High West Distillery has launched The Prisoner’s Share 2026, a limited-edition blend of straight bourbon and straight rye whiskey finished in red wine barrels from The Prisoner Wine Company. The expression arrived nationwide on May 30, 2026, with a suggested retail price of $174.99.
The annual release, first introduced in 2022, has become one of the Park City, Utah-based distillery’s most anticipated limited offerings. It brings together the worlds of whiskey and wine, targeting both spirits enthusiasts and wine drinkers.
The Prisoner’s Share 2026 is bottled at 101 proof (51% ABV) and carries no chill filtration and no added flavors. The whiskey blend draws from multiple mash bills sourced from MGP, BBC, and High West Distillery itself.
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The straight bourbon component includes four distinct mash bills: 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% barley malt from MGP; 60% corn and 40% rye from BBC; 78% corn, 10% rye, and 12% malted barley from KY; and 60% corn with 40% rye from High West Distillery. The straight rye component features 95% rye and 5% barley malt from MGP alongside 80% rye and 20% malted rye from High West Distillery.
The whiskeys range in age from four to 12 years before finishing in The Prisoner red wine barrels.
Official tasting notes from the brand describe the nose as offering ripe raspberries, black cherry cobbler, red wine-poached pears, tiramisu, dark chocolate, chai spices, violets, toasted cinnamon bark, and Italian leather notebook.
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READ THE STORYOn the palate, the brand notes Medjool dates, dried cranberries, smoked apples with vanilla custard, fig jam thumbprint cookies, cappuccino, clove, crystallized ginger, seasoned red cedar, and sipping chocolate melting over a wood fire. The finish delivers boysenberry preserves and star anise.
The Prisoner’s Share 2026 is available nationwide in limited quantities.
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