Bourbon Release Calendar | Breaking Bourbon

Updated 11/21/19
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NAME - PROOF - AGE - PRICE - NOTES - LABEL

2019

January

Barrell Craft Spirits Bourbon
-105.1 Proof - Aged 15 years - Distilled in Tennessee - Bottle Label
Barrell Craft Spirits Whiskey
-112 Proof - Aged 25 years - Distilled in Indiana
Barrell Dovetail
-122.9 Proof - Whiskey finished in rum, port & Cabernet barrels - Bottle Label
Booker’s Bourbon 2019 Batches
-"Booker’s Country Ham,” “Fish and Game Club,” “Shinny Barrel Batch,” “Teresa’s Batch” - Bottle Labels
Cooper’s Craft Barrel Reserve
-100 Proof - $30
Cream of Kentucky
-102 Proof - 11.5 years old - Curated by Jim Rutledge - Bottle Label
Double Eagle Very Rare
-90 Proof - Aged 20 years old
Jefferson’s Journey & Kentucky Aged
-92 Proof - 200 ml bottles - $100 - Available at Frazier Museum Jan 31 event
Old Charter Oak - Mongolian Oak
-90 Proof - Aged 10 years - Buffalo Trace product - Bottle Label

February

Angel’s Envy Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish
Bardstown Bourbon Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon Barrels
‍-107 Proof - $125
Belle Meade Honey Bourbon 2019
-111.8 Proof - $125 - Finished in TruBee honey barrel
Bulleit 10 Year Rye
‍-92 Proof - Aged 12 Years - Bottle Label
Eight & Sand
-88 Proof - $30 - MGP owned bourbon
High West Bourye 2019
‍-92 Proof - Aged over 10 years
Old Forester Rye Whiskey
‍-100 Proof - 65% Rye, 20% Malted Barley, 15% Corn - $22 - Bottle Label
W.B. Saffell Bourbon
-107 Proof - Part of WT’s Whiskey Barons Collection - Bottle Label
Wigle Phil’s Shadow
-92 Proof - Rye finished in maple syrup barrels

March

Barrell Bourbon March 018
-111.56 Proof - Blend of 11, 14, 15 year old bourbons
Blanton’s 200 Alabama Bicentennial Special Release
‍Available in 10 ABC stores in Alabama - 2 single barrels were selected for release
Bulleit 95 Rye 12 Year
-92 Proof - Aged 12 years - Bottle Label
Davidson Reserve Tennessee Whiskey
-100 Proof - Aged 4 years - Available in TN - $40
Legent: Two True Legends
-94 Proof - Beam “Partially Finished” in wine & Sherry casks - Bottle Label
Stray Rye Whiskey
-80 Proof - 95% Rye, 5% Barley

April

Abraham Bowman Limited Edition Whiskey No 17
-116 Proof - Aged 16 years - Available in gift shop
Blade and Bow 22 Year - 2019 Release
-92 Proof - Aged 22 years
‍Blood Oath Pact No. 5
‍-98.6 Proof - Finished in rum casks - Bottle Label
Four Gates Bourbon Finished in Sherry-Rum Casks
-123.4 Proof
‍Four Roses Small Batch Select
-104 Proof - Available in KY, NY, CA, TX, GA first - Ongoing - $55
Kentucky Owl Confiscated
-96.4 Proof - $125

may

Abraham Bowman Limited Edition Whiskey No 17
-146.1 Proof - Aged 14 years - Available in VA ABC lottery - $70
Barrell Bourbon Batch 019
-109.4 Proof - Blend of 9.5 & 14 year old bourbon
Booker’s Bourbon “Shiny Barrel Batch"
‍-124 Proof - Aged 6 years, 5 months, 1 day - $80
Cream of Kentucky Batch 2
Forager’s Keep - Orphan Barrel
-96 Proof - Aged 26 Years - Single Malt Scotch Whiskey from Pittyvaich Distillery - $400
George Dickel BiB Tennessee Whiskey
-100 Proof - Bottle Label
‍Old Charter Rye Batch 3
-116.2 Proof - $190 - Available only in Kentucky
Rebel Yell Single Barrel - 2019 Release
-100 Proof
Taconic Distillery Cognac Barrel Finished Bourbon
Taconic Distillery Cabernet Barrel Finished Bourbon
Taconic Distillery Madeira Barrel Finished Rye
Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition
-85 Proof - “Matured in XO Cognac casks” - $1500 - Available in duty free shops
Woodford Reserve Master's Collection: Batch Proof
-123.2 Proof

june

Basil Hayden's Caribbean Reserve Rye
-80 Proof - 8 year old rye, 4 Canadian rye, finished Black Strap Rum
Chicken Cock Beer Barrel Select
‍-90 Proof - blend of bourbon aged up to 11.5 years - Finished in walnut brown ale barrels - $80
Old Charter Oak - French Oak
-92 Proof - $70 - Buffalo Trace product
Peerless Bourbon
-108.9 Proof - Available at distillery June 22
Rebel Yell 100
-100 Proof - $20
‍‍Weller Full Proof
‍-115 Proof - Annual Release - $50 - Bottle Label

july

1792 12 Year Old
-96.6 Proof - $50 - Bottle Label - Review‍
E.H. Taylor Amaranth Grain of the Gods
-100 Proof - $70 - Uses Amaranth as a flavoring grain - Bottle Label
Jefferson's Ocean Special Wheated Voyage 19
-90 Proof
King of Kentucky 2019 Edition
‍125 Proof - Aged 15 years - $150 - 2000 bottles - Available in Kentucky
Maker’s Mark 101
-101 Proof - Available at distillery gift shop
Woodford Wheat Whiskey
-90.4 Proof - 52% Wheat, 20% Malt, 20% Corn, 8% Rye
Wyoming Whiskey Statesman
‍-97 Proof - $50 - Available only in Wyoming

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august

Baker’s Bourbon 13 Year Limited Edition
-107 Proof - Single Barrel - Bottle Label
Barrell Bourbon Batch 020
Chattanooga Whiskey Doc.52 #009
‍-Aged 14.5 years - Finished in Corsair Ryemageddon 15 gallon barrel - $90 - 70 bottles
Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye 8th Edition
‍-Barrel Proof - Available at distillery’s website and gift shop
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye
-109 Proof - $175 - 15,000 bottles
Yellowstone 2019 Limited Edition Bourbon
-101 Proof - 12,500 bottles - $100 - Blend of 9 & 12 year Kentucky bourbon

september

Barrell Vatted – American single malt whiskey
Barrell Private Release Rum – First 19 blend variations
Barrell Bourbon Batch 021
Doc.52 #10
‍-Aged 10 years - TN Straight Bourbon - Single Barrel - $60 - 180 bottles
Four Gates Small Batch 2nd Release
‍-120.3 Proof - Blend of 5.5 year and 12 year bourbon - Finished in orange curaçao and gin barrels
Four Gate Whiskey "Outer Loop Orbit"
-Barrel strength - KY straight bourbon finished in Orange Curacao-Gin barrels - $199 - KY and TN only
Four Roses 2019 Limited Edition Small Batch
-112.6 Proof - $140 - Contains: 21 year OBSV, 15 year OESK, 15 year OESV, 11 year OESV - About 13,440 bottles
‍Kentucky Owl Rye Batch 3
Lux Row Distillers Double Barrel Bourbon
-118.4 Proof - 6,000 bottles - $150 - Available in Kentucky
Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 2019 Release: RC6
‍-108.2 Proof - Cask Strength - About 38,000 bottles - $60 - Available at distillery in late September and nationwide in October
Old Forester Birthday Bourbon
-105 Proof - Aged 11 years
Parker's Heritage Collection Heavy Char Rye
-105 Proof - $150
Taconic Distillery Double Barrel Maple Bourbon
Taconic Distillery Double Barrel Maple Cask Strength Bourbon (distillery only)

october

Angel's Envy Bourbon Cask Strength
-122.4 Proof - $200 - 14,000 bottles - Blend of 7 Port Finished Bourbon (6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 year)
Barrell Rye Single Barrel Rye
Barrell Whiskey Private Release CS01
Barrell Private Release Rum – Second 19 blend variations
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection
Doc.52 #11
-Aged 9 years - Bourbon finished in Crown Winery "TN Port" cask - $70 - 180 bottles
Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond
-100 Proof - 7 years old - $40 - Bottle Label
High West A Midwinter's Night Dram Act 7
Kentucky Owl Bourbon Batch 9
-127.9 Proof - $300 - Blend includes: a 15-year old, two different lots of 14-year old, a 12-year old, a 7 old and a 6-year old distillate
Knob Creek 12 Year
-100 Proof - Bottle Label
Knob Creek Quarter Cask
-100 Proof - $50 - Finished “for a minimum of four years in quarter cask”
Little Book Chapter 3
-122.6 Proof - $125 - Blend of 9-year-old Knob Creek Bourbon, 9-year-old Basil Hayden's Bourbon, 11-year-old Booker's Bourbon, 12-year-old Baker's Bourbon
Pappy Van Winkle Collection
Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection: Chocolate Malted Rye
-90.4 Proof - 70% corn, 15% chocolate malted rye, 15% distillers malt - $130

november

Barrell Bourbon Batch 022
Barrell Craft Spirits Bourbon 2019 Release
Cream of Kentucky [NEW]
-102 Proof - Aged 12.3 years - Available in Kentucky
Elijah Craig 18 Year (Expected Date)
Elijah Craig 23 Year (Expected Date)
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C919
-136.8 Proof
Four Gate Whiskey Co Bourbon Release 3 “Foundation” [NEW]-119.4 Proof - 748 bottles - Aged 9.9 years - Available in KY & TN - $200
Jack Daniel’s Heritage Barrel 2019 Release [NEW]
-100 Proof
Remus Volstead Reserve Bourbon
-100 Proof - BiB - Aged 14 years - 6000 bottles - $200 - Available: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin
Taconic Distillery Cognac Barrel Finished Bourbon
Taconic Distillery Cabernet Barrel Finished Bourbon
Taconic Distillery Madeira barrel finished Rye
Taconic Distillery Mizunara Barrel Finished Bourbon

December

Barrell Bourbon 2020 New Year
Barrell Bourbon Private Release – First 19 blend variations
Doc.52 #12
‍-Aged 15 years - TN Straight Bourbon - $100 - 120 bottles
Four Gate Whiskey "Split Stave"
-$175 - KY and TN only
Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series [NEW] (Expected Date)
-110.7 Proof - Finished with 10 virgin French oak staves - Distillery Exclusive - Bottle Label
‍Stranahan's Snowflake 2019

expected in 2020

Angel's Envy Cellar Collection No. 2: Tawny Port Finish [NEW]
-111.6 Proof - Bottle Label
Broken Saddle Bourbon [NEW]
-100 Proof - Bottled in Bond - Distilled by Barton - Bottle Label
‍Brown-Forman Big Four
-90 Proof - Blended whiskey: Bourbon, Rye, Wheat, Malt -Bottle Label
Bulleit Bourbon Single Barrel
-104 Proof - Bottle Label
C.B. Jackson
86 Proof - Bottled by Buffalo Trace - Bottle Label
Catskill Straight Rye Whiskey
-85 Proof
Clark & Sheffield Small Batch
-90 Proof - Sazerac product - Bottle Label
Clyde May's Straight Rye
-94 Proof - Distilled in Indiana - Bottle Label
Elmer T. Lee 100 Year Tribute
-100 Proof - Bottle Label
Few Rye Whiskey Cask Strength
-118 Proof
Few Single Malt Whisky
-100 Proof - Bottled in Bond
Garrison Brothers Port Finish Texas Bourbon
Hartfield & Co. American Whiskey
-100 Proof
Heaven Hill Select Stock SiB 18 Year
-120.4 Proof - Aged 18 years - Bottle Label
Heaven Hill Select Stock Double Oaked
-110 Proof - Aged 4 years, finished additional 2 years in a second oak barrel - Gift shop only - Bottle Label
‍Heaven Hill Select Stock [NEW]
-90 Proof - 6 year old whiskey finished in Good Folks cold brew coffee barrels - Bottle Label
High West High Country American Single Malt [NEW]
-92 Proof - Bottle Label
Hirsch The Horizon [NEW]
-92 Proof - Bottle Label
‍Jack Daniel’s Before Mellow Filtering
-80 Proof - Bottle Label
Jack Daniel’s After Mellow Filtering
-80 Proof - Bottle Label
Jack Daniel’s First Whiskey Barrels
-80 Proof - Whiskey matured in the first barrels the company crafted
Jack Daniel’s Legacy Edition
-86 Proof - Retro Label - Bottle Label
Jack Daniel’s No 27 Gold Maple Wood Finish
-80 Proof - “Double Mellowed” - Bottle Label
Jefferson's 20 Year
Jefferson’s Mizunara Oak Cask Finish
-94 Proof - Finished in Japanese Mizunara oak barrels - Bottle Label
Jefferson's Presidential 25 Year Whiskey
-94 Proof
Jefferson’s Rye Cognac Cask Finished
-94 Proof - Bottle Label
Jefferson's Very Small Batch
-82.3 Proof
Jim Beam Louisville Select
‍-100 Proof - Available in gift shop - Bottle Label‍
Maker's Mark Cask Strength SB: The Final 3 Barrels
-111 Proof - 1200 Bottles - Bill Samuels Jr final 3 barrels
Maker's Mark Cask Strength SB: The First 3 Barrels
-111 Proof - 1200 Bottles - Rob Samuels first 3 barrels
Maker’s Mark Dale Chihuly Label
-90 Proof - Employee only release - Bottle Label
Maker's Oak Reserve Whiskey
-100 Proof - Bottle Label
Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series
-Finished with 10 virgin toasted American oak staves - Possible distillery only release - Bottle Label
Nelson Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey
-Aged 4 years
‍New Riff Balboa Rye
‍-100 Proof - Made with rare heirloom Balboa rye grain, grown for New Riff - Bottle Label
Old Charter Oak Canadian Oak
-92 Proof - Bottle Label
Redemption Rye - Rum Cask Finish [NEW]
-94 Proof - Bottle Label
Smooth Ambler Old Scout American Whiskey
-107 Proof - Whiskey from ID & TN, one aged in new oak barrels and another in rejuvenated barrels - Bottle Label
Templeton Corn 7 Year
-104.5 Proof - Aged 7 years - Bottle Label
Tin Cup Rye
-90 Proof - Aged 3 years - MGP - Bottle Label
Truman Cox Commemorative Series: Emerson Cox Barrel
-90 Proof - Single Barrel - Aged 8 years
Truman Cox Commemorative Series: First Whiskey Barrel
-120 Proof - Single Barrel - Aged 6 years
Truman Cox Commemorative Series: Jayden Quinn Barrel
-90 Proof - Single Barrel - Barrel Proof - Aged 12 years
WhistlePig 18 Year Rye [NEW]
-92 Proof - Bottle Label
WhistlePig Double Malt
-92 Proof - Aged 18 years - Mashbill: 79% rye, 15% rye malt, 6% barley malt - Bottle Label
Wild Turkey 101 Year Celebration [Canceled]
-Combined time Jimmy & Eddie Russell spent in the bourbon industry - 2018 Release - Source: Bourbon Pursuit
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep 17 Year BiB [NEW]
‍-100 Proof - Bottle Label
Wild Turkey Rye Rare Breed [NEW]
‍-112.2 Proof - Bottle Label
Willett Wheat
-Willett Distilled
Woodford Reserve Distillery Series: Ozark Oak
90.4 Proof - American white oak sourced from the Ozark Terroir -
375ml - Gift Shop
Woodford Reserve Distillery Series: Three Grain
-90.4 Proof - Blend of bourbon, rye and malt whiskeys - Bottle Label
Woodford Reserve Double Double Oak (Unconfirmed)
Woodford Reserve Five Malt
-90.4 Proof - 375ml - Whiskey distilled from Malt Mash - Aged in WR Double Oaked barrels for at least 6 months - Gift Shop release

Beyond 2020

Buffalo Trace OFC 1993
-90 Proof - Bottle Label
Buffalo Trace OFC 1994
-90 Proof - Bottle Label
Buffalo Trace Single Estate Bourbon
-(Separate, stand-alone brand)
Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project Winner
-#80 - 2023 Release‍

unknown dates

8 Feathers Teff Whiskey Single Barrel
-92 Proof
9 Banded
-90 Proof - Aged 5 years
Amazing Whisky
-80 Proof - 1 LT
Ancient Age 5 Star
-80 Proof
Backroom Bourbon
-92 Proof
Balcones Texas Bourbon Whiskey
Balcones Texas Bourbon Whiskey Single Barrel
Balcones Texas 100% Rye Whisky
Balcones Mirador Single Malt Whisky
-120 Proof - Aged at least 2 years - Bottle Label
Balcones Texas Single Malt Whisky Classic Edition
-106 Proof
Balcones 3 Grain Texas Whisky
-Corn, malt and rye
Belmont Farm Distillery Special Reserve 25
-90 Proof - Cron whiskey aged 25 years - 375 ML bottle - Bottle Label
Black Button Four Grain Port Finished
-84 Proof
Black Button Rohrbach All Malt Whiskey
-80 Proof
Black Button Aged Rye
-84 Proof
Bourbon 30
-120 Proof - Single Barrel - Barrel Strength - Double Oaked - Aged for 4 Months
#Bromance Whiskey
-80 Proof
Canadian Stag
-80 Proof
CH Straight Bourbon Whiskey
-105 Proof - Sourced from Indiana - Bottle Label
Cleveland Rye Whiskey
-92 Proof, Aged less than 2 Yr, Pressure Aged Finished
Cleveland Underground
-Finished in American Plum Wood - 375 ml
Crippled Crow Rye Whiskey
-80 Proof - Aged over 1 year
David Nicholson Rye
-100 Proof - Luxco
Discount Unicorn White Whiskey
-80 Proof
[E] Whiskey
-100 Proof - Aged 6 months - Single Barrel - 100% Malt barely aged in used rye casks
Exquisite Whiskey
-Finished in Mission del Sol casks - 90.5 Proof- 500 bottles
Fillmore Sacramento Straight Bourbon Whiskey
-Sonoma Portworks Barrel Enhanced - 121.5 Proof - Aged 8 years
Forbidden Bourbon
-Distilled by Castle & Key - Powered by Darius Rucker
George Washington Single Malt Whisky
-Aged 3 Years
Giants of the Earth Bourbon
-92 Proof
Heaven Hill 80th Anniversary
-Char #3
Heaven Hill 80th Anniversary
-Heavy Char - 280 Barrels
Hell Year Bourbon Whiskey
-92 Proof
High West Blue Sky Ranch Rye
-92 Proof - Not Sold to Public - Bottle Label
High West (Distilled) Malt Whiskey
-Aged 5ish Years
High West (Distilled) Rye Whiskey
-Aged 5ish Years
Hog Fuel
-80 Proof - Charcoal Filtered
Hookers House Epicenter Whiskey
-112 Proof - SB - BP - Bottle Label
Hoovers Revenge Rye
-84 Proof - Single Barrel - Bottle Label
Islay Rye
-90 Proof - 375 ml - 80% Rye, 20% Peated Malted Barley - Grand Traverse Distillery
J. Becher Straight Rye Whiskey
-Aged 4 Years - Bottled in Bond - 100 Proof - Oregon Spirit Distillers - Bottle Label
J. Riddle Peated Bourbon
-100 Proof - Two James Spirits - Bottle Label
Joseph Magnus Bourbon: Triple Cask Finish
-100 Proof- Finished in Oloroso Sherry casks, Pedro Ximenez Sherry cask, Cognac casks - Wide Release
Journeyman Distillery Last Feather Rye
-100 Proof
Kelsey Creek Bourbon Whiskey
-90 Proof - (Barton 1792)
Kentucky Best Whiskey
-80 Proof - 50 % corn, 50% rye mashbill - Bottle Label
Las Vegas Distillery 10 Grain
-80 Proof - Bottle Label
Las Vegas Distillery Kamut
-80 Proof
Lazy RW Frontier Straight Whiskey
-80 Proof
Leadslingers Bourbon Whiskey
-80 Proof
Linfield Rye Whiskey
-86 Proof - Aged at least 2 years
New Holland Pub on 8th Bourbon Whiskey BIB
-100 Proof
O.Z. Tyler Small Batch Rye
-90 Proof - Aged less than 6 months
Old Grumpy Bastard Blended American Whiskey
Pine Barren’s Bottled in Bond Single Malt American Whiskey
-100 Proof
Pendergast's Royal Gold Bourbon
-90 Proof
Rye Smile
-Single Barrel - 80 Proof - Aged 1 Year - 95% Rye
Smooth Ambler Stillhouse Collection: Recipe 2
-Aged 3 Years - 92 Proof - 375 ml - 68% Corn, 16% Malted Rye, 16% Malted Barley
St. George California Straight Bourbon Whiskey
-110 Proof - Aged 3 Years
Stitzel Bourbon
-90 Proof - (Frank Lin) - Bottle Label
Stitzel Barrel Aged American Whiskey
-83.2 Proof - (Frank Lin)
Storm Tossed Rye
-80 Proof - Aged 2 years on Deadliest Catch's Northwestern - Rye whiskey blend - 375 ML bottle - Distilled/Bottled by Fremont Mischief - Bottle Label
Texas Gold Whiskey Hollow
-Single Malt - Single Barrel - 100 Proof - Aged at least 6 months ‍
This is Texas Hand Cut Whiskey
80 Proof
Very Olde St. Nick Antique
-118.7 Proof - Frank Lin - Bottle Label
Very Olde St. Nick Barrel Proof Estate Reserve
-118.7 Proof - Frank Lin - Bottle Label
Very Olde St. Nick Estate Reserve
-82.7 Proof - Frank Lin - Bottle Label
Very Olde St. Nick Estate Reserve 8 Year
-81.4 Proof - Frank Lin - Bottle Label
Very Olde St. Nick Rye Whiskey
-84.6 Proof - Aged 8 Years - Product of Canada - Bottle Label
Wayward Bourbon Whiskey
Wigle Whiskey Cognac Finish
Willett White Whiskey Rye
-108 Proof - Willett Distilled
Willett White Whiskey Wheat
-108 Proof - Willett Distilled
Willett XCF Version 2.0
Woodford Reserve Legacy Barrel
-90.4 Proof - 375ml -Finished in Brandy Barrel

rumor

Angel's Envy Rye Cask Strength
-112 Proof
Buffalo Trace Peated Bourbon (Experimental Collection?)
E.H. Taylor "O.F.C." New (Original) Recipe: White Corn
Elijah Craig 12 Year
-$50
Michter's 30 Year Straight Bourbon
Spirit by Canton
-BT Mash #1 finished in wine barrels) (via Sipp'n Corn)

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