The Best Everyday Bourbons

Heaven Hill Bottled In Bond 7 Year Bourbon is produced from the brand's traditional mash bill. Heaven Hill's bottled in bond brand dates back to 1939. This Kentucky straight bourbon is aged for 7 years when only 4 years is required for this bottled-in-bond category. Available in select markets beginning October 2019.

Angel's Envy was founded in 2010 by Bourbon Hall of Fame member Lincoln Henderson and his son Wes. This expression was the first released by the brand shortly after its founding and it remains a part of its Signature Series. The Kentucky straight bourbon aged from 4-6 years is finished for up to six months in port barrels from the Douro region of Portugal.

1792 Full Proof Bourbon is a release from Barton 1792. The warehouses in which the bourbon was stored are exposed to direct sunlight through 7 story-high windows, with metal frames and concrete bottom floors. The aged distillate was filtered once though a plate and frame filter (no chill filtering) in order to maintain its proof. It's bottled at the same proof at which it entered the barrel — 125 proof.

As the name suggests, each bottle of Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve is made from an unblended, hand-selected barrel. The bourbon is aged in a rickhouse in Clermont, Kentucky for at least 9 years. However, unlike the standard small batch version, it is bottled at 120 proof instead of 100 proof. Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve may vary from bottle to bottle as is the nature of the category.

Produced at Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, Toasted Barrel begins as fully matured Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon before being re-entered at barrel proof into a secondary barrel crafted in partnership with Independent Stave Company. Made with 18 month air-dried staves, the finishing barrel is toasted at a moderate temperature before being flash charred. Both the initial and finishing barrels are made from new American oak. A permanent addition to the Elijah Craig portfolio, it is bottled at 94 proof and became available beginning September 2020.

Noah's Mill is one of the brands under the Willett Distillery portfolio (formerly Kentucky Bourbon Distillers). It's a small batch, Kentucky straight bourbon bottled at 114.3 proof. Note: Want something similar with a bit lower proof? Try Rowan's Creek.

Four Roses Single Barrel is bottled at 50% ABV and is comprised of their OBSV recipe (Four Roses has 10 different recipes). It's a Kentucky straight bourbon made using a high-rye mash bill (60% corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley) and uses their delicate fruit yeast strain. Each batch will vary slightly as is to be expected from single-barrel bottlings.

Through a government permit allowing the production of whiskey for "medicinal purposes," Old Forester was one of ten legal distilleries operating during US Prohibition. Now, you won't have wear your best flapper dress or don a fancy top hat and travel back in time to try any whiskeys from such a dark and sober (legally speaking) era in the nation's past. Launched in 2016, this third release in the "Whiskey Row" series was created in resemblance to what Old Forester would have tasted like during Prohibition. It is bottled at 57.5% ABV.

Wild Turkey Rare Breed is made with a blend of 6, 8, and 12 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon whiskeys. This is bottled at barrel proof so each batch will vary slightly in proof from batch to batch.

Produced at Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, Double Oaked is a bourbon that undergoes a second maturation in custom barrels that have been toasted for more than twice as long as the original barrel, then very lightly charred. The first barrel is seasoned outdoors for nine months before being fully toasted and charred in the traditional manner. Bottled at 90.4 proof, it is a permanent expression in the Woodford Reserve lineup.