20 Of The Most Expensive Bourbons In The Good, Old US of A

This list is updated as of September 1, 2016.

Alongside our post detailing 50 of the most expensive whiskies in the world, one thing stood out from this list: there were only a few bourbons listed. Regardless of how high a bottle value you think a Pappy Van Winkle might hold, it is but a drop in the bucket compared to most Scotches. This got us wondering though about what some of the most expensive bourbons might be on sale right now, and for this we turned once again to our friends at wine-searcher.com for details.

Below you’ll find from them a list of 20 of the most expensive bourbons currently sitting at retail. This list, it should be noted, is based upon the average price of a standard bottle excluding taxes, with information for it being drawn from a database of prices from tens of thousands of wine and spirits stores all around the world.

	The Top 20 Most Expensive Bourbons	Avg. Price (USD)
1	Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$3,690
2	Old Fitzgerald Very Old 8 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$3,416
3	Parker’s Heritage Collection 2nd Edition 27 Year Old Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$3,103
4	A.H. Hirsch Reserve 16 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$2,890
5	Old Rip Van Winkle ‘Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve’ 23 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA	$2,794
6	Old Rip Van Winkle ‘Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve’ 20 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA	$1,924
7	John E. Fitzgerald Very Special 20 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$1,748
8	Willett Distillery Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel 22 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$1,347
9	Old Rip Van Winkle ‘Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve’ 15 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA	$1,343
10	Michter’s 20 Years Old Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$1,339
11	Willett Distillery Family Estate Bottled Single-Barrel 9 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$1,010
12	Buffalo Trace Distillery William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA	$907
13	Willett Distillery Family Estate Bottled Single-Barrel 11 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$872
14	Jefferson’s Presidential Select 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA	$862
15	Orphan Barrel Old Blowhard 26 Years Old Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$798
16	Jack Daniel’s Monogram Tennessee Whiskey, Tennessee, USA	$744
17	George T. Stagg Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$732
18	Colonel E.H. Taylor Cured Oak Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$698
19	Buffalo Trace Distillery Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA	$675
20	Jefferson’s Presidential Select 25 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Kentucky, USA	$654