As promised in the post announcing the Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2022 Chairman's Trophy winners, here are the results for all the American Whisk(e)y entrants.
A Note on the Awards & Scores
Entries to Ultimate Spirits Challenge are judged at our evaluation center in Hawthorne, New York.
In addition to the score, products are distinguished with the following Accolades, as a guide to consumers:
- 95-100 Extraordinary, Ultimate Recommendation
- 90-94 Excellent, Highly Recommended
- 85-89 Very Good, Strong Recommendation
- 80-84 Good, Recommended
All products are judged in category flights of like-with-like.
Chairman's Trophy (CT), Finalist (F)
Determined by a formula that includes the aggregate scoring of the judging panels, the scoring curve based upon the number of entries, and the overall categorical scoring average, the Chairman's Trophy is bestowed on the highest scoring entry per category. Finalist status, the products deemed to be in the running for the Chairman’s Trophy, are decided upon by the Judging Chairman based on their favorable results.
Great Value (GV)
Great Value indicates products with a favorable relationship between their price and final score.
Tried & True Award (T&T)
Tried & True Award: products that were entered into USC for the two previous, consecutive years as well as the present year and have scored 90 or higher each time, are recognized for consistency of product quality with this award.
Top 100 Spirits (T100)
Top Spirits of this Challenge's year
| Subtype | Product Name | Price | Score | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blended | Lost Lantern American Vatted Malt Edition No. 1 American Blended Whiskey | $120 | 92 | |
| Blended | Ransom Rye Barley Wheat 5 Years Old American Blended Whiskey | $53 | 90 | |
| Blended | Warrior American Blended Whiskey | $50 | 90 | |
| Blended | Coors Whiskey Co. Five Trail American Blended Whiskey | $60 | 89 | |
| Blended | Barrell Armida Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey | $80 | 89 | |
| Blended | Bendt No. 5 American Blended Whiskey | $25 | 86 | |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Spring 2022 Edition 17 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $230 | 97 | CT | T100 |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Bottled in Bond Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 96 | F | T&T | T100 |
| Bottled-in-Bond | 1792 Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $36 | 95 | F | T&T |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Southern Star Paragon Bottled in Bond Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 95 | F |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey | $30 | 95 | F |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Bottled in Bond Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $40 | 93 | F |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $40 | 93 | F | GV | T&T |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Early Times Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $25 | 92 | GV | T&T |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Laws Whiskey House Bonded Four Grain 8 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $80 | 92 | |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Benchmark Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $20 | 92 | GV |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Henry McKenna Single Barrel Bottled-in-Bond 10 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 92 | T&T |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Field & Sound Maritime Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 91 | |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Rock Town Arkansas 4 Years Old American Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 91 | T&T |
| Bottled-in-Bond | FEW Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $45 | 91 | |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Evan Williams 4 Years Old Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $18 | 90 | GV |
| Bourbon | Eagle Rare 17 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $100 | 98 | CT | T&T | T100 |
| Bourbon | Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $70 | 97 | F | T100 |
| Bourbon | Rue Bourbon Cask Strength 16 Years Old Bourbon Whiskey | $299 | 97 | F | T100 |
| Bourbon | Bare Knuckle High Rye Bourbon Cask Strength 6 Years Old American Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $73 | 96 | F | T100 |
| Bourbon | Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $45 | 96 | F | GV | T&T | T100 |
| Bourbon | Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2014 Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $30 | 96 | F | GV | T100 |
| Bourbon | Brush Creek Honig Cabernet Cask Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $150 | 95 | F |
| Bourbon | Eagle Rare 10 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $30 | 95 | F | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | 1792 Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $45 | 95 | F | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Barrell Bourbon Batch 031 6 Years Old Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $90 | 95 | F |
| Bourbon | Calumet Farm 8 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $45 | 95 | F | GV |
| Bourbon | Castle & Key Small Batch - Batch 2 - 4 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $55 | 95 | F |
| Bourbon | Clyde May's Special Reserve 6 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $61 | 95 | F |
| Bourbon | Tommyrotter Napa Valley Heritance Cask Straight Bourbon | $49 | 95 | F |
| Bourbon | Weller C.Y.P.B. Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 95 | F |
| Bourbon | Widow Jane 10 Years Old Straight Bourbon | $75 | 95 | F |
| Bourbon | Bespoken Spirits Batch ABCD Bourbon Whiskey | $35 | 94 | GV |
| Bourbon | Old Dexter Finished with 200 Year Oak, Cherry Wood & Maple Wood 5 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $65 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Russell's Reserve 10 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $41 | 94 | GV |
| Bourbon | Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Larceny Barrel Proof A122 Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Moylan's Sanctioned Finished in Sherry Barrels Blended Bourbon | $65 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch 5 Years Old Bourbon Whiskey | $45 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $100 | 94 | T&T |
| Bourbon | A. Smith Bowman Cask Strength Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $100 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $25 | 94 | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Smooth Ambler Contradiction Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $40 | 94 | GV |
| Bourbon | Belfour Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $80 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Digits 5 Years Old Bourbon Whiskey | $69 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Horse Soldier Signature Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | Coopers' Craft Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $22 | 94 | GV |
| Bourbon | Wheel Horse Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $32 | 94 | GV |
| Bourbon | Doc Swinson's Blender's Cut American Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 94 | |
| Bourbon | 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $30 | 93 | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Evan Williams Black Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $15 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Nelson Brothers Classic Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $37 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Ransom Bourbon | $38 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Ridge Reserve Black Label Straight Bourbon | $39 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Moylan's Cask Strength Bourbon | $65 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Brush Creek Straight Bourbon | $65 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Remus Repeal Reserve Series V Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $90 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Broken Barrel Whiskey Co. Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $45 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Brush Creek Chimney Rock Cabernet Cask Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $200 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | J Henry & Sons La Flamme Reserve 5 Years Old American Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $100 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Moylan's Over-Regulated Finished in Port Barrels Blended Bourbon | $65 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Thomas S. Moore Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $70 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Thomas S. Moore Port Cask Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $70 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Founders Circle 1875 Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Coopers' Craft Barrel Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $32 | 93 | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Benchmark Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $23 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $35 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Larceny Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $25 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Stillhouse Black Bourbon | $25 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | 15 Stars Private Stock Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $139 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A122 12 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $60 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Jefferson's Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $55 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Weller Antique 107 Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 93 | |
| Bourbon | Weller 12 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $37 | 93 | GV |
| Bourbon | Blanton's Gold Edition Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $120 | 92 | T&T |
| Bourbon | Castle & Key Small Batch - Batch 1 - 4 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $55 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Mendocino Spirits 3 Years Old Straight Bourbon | $65 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Redemption Cognac Cask Finish Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $70 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Weller Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Dexter Finished with Five Woods Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $45 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Bourbon | $70 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $20 | 92 | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $21 | 92 | GV |
| Bourbon | Angel's Envy Cask Strength Finished in Port Wine Barrels Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $230 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Garrison Brothers Guadalupe Port Cask Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $130 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Square 6 Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $90 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | 15 Stars Timeless Reserve 14 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $279 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | I.W. Harper 15 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $70 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 92 | T&T |
| Bourbon | Angel's Envy Finished in Port Wine Barrels Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Horse Soldier Reserve Barrel Strength Bourbon Whiskey | $80 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Trail's End Finished in Oregon Oak Casks 10 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Wheat Penny 1958 Full Proof Finished With Black Cherry and Toasted Oak Wood Bourbon Whiskey | $55 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | 1792 12 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 92 | T&T |
| Bourbon | Four Roses Small Batch Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $56 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Low Gap Made with Local Grain Distilled in 2017 & 2018 3 Years Old Straight Bourbon | $65 | 92 | |
| Bourbon | Benchmark Top Floor Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $15 | 91 | GV |
| Bourbon | Bainbridge Whiskey Forty Saloon Bourbon | $90 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Big Stick Bourbon | $75 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Jefferson's Ocean Aged At Sea - Voyage 24 Straight Bourbon | $80 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Legent Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $40 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Stellum The Equinox Blend #1 Bourbon | $99 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Widow Jane Lucky Thirteen Bourbon Whiskey | $100 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | FEW Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $40 | 91 | T&T |
| Bourbon | Benchmark Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $17 | 91 | GV |
| Bourbon | Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Triple Cask Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $75 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series 2021 Limited Release: FAE-02 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Stellum Comet Rising Bourbon | $99 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | 1792 Sweet Wheat Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $36 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Barrell Bourbon Batch 032 5 Years Old Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $90 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Bespoken Spirits Batch FTM Bourbon Whiskey | $49 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Smooth Ambler Old Scout Barrel No. 27893 7 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Benchmark Old No. 8 Brand Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $12 | 91 | GV |
| Bourbon | Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $18 | 91 | GV |
| Bourbon | Heaven Hill Aged in Chinquapin Barrels 13 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $179 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Horse Soldier Premium 2 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $45 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Jefferson's Very Small Batch Straight Bourbon | $35 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Wild Turkey Longbranch Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $41 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Isaac Bowman Port Barrel Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $40 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Rock Town Peachwood Smoked 4.5 Years Old American Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $100 | 91 | |
| Bourbon | Jim Beam Devil's Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $23 | 90 | GV |
| Bourbon | Fistful of Bourbon Straight Bourbon | $25 | 90 | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $25 | 90 | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Jim Beam Double Oak Twice Barreled Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $23 | 90 | GV | T&T |
| Bourbon | Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $24 | 90 | GV |
| Bourbon | Bluestone Manor 5 Years Old Straight Bourbon | $48 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Bowman Brothers Small Batch Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $30 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Old Charter Oak French Oak Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $70 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Smooth Ambler Old Scout Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $35 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Blanton's Straight From the Barrel Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $150 | 90 | T&T |
| Bourbon | Bearded Lady American Bourbon | $46 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Bespoken Spirits Bourbon | $35 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Five Brothers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Garrison Brothers Small Batch 3 Years Old Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $90 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Bespoken Spirits 2 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $57 | 90 | |
| Bourbon | Bespoken Spirits Pinstripe Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $57 | 89 | |
| Bourbon | Brain Brew Experimental Finished With Three Woods Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 89 | |
| Bourbon | Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $30 | 89 | |
| Bourbon | Laws Whiskey House Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $55 | 89 | |
| Bourbon | Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $180 | 89 | |
| Bourbon | Bespoken Spirits Velvet Batch 2 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $57 | 88 | |
| Bourbon | I.W. Harper Cabernet Cask Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $50 | 88 | |
| Bourbon | Widow Jane Decadence A Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys | $100 | 88 | |
| Bourbon | Rare Character Single Barrel Series Hi-Time Wine Cellars Straight Bourbon | $70 | 88 | |
| Bourbon | Bespoken Spirits Batch Type F Bourbon Whiskey | $35 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Brain Brew Experimental Finished with Japanese Mizunara Oak Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $65 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Brother's Bond Straight Bourbon | $44 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Jim Beam Black Extra Aged Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $23 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Southern Star Paragon Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Swilled Dog Barrel Strength 4 Years Old Straight Bourbon | $50 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Thomas S. Moore Chardonnay Cask Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $70 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | R6 Distillery Straight Bourbon | $46 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Redemption Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $30 | 87 | |
| Bourbon | Nelson Brothers Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $60 | 86 | |
| Bourbon | Creator's Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon with Natural Flavors Kentucky Straight Bourbon | $25 | 80 | |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $40 | 96 | CT | GV | T&T | T100 |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | The Clover Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 95 | F | T100 |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Blanton's Original Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $65 | 94 | F | T&T |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Brother's Bond Original Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $80 | 94 | F |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Jim Beam Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $40 | 93 | F | GV |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Weller Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 93 | F |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | John J. Bowman Single Barrel Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 93 | F | T&T |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Bower Hill Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $35 | 93 | F | GV |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Benchmark Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $25 | 92 | GV |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Redemption High Rye Single Barrel Select Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $50 | 90 | |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Southern Star Paragon Cask Strength Single Barrel Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $70 | 90 | |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | 1792 Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $40 | 89 | |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Rough Rider The Old Lion 8 Years Old Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $150 | 88 | |
| Bourbon/Single Barrel | Garrison Brothers 3 Years Old Single Barrel Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey | $110 | 83 | |
| Rye | Smooth Ambler Founders' Cask Strength Series Straight Rye Whiskey | $55 | 98 | CT | T100 |
| Rye | Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey | $100 | 97 | F | T&T | T100 |
| Rye | Angel's Envy Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks Rye Whiskey | $90 | 95 | F | T100 |
| Rye | George Dickel + Leopold Bros Collaboration Blend Straight Rye Whiskey | $110 | 95 | F |
| Rye | Sagamore Spirit Rum Cask Finish Rye Whiskey | $80 | 95 | F |
| Rye | Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish Straight Rye Whiskey | $60 | 95 | F |
| Rye | Roulette 4 Years Old Straight Rye Whiskey | $30 | 94 | F | GV |
| Rye | Low Gap Rye Malt 5 Years Old Rye Malt Whiskey | $80 | 94 | F |
| Rye | Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength American Rye Whiskey | $60 | 94 | F |
| Rye | Heaven Hill Aged in Chinquapin Barrels 8 Years Old Kentucky Rye Whiskey | $149 | 94 | F |
| Rye | Smooth Ambler Contradiction Straight Rye Whiskey | $40 | 93 | GV |
| Rye | Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | $30 | 93 | GV | T&T |
| Rye | The Senator Single Barrel - Barrel Proof 6 Years Old Straight Rye Whiskey | $80 | 93 | |
| Rye | Sazerac Straight 6 Years Old Rye Whiskey | $28 | 93 | GV |
| Rye | Redemption Rum Cask Finish Straight Rye Whiskey | $50 | 93 | |
| Rye | Broken Barrel Whiskey Co. Heresy Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | $35 | 93 | GV |
| Rye | Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | $37 | 93 | GV |
| Rye | Brush Creek Straight Rye Whiskey | $55 | 93 | |
| Rye | Clyde May's Straight Rye Whiskey | $45 | 93 | |
| Rye | Barrell Seagrass Rye Whiskey | $80 | 93 | |
| Rye | Wheel Horse Straight Rye Whiskey | $32 | 92 | GV |
| Rye | Cascade Moon 13 Years Old Rye Whiskey | $299 | 92 | |
| Rye | Chicken Cock Island Rooster Rum Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey | $200 | 92 | |
| Rye | Mammoth Northern Rye 15 Years Old Rye Whiskey | $90 | 92 | |
| Rye | Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey | $50 | 92 | |
| Rye | Belfour Rye Whiskey | $75 | 92 | |
| Rye | Laws Whiskey House San Luis Valley Straight Rye Whiskey | $55 | 92 | |
| Rye | FEW Straight Rye Whiskey | $40 | 91 | T&T |
| Rye | Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Solera Method Straight Rye Whiskey | $55 | 91 | |
| Rye | Castle & Key Restoration 3 Years Old Kentucky Rye Whiskey | $45 | 91 | |
| Rye | Angel's Envy Finished in Ice Cider Casks Rye Whiskey | $250 | 91 | |
| Rye | Landrace Empire 3 Years Old Straight Rye Whiskey | $46 | 91 | |
| Rye | Widow Jane American Oak Aged American Rye Whiskey | $50 | 91 | |
| Rye | Widow Jane Oak & Apple Wood Aged American Rye Whiskey | $50 | 91 | |
| Rye | Hudson Whiskey Back Room Deal New York Straight Rye Whiskey | $55 | 91 | T&T |
| Rye | Southern Star Double Rye Blend of Straight Rye Whiskeys | $35 | 91 | |
| Rye | Moylan's Resistance Rye Finished in Port Barrels Blended American Rye Whiskey | $50 | 90 | |
| Rye | Sagamore Spirit American Rye Whiskey | $40 | 90 | |
| Rye | O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Rye Whiskey | $70 | 90 | |
| Rye | Sagamore Spirit Double Oak Straight Rye Whiskey | $60 | 88 | |
| Rye | North River Apollonia Edition 5 Years Old American Rye Whiskey | $58 | 88 | |
| Rye | Riverboat Batch #5 Rye Whiskey | $20 | 87 | |
| Rye | Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel No. 32053 4 Years Old Straight Rye Whiskey | $50 | 87 | |
| Rye | Pollinator Bonfire Rye Whiskey | $65 | 83 | |
| Tennessee | Jack Daniel's 10 Years Old Tennessee Whiskey | $70 | 96 | CT | T100 |
| Tennessee | Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Batch 009 11 Years Old Tennessee Whiskey | $149 | 95 | F | T100 |
| Tennessee | Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Rye Whiskey | $55 | 95 | F |
| Tennessee | George Dickel Distilling Season Spring 2007 13 Years Old Bottled-in-Bond Tennessee Whiskey | $45 | 95 | F |
| Tennessee | Uncle Nearest 1856 4 Years Old Tennessee Whiskey | $59 | 93 | F | T&T |
| Tennessee | George Dickel 8 Years Old Bourbon Whiskey | $33 | 92 | |
| Tennessee | Jack Daniel's Triple Mash Bottled-in-bond Blended Straight Whiskey | $30 | 92 | GV |
| Tennessee | Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey | $70 | 92 | |
| Tennessee | Grandgousier Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey | $68 | 91 | |
| Tennessee | Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey | $35 | 91 | |
| Tennessee | Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch 4 Years Old Tennessee Whiskey | $49 | 91 | |
| Tennessee | Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select Tennessee Whiskey | $55 | 90 | |
| Wheat | Bainbridge Battle Point Two Islands Islay Cask Straight Organic Wheat Whiskey | $90 | 96 | CT | T100 |
| Wheat | Bernheim Original 7 Years Old Small Batch Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey | $30 | 95 | F | GV | T&T | T100 |
| Wheat | Bainbridge Battle Point Two Islands Barbados Cask Straight Organic Wheat Whiskey | $90 | 93 | F |
| Wheat | Dexter Finished with Japanese Mizunara Oak American Straight Wheat Whiskey | $50 | 92 | |
| Wheat | Bainbridge Battle Point Full Barrel Proof Washington Organic Wheat Whiskey | $110 | 91 | |
| Wheat | Bainbridge Battle Point Organic Washington Wheat Whiskey | $59 | 91 | |
| Wheat | Broken Barrel Whiskey Co. The Wreckoner 3 Years Old American Wheat Whiskey | $65 | 91 | |
| Wheat | Laws Whisky House Bonded Centennial American Wheat Whiskey | $80 | 89 | |
| Wheat | Brain Brew Experimental Finished With Cherry Wood & 200 Year Oak Straight Wheat Whiskey | $50 | 87 | |
| Wheat | Unbendt Unblended Bottled in Bond Straight Wheat Whiskey | $60 | 87 | |
| Wheat | Bainbridge Two Islands Hokkaido Mizunara Cask Straight Orgnaic Wheat Whiskey | $100 | 87 | |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | $70 | 93 | F |
| Bottled-in-Bond | KO Distilling Distiller's Reserve Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey | $75 | 92 | |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Rittenhouse 4 Years Old Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey | $28 | 92 | GV |
| Bottled-in-Bond | Laws Whiskey House Bonded San Luis Valley 7 Years Old Straight Rye Whiskey | $80 | 90 | |
| Other | Barrell Whiskey Private Release DJA1 Blend 1 Finished in a St. Agrestis Brooklyn Amaro Cask American Whiskey | $110 | 95 | CT | T100 |
| Other | Barrell Whiskey Private Release DJX1 Blend 2 Finished in a Ruby Port Barrel American Whiskey | $110 | 93 | F |
| Other | Benjamin Chapman 4 Years Old Corn Whiskey | $36 | 93 | F | GV |
| Other | Balcones Big Baby Bottled-in-Bond Matured in Tequila Casks Straight Corn Whiskey | $60 | 92 | |
| Other | Barrell Whiskey Private Release DSX2 Blend 2 Finished in a Pedro Ximenez Sherry Barrel American Whiskey | $110 | 91 | |
| Other | Moylan's Sherry Barrel Finish American Whiskey | $90 | 91 | |
| Other | Bainbridge Yama Mizunara Japanese Oak Cask American Single Grain Barley Whiskey | $525 | 91 | |
| Other | Glyph Spice Spirit Whiskey with Natural Flavors | $25 | 90 | GV |
| Other | Bespoken Spirits American Light Whiskey | $33 | 90 | |
| Other | FEW American Straight Whiskey | $40 | 90 | T&T |
| Other | Hudson Whiskey Four Part Harmony New York Four Grain Bourbon | $70 | 90 | |
| Other | Glyph 85H Spirit Whiskey with Natural Flavors | $25 | 89 | GV |
| Other | Early Times Kentucky Whisky | $12 | 88 | GV |
| Single Malt | Courage & Conviction Cuvee Single Cask, Cask No. 1266, American Single Malt Whiskey | $150 | 98 | CT | T100 |
| Single Malt | Stranahan's Sherry Cask Colorado Single Malt Whiskey | $89 | 96 | F | T100 |
| Single Malt | Balcones Mirador Texas Single Malt Whiskey | $80 | 95 | F | T100 |
| Single Malt | McCarthy's 6 Years Old Oregon Single Malt Whiskey | $100 | 94 | F |
| Single Malt | Westland Colere Edition 2 American Single Malt Whiskey | $150 | 94 | F |
| Single Malt | Stranahan's Original Colorado Single Malt Whiskey | $60 | 94 | F |
| Single Malt | Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask American Single Malt Whiskey | $85 | 93 | |
| Single Malt | Cloudsplitter 4 Years Old American Single Malt Whiskey | $60 | 93 | |
| Single Malt | Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whiskey | $40 | 93 | GV |
| Single Malt | Courage & Conviction Sherry Single Cask, Cask No. 1762, American Single Malt Whiskey | $150 | 93 | |
| Single Malt | Dexter Old World Style Small Batch American Single Malt Whiskey | $50 | 93 | |
| Single Malt | Courage & Conviction Cask Strength Single Cask, Cask No. 507, American Single Malt Whiskey | $150 | 93 | |
| Single Malt | Courage & Conviction American Single Malt Whiskey | $75 | 92 | T&T |
| Single Malt | Courage & Conviction Cuvee Cask American Single Malt Whiskey | $85 | 92 | |
| Single Malt | Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey | $60 | 91 | |
| Single Malt | Copperworks Washington Peated American Single Malt Whiskey | $76 | 91 | |
| Single Malt | Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask American Single Malt Whiskey | $85 | 91 | |
| Single Malt | Colkegan Cask Strength Single Barrel American Single Malt Whiskey | $80 | 90 | |
| Single Malt | ASM American Single Malt Whiskey | $62 | 90 | |
| Single Malt | Brain Brew Experimental Two Continent Small Batch American Single Malt Whiskey | $50 | 87 | |
| Single Malt | Laws Whiskey House Henry Road 5 Years Old Bonded Straight Malt Whiskey | $80 | 87 | |
| Single Malt | Stranahan's Blue Peak Colorado Single Malt Whiskey | $45 | 87 | |
| Single Malt | Brain Brew Experimental Four Wood Single Malt Whiskey | $50 | 86 | |
| Single Malt | Rock Town Finished in Cognac Casks 4 Years Old American Single Malt Whiskey | $50 | 86 | |
| Single Malt | Moylan's American Single Malt Whiskey | $65 | 85 | |
| World/Flavored | Old Smoky Peanut Butter Whiskey | $25 | 92 | |
| World/Flavored | Midnight Moon Moonshine Peach Flavored Whiskey | $20 | 91 | |
| World/Flavored | Whiskeysmith Blood Orange Flavored Whiskey | $24 | 88 | |
| World/Flavored | Whiskeysmith Salted Caramel Flavored Whiskey | $24 | 87 | |
| World/Flavored | Carmela Caramel Flavored Whiskey | $25 | 87 | |
| World/Flavored | FEW Immortal Rye Whiskey | $40 | 87 | |
| World/Flavored | Dough Ball Cookie Dough Whiskey | $30 | 87 | |
| World/Flavored | Evan Williams Apple | $15 | 87 | |
| World/Flavored | Magic Rabbit Chocolate and Peanut Butter Whiskey | $25 | 87 | |
| World/Flavored | Bird Dog Honey Flavored Whiskey | $20 | 86 | |
| World/Flavored | Block Head Popcorn Peanut Caramel Whiskey | $30 | 86 | |
| World/Flavored | Evan Williams Honey | $15 | 86 | |
| World/Flavored | Whiskeysmith Peach Flavored Whiskey | $24 | 86 | |
| World/Flavored | Southern Comfort Original | $16 | 85 | |
| World/Flavored | Evan Williams Peach | $15 | 84 | |
| World/Flavored | FEW Cold Cut Bourbon | $40 | 84 | |
| World/Flavored | Garrison Brothers Honey Dew Straight Bourbon Whiskey Infused with Honey | $90 | 84 | |
| World/Flavored | Midnight Moon Moonshine Watermelon Flavored Whiskey | $20 | 84 | |
| World/Flavored | Old Smoky Salty Caramel Whiskey | $25 | 82 | |
| World/Flavored | Vale Fox MF Bonfire Smoky Rye Whiskey | $48 | 81 |
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