The Catalog · Whiskey Compass

Bourbon $30–35

Buffalo Trace

The bourbon that defines bourbon. Caramel-vanilla with a Kentucky hug.

Kentucky, USA 45% ABV NAS

caramel vanilla brown sugar

Bourbon $35–45

Woodford Reserve

The official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby. Elegant and balanced.

Kentucky, USA 45.2% ABV NAS

caramel dried fruit cocoa

Bourbon $30–40

Maker's Mark

The original wheated bourbon. Soft, sweet, and unmistakable.

Kentucky, USA 45% ABV NAS

wheat vanilla caramel

Bourbon $40–50

Four Roses Single Barrel

Ten distinct recipes. Floral, fruity, refined.

Kentucky, USA 50% ABV NAS

floral pear apricot

Bourbon $25–30

Wild Turkey 101

Bold, high-rye bourbon that punches above its weight.

Kentucky, USA 50.5% ABV NAS

rye spice caramel oak

Bourbon $35–45

Knob Creek

Jim Beam's small-batch, full-flavor bourbon. Big and unapologetic.

Kentucky, USA 50% ABV 9 Year

oak caramel vanilla

Bourbon $45–55

Basil Hayden's

Light-bodied, high-rye. The thinking person's bourbon.

Kentucky, USA 40% ABV NAS

rye spice pepper herbs

Bourbon $20–25

Evan Williams Single Barrel

The bourbon that proves you don't need to spend a lot.

Kentucky, USA 43.3% ABV NAS

caramel banana vanilla

Bourbon $30–40

Henry McKenna Single Barrel

Bottled-in-bond. The value legend.

Kentucky, USA 50% ABV 10 Year

caramel oak vanilla

Bourbon $1,500+

Pappy Van Winkle 15

The cult bourbon. Worth the hunt? Maybe.

Kentucky, USA 53.5% ABV 15 Year

deep caramel leather tobacco

Bourbon $28–35

1792 Small Batch

Full-bodied and slightly sweet. Barton 1792's flagship.

Kentucky, USA 46.85% ABV NAS

corn caramel oak

Bourbon $80–100

Jefferson's Ocean

Aged at sea. Real experiment in cask and motion.

Kentucky → At Sea 45% ABV Voyaged

brine caramel toffee

Bourbon $60–75

Michter's US*1 Small Batch

Once a craft darling, now a category benchmark.

Kentucky, USA 45.7% ABV NAS

vanilla caramel stone fruit

Bourbon $90–110

Old Fitzgerald 12

Wheated, bottled-in-bond, decanter bottle.

Kentucky, USA 50% ABV 12 Year

wheat caramel banana

Bourbon $45–60

Eagle Rare 10

Often called Pappy's younger sibling. Aged and underrated.

Kentucky, USA 45% ABV 10 Year

oak toffee vanilla

Bourbon $65–80

Blanton's Single Barrel

The original single-barrel bourbon, complete with the horse stopper.

Kentucky, USA 46.5% ABV NAS

caramel vanilla oak

Bourbon $28–35

Elijah Craig Small Batch

Said to be the original bourbon inventor. Solid small-batch.

Kentucky, USA 47% ABV NAS

vanilla caramel oak

Bourbon $30–40

1792 Bottled in Bond

100 proof, full flavor, fair price.

Kentucky, USA 50% ABV NAS

caramel oak vanilla

Scotch $50–65

Laphroaig 10

The peatiest pour on Islay. Medicinal, smoky, unmistakable.

Islay, Scotland 40% ABV 10 Year

peat smoke iodine seaweed

Scotch $90–110

Lagavulin 16

The whisky that turned Ron Swanson into a peater for life.

Islay, Scotland 43% ABV 16 Year

peat smoke dried fruit salt

Scotch $55–70

Ardbeg 10

The peatiest of the heavily-peated Islay trio. Briny and bold.

Islay, Scotland 46% ABV 10 Year

peat lemon seaweed

Scotch $75–95

Oban 14

The gateway Highland-coastal whisky. Citrus-and-smoke balance.

Highland, Scotland 43% ABV 14 Year

orange peel smoke salt

Scotch $35–45

Glenfiddich 12

The best-selling single malt in the world. Fruity and approachable.

Speyside, Scotland 40% ABV 12 Year

pear apple honey

Scotch $35–45

The Glenlivet 12

The Speyside archetype. Smooth and floral.

Speyside, Scotland 40% ABV 12 Year

floral pineapple vanilla

Scotch $90–110

The Macallan 12 Sherry Oak

The sherry-bomb benchmark. Dried fruit and Christmas cake.

Speyside, Scotland 43% ABV 12 Year

dried fruit raisin sherry

Scotch $55–70

Highland Park 12

Orkney's honey-and-peat balance. Viking soul.

Islands (Orkney), Scotland 40% ABV 12 Year

honey peat heather

Scotch $65–80

Balvenie 12 DoubleWood

Matured in two woods. Vanilla, sherry, and craft.

Speyside, Scotland 43% ABV 12 Year

vanilla sherry honey

Scotch $60–75

Talisker 10

Skye's storm-tossed single malt. Pepper, smoke, sea.

Islands (Skye), Scotland 45.8% ABV 10 Year

smoke black pepper salt

Scotch $55–70

Scapa Skiren

Orkney's overlooked, honeyed single malt.

Islands (Orkney), Scotland 40% ABV NAS

honey vanilla pear

Scotch $80–100

Springbank 10

Campbeltown's last standing distillery. Complex and funky.

Campbeltown, Scotland 46% ABV 10 Year

brine oak vanilla

Scotch $55–70

GlenDronach 12

Sherry-forward Highland. Christmas cake in a glass.

Highland, Scotland 43% ABV 12 Year

sherry raisin oak

Scotch $50–65

Auchentoshan 12

Triple-distilled Lowland. Light, grassy, gentle.

Lowland, Scotland 40% ABV 12 Year

grassy vanilla toffee

Scotch $90–110

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Sherry-cask Ardbeg. The peat-and-fruit bomb.

Islay, Scotland 54.2% ABV NAS

peat raisin sherry

Scotch $30–35

Johnnie Walker Black Label

The reliable blended Scotch. Smoke, vanilla, balance.

Scotland (blend) 40% ABV 12 Year

smoke vanilla fruit

Scotch $30–35

Chivas Regal 12

Smooth blended Scotch. Honeyed and approachable.

Scotland (blend) 40% ABV 12 Year

honey vanilla apple

Irish Whiskey $28–35

Jameson

The everyman Irish whiskey. Triple-distilled and crowd-pleasing.

Cork, Ireland 40% ABV NAS

grain vanilla nut

Irish Whiskey $55–70

Redbreast 12

The single-pot-still gold standard. Rich and sherried.

Cork, Ireland 40% ABV 12 Year

sherry dried fruit spice

Irish Whiskey $40–50

Bushmills 10

Single malt from Northern Ireland. Light, malty, gentle.

Northern Ireland 40% ABV 10 Year

honey malt vanilla

Irish Whiskey $25–30

Tullamore Dew

Triple-smooth blend. The original Irish coffee whiskey.

Ireland (blend) 40% ABV NAS

grain vanilla malt

Irish Whiskey $55–70

Green Spot

Single-pot-stallion from a 200-year-old Dublin merchant.

Cork, Ireland 40% ABV NAS

malt spice honey

Irish Whiskey $60–80

Powers John's Lane

Single-pot-still, sherry-matured, complex.

Cork, Ireland 46% ABV 12 Year

sherry spice dried fruit

Japanese Whisky $90–120

Hibiki Harmony

The blended Japanese icon. Honeyed, balanced, ethereal.

Japan 43% ABV NAS

honey orange peel white peach

Japanese Whisky $120–160

Yamazaki 12

Japan's first whisky distillery. Fruity and layered.

Japan 43% ABV 12 Year

peach pineapple vanilla

Japanese Whisky $120–160

Hakushu 12

Suntory's forest distillery. Herbaceous and green.

Japan 43% ABV 12 Year

mint cucumber pine

Japanese Whisky $70–90

Nikka Coffey Grain

Column-distilled grain whisky. Vanilla-cream and tropical fruit.

Japan 45% ABV NAS

vanilla banana coconut

Japanese Whisky $55–70

Nikka From The Barrel

51.4% ABV, big and bold. Bang-for-buck Japanese.

Japan 51.4% ABV NAS

spice vanilla oak

Japanese Whisky $30–40

Suntory Toki

The highball whiskey. Light, citrus, designed to be mixed.

Japan 43% ABV NAS

light grain citrus honey

Rye Whiskey $30–35

Bulleit Rye

The high-rye cocktail workhorse. Spicy and clean.

Kentucky, USA 45% ABV NAS

rye spice pepper mint

Rye Whiskey $25–30

Rittenhouse 100

Bottled-in-bond rye. The bartender's secret weapon.

Kentucky, USA 50% ABV NAS

rye spice pepper caramel

Rye Whiskey $80–100

WhistlePig 10

Farm-to-bottle rye. The rye whiskey to beat.

Vermont, USA 50% ABV 10 Year

rye spice caramel vanilla

Rye Whiskey $35–45

Templeton Rye

Iowa's reborn rye. Smooth and peppery.

Iowa, USA 45% ABV NAS

rye caramel vanilla

Rye Whiskey $30–40

Sazerac Rye

The original cocktail rye. Built for the Sazerac.

Kentucky, USA 45% ABV 6 Year

rye caramel vanilla

Rye Whiskey $50–65

Pikesville Rye

Heaven Hill's bottled-in-bond rye. Big and refined.

Kentucky, USA 55% ABV 6 Year

rye pepper caramel

World Whisky $28–35

Crown Royal

Canadian whisky. Light, smooth, the world's best-selling Canadian.

Manitoba, Canada 40% ABV NAS

vanilla toffee light fruit

World Whisky $60–80

Amrut Fusion

Indian single malt. Peated and matured in Bangalore.

Bangalore, India 50% ABV NAS

peat malt spice

World Whisky $70–90

Kavalan Concertmaster

Taiwanese single malt. Tropical fruit and Port-pipe finish.

Yilan County, Taiwan 46% ABV NAS

tropical fruit mango vanilla

World Whisky $50–65

Penderyn Myth

Welsh single malt. Unique Faraday still, smooth and elegant.

Wales, UK 41% ABV NAS

vanilla cream toffee

World Whisky $45–60

Koval Single Barrel

Chicago's craft distillery. Single-grain whiskies, organic.

Illinois, USA 40% ABV NAS

grain vanilla oak

World Whisky $45–60

Starward Two-Fold

Melbourne's Australian whisky. Wine-cask matured, modern.

Melbourne, Australia 40% ABV NAS

vanilla red fruit oak