Non-Kentucky Bourbons to Seek Out

This is the first bottled in bond bourbon from High West following their bottled in bond rye released in 2024. The bourbon was distilled entirely at High West Distillery in Wanship, UT during one distilling season (distillation season is listed on the front label). It was made from a high-rye mash bill of 64% non-GMO yellow corn and 36% rye and was aged for 4 years and 5 months in a federally bonded warehouse. Bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV), this limited edition is available at select retailers nationwide and via the brand's website beginning August 1, 2025. (SRP $79.99)

Garrison Brothers Small Batch is the flagship bourbon from Garrison Brothers Distillery, a grain-to-glass distillery in the Texas Hill Country. Made from a sweet mash bill of corn, wheat, and malted barley using Texas-grown grains, this Texas Straight Bourbon is aged in new American white oak barrels and bottled at 94 proof. Production takes place entirely on-site, from milling and fermentation through distillation, aging, and bottling. First released in 2010, it remains the foundation of the distillery’s portfolio.

This small batch whiskey has a mashbill of corn, rye, and malted barley. All grains are locally grown exclusively for Woodinville in Quincy, Washington. The 53-gallon barrels are seasoned in open air and is exposed to rain, wind, sun, and snow for eighteen months. The barrels are then slowly toasted and heavily charred. The whiskey spent 5 years in the barrel before bottling.

Named for the 14th tallest tree on earth, Pipe Dream is the first bourbon release from Redwood Empire. It's made from a blend of bourbons aged between 4-12 years-old with a high-corn mash bill recipe. It's bottled at 90 proof. For every bottled of whiskey sold, Redwood Empire plants a tree.

Frey Ranch Straight Bourbon is a farm to bottle bourbon made entirely on the brand's estate in Fallon, Nevada — including farming, malting, distilling, aging, and bottling. It is a four-grain bourbon made from non-GMO corn, winter cereal rye, winter wheat, and two-row barley. Aged for at least 5 years, it is bottled without chill-filtration at 90 proof.

Still Austin The Musician Straight Bourbon is produced by Still Austin Whiskey Co., a grain-to-glass distillery founded in 2015. It is made using 100% Texas-grown grains, with a mash bill of 70% non-GMO white corn, 25% Elbon rye, and 5% Wildfire malted barley. The whiskey is aged at least 2 years in new, charred American oak barrels. The label artwork, titled The Musician, was created by Texas native Marc Burckhardt and is part of a series celebrating “archetypal” Austinites. First released in Texas in August 2020, it is now widely available nationwide.

As bourbon is required to be made with at least 51% corn, Remus Highest Rye Straight Bourbon is aptly named. Here, the brand uses the most rye in its mash bill recipe allowed: 39% rye and 10% malted rye in addition to the 51% corn requisite. The high-rye bourbon is aged for a minimum of 6 years and is offered at 109 proof (54.5% ABV). Released nationwide in July 2023, this is a permanent, year-round addition to the brand's core portfolio. (SRP $54.99)

Chattanooga Whiskey Cask 111 is made from a four-grain mash bill which in addition to yellow corn uses three malted grains: rye malt, caramel malted barley, and honey malted barley. Chattanooga refers to this whiskey as a Tennessee High Malt, but technically this is a straight bourbon. Matured for a minimum of two years in toasted and charred barrels, Cask 111 is bottled at barrel strength without filtration at 111 proof.

This expression is made from a mash bill of 73% corn, 15% wheat, and 12 % barley that is mashed, fermented, and distilled, as well as matured a minimum 6 years, in the state of Missouri. It is bottled unfiltered at cask ("rickhouse") strength at varying proofs according to batch, typically around 120 proof.

This blended bourbon is made with Old Elk's signature mash bill high-malt recipe aged 4-7 years. It is then blended with Old Elk select straight bourbons. Slow Cut refers to Old Elk's proofing process which extends up to ten times longer than the standard method — instead of a day taking weeks adding small amounts of water to keep the liquid cool. This is a new, core addition to the portfolio replacing Old Elk Blended Straight Bourbon. Available nationwide February 2025. (SRP $39.99)