New Spirit Releases - September 20, 2024 - Maker's Mark, Bulleit, and More!

Cellar Aged, an annual limited edition expression, begins with fully-matured barrels of Maker's Mark aged in traditional bourbon warehouses. These barrels are then moved to a limestone cellar to age further. This 2024 release blends 15% 12 year-old and 85% 13 year-old barrels making this expression the oldest bourbon released by the brand to date. It's bottled at cask strength of 119.3 proof (59.7% ABV). Availability begins in September 2024 in the US and in the following weeks to the UK, Germany and select global travel retailers. Korea, Japan and Singapore receive its allocations in early 2025. (SRP $174.99)

The Vaults series explores wood finishings on Widow Jane's oldest and rarest whiskey. For the 2024 release, Widow Jane head distiller and blender Sienna Jevremov and her team selected Brazilian Amburana casks to finish the 15 & 20 year-old whiskeys in the small batch blend. It's proofed to 99 proof (49.5% ABV) with pure limestone water from the Rosendale Mines of New York 100 miles north of the Brooklyn distillery. Just 4,000 6-pack cases have been released nationally with availability beginning October 2024. (SRP $250)

Released in September 2024, Bulleit 10 Year Rye is a permanent addition to the brand's portfolio. It's made with the same mash bill recipe as the flagship rye whiskey which was first released in 2011 — 95% rye and 5% malted barley. Aged for 10 years in new, charred American oak barrels, it's bottled at 91.2 proof. (SRP $49.99)

Basil Hayden 10 Year Bourbon is made using the same high-rye mash bill as the standard offering, one of four bottles in the Beam Small Batch Collection. After 10 years of aging in new, charred American oak barrels it's bottled at 80 proof. First announced in December 2018 as a limited edition annual bottling for the holidays, as of fall 2024 it is a permanent addition to the core portfolio with availability year-round. Its packaging has been updated in honor of the occasion. (SRP $84.99)

This American blended whiskey is made from a blend of four Kentucky straight whiskeys: bourbon, wheated bourbon, double oak (bourbon finished with rye whiskey casks), and rye. The ratio of bourbon to rye is 90:10. The age range of the whiskeys is 4-8 years with the average being 5-6 years-old. Bottled without chill-filtration at 104 proof (52% ABV), it's available nationwide beginning September 2024.

The third volume of Unabridged, a limited edition whiskey in the distillery's Blender's Reserve Collection, features a cask strength blend of straight bourbon whiskeys from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas. In total, 49 barrels were blended with the ages of the bourbons ranging from 3.5-10 years. It was bottled at cask strength of 118 proof (59% ABV). Only 1,554 6-pack cases were produced. Available nationwide beginning September 2024. (SRP $94.99)