because the concept is unlike anything else in the Penelope lineup, but a clever bottle only gets you so far.

Limited, distillery-only whiskey creates a problem for a review: we can tell you how good it is, but most people will never get the chance to buy it.

The world is coming to America, and we’re celebrating the best way we know how: with bourbon.

Barrell Bourbon Cigar Blend is one of those bottles that sounds gimmicky until you actually sit down with it. The name makes you expect something smoky, over-oaked, and built purely for cigar lounges and leather chairs.

Augusta Distillery Small Batch Bourbon is exactly the kind of bottle that fills a gap you didn’t realize was missing. Known more for premium, higher-priced releases, Augusta steps into the mid-shelf space here with something more approachable and surprisingly complete.

Bardstown Bourbon Co. Cascadia Garryana Oak Barrel Finish is the kind of release that reminds you why Bardstown leans into experimentation.

Green River Full Proof Wheated takes a familiar profile and turns up the intensity. Bottled at 109.3 proof and priced around $50, it lands right in the middle shelf where value and flavor have to deliver.

To carry forward one of Old Forester’s most beloved releases, the 117 Series dives deeper into its 1910 story.

We took our Wheater Heater blind to the next level — 6 cask strength wheated bourbons, but one of them was a total mystery. The reveal is only happening here in the Social Club.

To make their mark in bourbon, Louisville-based Copper & Kings—best known for bold American brandies—released their first-ever bourbon finished in their own apple brandy barrels.

We’re breaking down a few more Bottled-in-Bond bourbons that didn’t make the main tier list but are still worth pouring. From underrated value picks to bottles with serious flavor, these pours are too good to ignore.

Couldn’t stop at the main list—here are a few bonus summer bottles we’re loving right now. Affordable, underrated, and built for hot days and good pours. What are you drinking this summer? Leave us a comment.

We’re putting Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series to the test—2024 Heart Release vs 2025 Keepers Release—in a head-to-head blind tasting. Which one comes out on top? Watch our exclusive Patreon-only showdown to find out.

Discover Four Roses' new Single Barrel Collection. We dive into OESO. See how it ranks in our Artfully Bourbon rankings.

Discover the new Penelope Cooper Series Havanna Edition. We dive into this new bottle and see how it ranks in our Artfully Bourbon rankings.

Discover Four Roses' Single Barrel Collection. We dive into OESK. See how it ranks in our Artfully Bourbon rankings.

Scott reviews Trader Joe's Kentucky Bourbon Straight Whiskey.