Ranking The 50 Best Bourbons of 2025 (So Far)

Getty Image/Merle Cooper It’s amazing to think that 2025 is half over, but what’s even more amazing is the amount of great bourbon that’s already come out. Even though the autumn bourbon release schedule is full of all the familiar names like Birthday Bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle, and Wild Turkey Masters Keep (rumored to be the last iteration in the series), the first half of the year has already produced standout offerings from each of those distilleries, plus so much more. In fact, I’m willing to go on the record and say that each of the top six bourbons on this list could easily end up a