#289
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Top rated spirits 3,560 bottles
Ranked by a weighted score that pools community reviews with critic scores and pulls thin evidence back toward the average. Every bottle here carries at least 40 reviews, so nothing arrives on the strength of one glowing rating.
3.80median score
$$typical price
1.2Mratings
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#289
#289
4.25
82 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#290
#290
4.25
55 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
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#291
#291
Booker's
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2015-03 "The Center Cut"
Tastes likeSweet, Full Bodied, Rich, Vanilla
4.25
157 ratings
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$50 to $100 Premium
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#292
#292
4.25
61 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#293
#293
4.25
3,362 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
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#294
#294
Parker's Heritage
Parker's Heritage 11 Year Heavy Char Wheat Whiskey
Tastes likeSweet, Vanilla, Oily, Rich
4.25
61 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#295
#295
4.25
169 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
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#296
#296
Russell's Reserve
Russell's Reserve 13 Year Bourbon (2023 Release)
4.25
99 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#297
#297
4.25
82 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
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#298
#298
4.25
44 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
Top 5%
#299
#299
4.25
42 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#300
#300
4.25
635 ratings
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#301
#301
4.24
663 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#302
#302
Four Roses
Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon (2014)
Tastes likeRich, Full Bodied, Vanilla, Oily
4.24
515 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#303
#303
4.24
77 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
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#304
#304
Barrell
Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label Seagrass (2022 Release)
Tastes likeFruity, Full Bodied, Vanilla, Rich
4.24
53 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
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#305
#305
Tequila San Matias
Tequila San Matias Gran Reserva Extra Añejo
Tastes likeRich, Sweet, Fruity, Spicy
4.24
48 ratings
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$50 to $100 Premium
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#306
#306
4.24
47 ratings
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$300 and up Collector
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#307
#307
Highland Park
Highland Park 18 Year Viking Pride
4.24
307 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#308
#308
4.24
43 ratings
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#309
#309
4.24
42 ratings
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#310
#310
Laphroaig
Laphroaig Càirdeas 2014 Amontillado Cask Edition
Tastes likeRich, Full Bodied, Sweet, Peaty
4.24
118 ratings
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$50 to $100 Premium
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#311
#311
Teeling
Teeling The Revival 15 Year Single Malt (Volume I)
Tastes likeFruity, Rich, Tart, Full Bodied
4.24
65 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury
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#312
#312
WhistlePig
WhistlePig Old World Series Sauternes Finish Rye 12 Year
Tastes likeFruity, Full Bodied, Rich, Spicy
4.24
53 ratings
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$100 to $300 Luxury