While scrolling through a popular online whiskey retailer I quickly picked out some of the bourbons I have never heard of that would be great to try in 2025 - not all are expensive or hard to get, just bottles that caught my eye that I have never had before. Have you heard of these? Should I skip any of them or are there others I should get instead?
A small-batch, handcrafted bourbon with a deep, nuanced flavor. distilled and aged copper for at least two summers in new American oak barrels to give it a deep amber color and unique smoothness. It is made from locally grown maize, wheat, rye, and malted barley. Buy it now!
The flagship whiskey of Denning's Point Distillery is Beacon Small Batch Bourbon. Bottled at 100 proof and distilled from grains sourced from nearby family farms, the expression has garnered numerous distinguished accolades. Buy it now!
With its unparalleled character and smooth sipping experience, H Deringer Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey is a very limited batch product. A special blend of 70% Kentucky corn, 26% rye, and 4% malted barley is used to make each bottle, which is then matured in brand-new, charred white oak casks for at least two years. When this bourbon whiskey was first released, only 2987 bottles were produced. Buy it now!
This Kentucky-born bourbon was matured in San Francisco for five years. Buy it now!
The varied temperatures of Minnesota provide a dynamic maturation for this small batch bourbon, with frigid winters and scorching summers. Buy it now!
Since its launch in 2000, Black Maple Hill has established a solid reputation. This small-batch sour-mash whiskey boasts a timeless flavor profile that is sure to enthrall bourbon enthusiasts. Buy it now!
Made from a special blend of corn, wheat, rye, and malt, this small batch four-grain whiskey is aged beyond its years. Buy it now!
Made in Minnesota, this farm-to-table whiskey is made using a special mash bill that is 90% maize. This pre-Prohibition-era bourbon, which is 90 proof, honors German immigrant George Benz, who established a sizable liquor company in the United States. Buy it now!
Enter the fascinating realm of Whiskey Dark Arts! Their distinctive bourbon blend, which has been aged for six full years and enhanced with French oak barrels, tantalizes your palate with a strong rye sting and a gentle, sweet warmth. Are you prepared to enjoy this masterfully created work of art? Buy it now!
This second batch of the limited-release small-batch expression is based on Old Elk's special mash bill, which consists of 51% corn, 34% malted barley, and 15% rye. Only 30 barrels of the 6-year-old whiskey were made and bottled at 104.4 proof. Buy it now!
Devil Rivers Bourbon has won five gold awards, including the 2017 New York's Top Fifty and the "Best Bourbons 10 Years and Younger" title at the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition. Buy it now!
William Snyder, the founder of the Petersburg Distillery, is honored in this expression. It is bottled at 90.8 proof and is a blend of younger and older barrels that have been matured for 5 to 14 years. Buy it now!