Best Maple Whiskeys to Try

First launched in spring 2020, Widow Jane Decadence 10 Year is made from a blend of straight bourbons. The bourbon blend is then finished in barrels which formerly held maple syrup from Crown Maple based in the Hudson Valley, New York. Each bottle will designate the batch and year on the label. Bottled at 91 proof, the Fall 2025 batch is available in limited quantities beginning September 2025. (SRP $100)

To make this whiskey, Taconic first empties barrels that previously held bourbon distilled at their facility. Those barrels are then sent to Catskill Mountain Sugarhouse, where they are filled with maple syrup and aged for several months before the syrup is bottled. The maple-soaked casks are returned to the distillery and refilled with bourbon for an additional period of aging.

Roundstone Rye is made from 100% rye grain, sourced locally when available. Catoctin Creek releases this rye whiskey in various proofs including 80, 92, and cask proof which comes in around 116 proof. This maple cask finished version is released just a couple times a year.

Hudson Whiskey relaunched and revamped its whiskey portfolio with Short Stack as one of its core releases. Made with a mash bill of 95% New York rye and 5% malted barley, it was aged for a minimum of 3 years in new, charred American oak barrels. The rye whiskey is then placed in barrels which formerly held Vermont maple syrup to finish its maturation. Certified Empire Rye Whiskey. Bottled at 46% ABV. Availability begins in the Tri-state area as of September 2020 with a nationwide roll out to follow.

Master Distiller Fred Noe credits his father as inspiration for Knob Creek's first expression of flavored whiskey. Booker Noe, his father, was the previous Master Distiller for 40 years and known as "The Innovator." Along with innovating bourbon, he also enjoyed smoking his own meats and making his own maple syrup. This flavored whiskey is made by blending Kentucky straight bourbon with natural flavors and is bottled at 90 proof.

The seventh release in the Barrel Finishing Series uses finishing casks from Grand Rapids, Michigan that previously held late-harvest maple syrup. As with earlier editions in the series, the distillers selected a unique mash bill specifically designed to complement the finishing casks. For this release, they used a combination of two bourbon recipes: SB076, a four-grain, three-malt mash bill featuring two types of aromatic malt, and the distillery’s signature Barrel 91 recipe. After spending a year in the maple syrup casks, the whiskey was bottled at 95 proof. Available in limited quantities beginning August 2025. (SRP $59.99)

This is an annual release of Whiskey Acres bourbon distilled from a mash bill of 75% corn, 15% soft winter wheat, and 10% malted barley. It is initially matured in 53-gallon new oak barrels from Kelvin Cooperage with a #3 char for a minimum 5 years. It is then finished for 3 months in maple syrup barrels from Sugar Hill Bush and Funk's Grove farms. It is bottled at cask strength, which varies by release.

Sortilège Prestige is made much like the Original version, but this bottling uses Canadian whisky aged for 7 years. Only the highest grade of pure Quebec maple syrup, Canada Grade A Extra Clear, is used. Bottled at 40.9% ABV.

This flavored whiskey from Cedar Ridge begins with the brand's flagship straight bourbon made from a mash bill of 74% corn, 14% rye, and 12% malted barley. Then the whiskey is transferred to an ex-bourbon barrel which held 100% maple syrup for at least six months. It's bottled at 86 proof, this is a seasonal release with the latest batch released in October 2025.

Michigan's Iron Fish Distillery makes this expression with a bourbon made from corn, rye, and malted barley matured in traditional charred oak casks. They source maple syrup from their neighbors the Griner Family Sugar Bush and fill that into ex-bourbon barrels. Those maple syrup barrels are then dumped and filled with bourbon for an additional year of aging.