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1 . Buffalo Trace 2024 Van Winkle Collection Known for its wheated recipe , the Van Winkle Collection includes six whiskeys . Notably , this year ’ s release includes a surplus of 20-Year-Old and 23-Year-Old Family Reserve bourbons , the company says . SRP : $ 129.99 to $ 449.99 per 750-ml . bottle URL : buffalotracedistillery . com
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2 . Woodford Reserve Batch Proof 119.5 The 2024 bottling of this annual release comes in at 119.5 proof . This liquid offers a range of sweet aromatics , fruit , spice , wood and grain characteristics at a higher proof , not the standard 90.4 proof , according to the distillery . SRP : $ 149.99 per 750-ml . bottle URL : woodfordreserve . com
3 . Booker ’ s Bourbon Jimmy ' s Batch The fourth and final bottling from the brand ’ s 2024 lineup . Each release of this whiskey has a unique name that alludes to people , places and / or history . This batch is named in honor of Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell . 125.8 proof . SRP : $ 99.99 for a 750-ml . bottle URL : bookersbourbon . com
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4 . Penelope Bourbon Havana The Penelope team has looked to capitalize on the popularity of maple with Havana , by taking a Caribbean rum finish for a base of molasses and tropical sweetness and augmenting it with a maple syrup cask finish . 93 proof . SRP : $ 79.99 per 750-ml . bottle URL : penelopebourbon . com
5 . High West The Noble Share This limited expression finished 4- to 10-year-old rye whiskey in Marques de Casa Noble añejo tequila barrels for six months . A portion of the blend also finished in Amburana barrels at a char of 3 or medium toast treatments for a small period . SRP : $ 174.99 per 750-ml . bottle URL : highwest . com
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6 . Wheel Horse Whiskey Five-Year Double Oak After aging more than four years in its original charred oak casks , the whiskey was transferred to new charred oak barrels to finish aging . Wheel Horse Whiskey is distilled and matured at Green River Distilling in Owensboro , KY . SRP : $ 34.99 per 750-ml . bottle URL : wheelhorsewhiskey . com |
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7 . Michter ’ s 20 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon For the first time since 2022 , Master Distiller Dan McKee and Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson have approved the release of Michter ’ s 20 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon . 114.2 proof . SRP : $ 1,200 per 750-ml . bottle URL : michters . com
8 . Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Snake The brand ’ s new Lunar New Year Limited Edition . Features an interpretation of 2025 ’ s Zodiac animal , and marks an extension of the collaboration between Johnnie Walker and Asian-American visual artist James Jean . SRP : $ 249.99 per 750-ml . bottle URL : johnniewalker . com www . bevwholesaler . com Spring 2025 • Bevearge Wholesaler 29