Fred Minnick’s High 100 Whiskeys of 2024

To shut out 2024, Fred Minnick, world-renowned spirits knowledgeable, unveiled his record of the yr’s prime 100 whiskeys. As soon as all was mentioned and achieved, Minnick’s prime 100 truly grew to become his prime 105 whiskeys of 2024, none of which had been single barrels.

Usually Minnick will compile his record over the course of the whole yr, however for 2024 he boldly tasted all candidates over the course of every week for the primary time, publishing his unranked record to his Membership Marzipan subscribers. Then final week the highest 25 whiskeys had been featured on his livestream the place he reviewed each to be caught on movie.

After 3.5+ hours of blind tasting and rating, Russell’s Reserve 15 12 months took the highest rank and earned a spot on Minnick’s Finest Bourbons Of The Century So Far record. With the entire whiskeys now revealed, 14 of the highest 25 whiskeys had been distilled from impartial corporations, whether or not from small mixing homes or craft distillers. This was additionally the most effective yr for American Single Malt on Minnick’s record, with one cracking the High 10, Outdated Line American Single Malt Double Oak Sequence, and two within the High 30.

Right here is the official ranked record of 2024’s greatest American whiskeys:

1. Russell’s Reserve 15 12 months Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 117.2 Proof, $250
2. Nashtucky “Nashville’s Related Spirits Small Batch Rye,” 112.4 Proof, $69.99
3. George T. Stagg, 136.1 Proof, $149.99
4. Nashtucky “Nashville’s Related Spirits Small Batch Bourbon,” 120.4 Proof, $69.99
5. Little E book “The Infinite” Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 119.3 Proof, $249.99
6. Weller Millennium, 99 Proof, $7,500
7. Larceny Barrel Proof C924 Wheated Bourbon, 125.1 Proof, $69.99
8. Outdated Line American Single Malt Double Oak Sequence
9. OH Ingram River Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon (2024 Flagship), 117.7 Proof, $83.99
10. Outdated Rip Van Winkle 10 12 months Outdated Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 107 Proof, $200+
11. Brothers of the Leaf Bourbon Completed in Toasted French Oak Batch 2, 116.2 Proof, $95.99
12. Pinhook Straight Bourbon Vertical Sequence 2024 Launch (unfiltered) 9 Years Outdated, 114.3 Proof, $99.99
13. Pappy Van Winkle 15 12 months Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 107 Proof, $500+
14. Very Olde St. Nick “Straight Outta Bardstown” 10 Years Outdated Bourbon, 131.6 Proof, $200
15. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124, 119 Proof, $79.99
16. Nonetheless Austin Tanager Texas Bourbon “Cigar Mix” 5 Years Outdated, 98.4 Proof, $149.99
17. Uncommon Perfection 8 12 months Outdated Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 129 Proof, $199.99
18. Smokeye Hill Blue Corn Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon, 131.4 Proof, $62.99
19. 4 Roses Restricted Version Small Batch 2024 Launch, 108.2 Proof, $220
20. Larceny Barrel Proof Wheated Bourbon A124, 124.2 Proof, $79.99
21. Starlight Bottled in Bond Indiana Straight Bourbon Batch 2, 100 Proof, $44.99
22. Center West Straight Wheated Bourbon “Michelone Reserve” Batch 1, 122.2 Proof, $46.99
23. Remus Gatsby Reserve 15-12 months-Outdated Straight Bourbon, 104.9 Proof, $279.99
24. J. Mattingly 6-12 months Kentucky Bourbon Double Staved Batch 1, 119 Proof, $120
25. Barrell Mizunara 6 Years (mix of Straight Whiskeys) First Version, 116.42 Proof, $96.99
26. Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, 119.5 Proof, $164.99
27. Stranahan’s 12 12 months Single Malt Aged in Port Wine Casks, 94.6 Proof, $144.99
28. Nashville Barrel Firm 7 12 months Straight Bourbon, 115.62 Proof, $64.99
29. Booker’s Bourbon 2024-4, 125.8 Proof, $99.99
30. Knob Creek Small Batch 18 12 months, 100 Proof, $159.99
31. Bluegrass Elkwood Reserve 9 12 months, 120 Proof, $149.99
32. Tumblin Cube 8 12 months Curated Small Batch Barrel Proof, 116.4 Proof, $80
33. Bardstown Bourbon Co. Whiskey “Bourbon Lore” Collab, 112.5 proof, $169.99
34. Sazerac Straight Rye 18 Years Outdated, 90 Proof, $124.97
35. Ponfeigh Westsylvania Rye, 117 Proof, $85
36. Cedar Ridge Distillery ‘The QuintEssential’ Particular Launch – Portside Single Malt, 92 Proof, $56.99
37. Kentucky Peerless Double Oak Batch 18, 108.7 Proof, $88.99
38. Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Rye, 123.2 Proof, $99.99
39. 2XO The Sneakerhead Mix, 104 Proof, $99.99
40. Kentucky Peerless Rye, 107.6 Proof, $109.99
41. New Riff 8 12 months Outdated Kentucky Straight Rye, 100 Proof, $86.99
42. Willett Bourbon 8 12 months Wheated Bourbon, 108 Proof, $259.99
43. Brothers Bond Bourbon Regenerative Grain, 95 Proof, $59.99
44. Milam & Greene Triple Cask A Mix of Straight Bourbon Whiskies, 94 Proof, $54.98
45. Arduous Fact Candy Mash Rye Sherry End (dumped on 7-18-2023), 113.1 Proof, $89.99
46. Misplaced Lantern Far Flung Bourbon, 126.6 Proof, $100
47. Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon Batch 8, 101 Proof, $119.99
48. Booker’s Bourbon 2024-3, 131 Proof, $99.99
49. Angel’s Envy Bourbon Cask Energy 2024, 124.6 Proof, $279.99
50. Bulleit Rye 10 12 months Outdated, 91.2 Proof, $48.99
51. Wild Turkey 8 12 months “Jimmy Anniversary,” 101 Proof, $45.99
52. The Magi Blended Rye, $149.99
53. Okay.Luke Blended Bourbon Batch 10, 120.2 Proof, $109.99
54. Jefferson’s Ocean Double Barrel Rye, 96 proof, $79
55. Brothers Bond Bourbon Cask Energy, 115.1 Proof, $75
56. Chattanooga Whiskey Founders Mix, 100 Proof, $55.99
57. Bomberger’s Bourbon 2024, 108 Proof, $134.99
58. New Riff 8 12 months Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 100 proof, $86.99
59. Barrell Bourbon Batch 36, 114.44 Proof, $79.99
60. Keepers Coronary heart Irish + American Whiskey, 110 Proof, $28.99
61. Doc Swinson’s Alter Ego, Sherry and Cognac End, 95.8 Proof, $80
62. Epoch Reserve Maryland Straight Rye (100% rye), 100 Proof, $45.99
63. Leopold Brothers 8 12 months Bourbon, 110 Proof, $64.99
64. Bardstown Bourbon Rye Amrut Completed Bourbon, 110 proof, $159.99
65. Outdated Cussed Potstill Wheated Bourbon Batch 1, 123.8 Proof, $250
66. Union Horse Bourbon Kansas Straight Bourbon Bottled in Bond, 100 Proof, $62
67. Makers Mark Cellar Aged, 115.7 Proof, $229.99
68. Crater Lakes Reserve Straight Oregon Rye, 96 Proof, $45
69. Bywater 4 Grain Louisiana Bourbon, 93 Proof, $48.99
70. Nashville 8-12 months Straight Rye Cask Energy, 112.96, $90
71. Woodford Reserve, 90 Proof, $40
72. New Riff Winter Whiskey Bottled in Bond (Malted Oat and Chocolate Malt), 100 proof, $74.99
73. Center West Straight Wheat Whiskey Batch 1, 125.1 Proof, $49.99
74. Lythgoe 9 12 months 4 Grain Kentucky Straight Bourbon Founders Assortment, 94 Proof, $89.99
75. Woodinville Founders Discover from Bourbon Mash 12 Years, 107 Proof, $129.99
76. Cock of the Stroll Proprietors Reserve Lot 3, 112.1 Proof, $150.99
77. Forbidden Bourbon Batch 3, 96 Proof, $134.99
78. Outdated Pepper Bottled in Bond Rye, 100 Proof, $50
79. Clean Ambler Contradiction Rye Batch No. 56, 105 Proof, $36
80. Parkers Heritage Malt Cognac Completed Whiskey 14 Years Outdated, 107 Proof, $170
81. Michter’s Cask Energy Rye, 110.4 Proof, $90
82. Copper Fox Pot Distilled Chestnut American Whiskey, 96 Proof, $65
83. Outdated Elk Wheated Bourbon 8 Years, 100 Proof, $96
84. Smoke Wagon Small Batch, 100 Proof, $40
85. Penelope Bourbon 4 Grain Mix Batch 19, 114 proof, $64.99
86. James E Pepper Straight Bourbon Decanter, 105.4 Proof, $52.99
87. Preservation Pot Distilled Wheated Bourbon (Cask Energy and Unfiltered), 100 Proof, $149.99
88. Hooten Younger Rye, 93 Proof, $64.99
89. Excessive West Bottled In Bond Rye, 100 Proof, $79.99
90. Whiskey Acres 7 12 months Illinois Straight Bourbon, 107 Proof, $72.99
91. Boulder Straight Bourbon Cask Energy, 128.4 Proof, $85
92. Garrison Brothers 2024 Laguna Madre, 101 Proof, $399.99
93. Savage + Cooke American Whiskey Completed in Zinfandel Barrels, 113 Proof, $44.99
94. Lawrenceburg 10 12 months Rye Whiskey Batch 1 (lately renamed distillery to Larrikin Bourbon Firm), 122.3 Proof, $99.99
95. 291 Colorado Whiskey Rye Completed Aspen Wooden Staves, 101.7 Proof, $75
96. Inexperienced River Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 117.3 Proof, $49.99
97. Lasso Motel Cognac End Bourbon, 100 Proof, $74.99
98. Kings County Bottled in Bond New York Bourbon, 100 Proof, $134.99
99. Rabbit Gap Boxergrail 8 12 months Cask Energy Rye, 103.8 Proof, $300
100. Pacific Coast Spirits 6 12 months California Wheated Bourbon, 114 Proof, $90 Proof
101. Michter’s Toasted Barrel End, 91.4 Proof, $200
102. Pursuit United Double Oaked Rye, 108 proof, $69.99
103. Woodinville Bourbon 8-12 months, 100 Proof, $134.99
104. Liberty Pole Peated Rye Batch 6, 111.4 Proof, $64
105. Ben Holladay Rickhouse Proof 6 12 months Outdated Bourbon, 120.1 Proof, $66.99

Subsequent up for Minnick shall be his look in New Orleans throughout the week of the NFL’s Tremendous Bowl  Fred Minnick Stay Introduced by the New Orleans Bourbon Pageant will happen on Friday, February 7, 2025 on the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District Lodge. The occasion will characteristic blind tastings, a silent public sale and a dwell taping of The Fred Minnick Present, in addition to visitor celeb appearances from award-winning nation artist Dierks Bentley, singer-songwriter Dani Rose and lots of others. 

For extra details about Fred Minnick, go to fredminnick.com.

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