Strongest Bourbon Drinks

Highest ABV Snapshot For Bourbon

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 81

Bourbon drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 0.0g

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average calories 130

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average score 100.0

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use ABV as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the strongest bourbon choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare score and calories.

Check serving size before you order

The current shortlist reaches a ceiling of 62.5% ABV, so confirm the pour size before treating a high-proof pick like a standard serving.

Cross-reference carbs separately

Strength and carbs move independently, so a high-ABV pick is not automatically low-carb. This shortlist still averages 0.0g carbs.

Strongest Bourbon Drinks List

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

1

Booker's Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 153 calories · 62.5% ABV

100
2

Knob Creek Single Barrel

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 147 calories · 60.0% ABV

100
3

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 147 calories · 60.0% ABV

100
4

Still Austin Cask Strength Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 145 calories · 59.0% ABV

100
5

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 143 calories · 58.4% ABV

100
6

Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 141 calories · 57.5% ABV

100
7

Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 141 calories · 57.5% ABV

100
8

Stellum Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 141 calories · 57.5% ABV

100
9

Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 140 calories · 57.0% ABV

100
10

Barrell Bourbon Batch

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 138 calories · 56.4% ABV

100
11

Old Carter Straight Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 135 calories · 55.0% ABV

100
12

Peerless Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 134 calories · 54.5% ABV

100
13

Maker's Mark Cask Strength

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 132 calories · 54.0% ABV

100
14

Baker's Bourbon 7 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 131 calories · 53.5% ABV

100
15

Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 131 calories · 53.5% ABV

100
16

Weller Antique 107

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 131 calories · 53.5% ABV

100
17

Baker's 7 Year Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 131 calories · 53.5% ABV

100
18

Joseph Magnus Murray Hill Club

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 125 calories · 51.0% ABV

100
19

Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 124 calories · 50.5% ABV

100
20

Wild Turkey 101

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 124 calories · 50.5% ABV

100
21

Yellowstone Limited Edition

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 124 calories · 50.5% ABV

100
22

Kentucky Owl Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 124 calories · 50.5% ABV

100
23

Knob Creek Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
24

Four Roses Single Barrel

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
25

Old Grand-Dad Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
26

Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
27

Knob Creek 9 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
28

Old Forester 100 Proof

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
29

Doc Swinson's Alter Ego

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
30

New Riff Single Barrel

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
31

New Riff Bottled in Bond

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
32

Smoke Wagon Small Batch

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
33

Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 123 calories · 50.0% ABV

100
34

Blood Oath Pact No. 9

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 121 calories · 49.3% ABV

100
35

Kentucky Owl Confiscated

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 118 calories · 48.2% ABV

100
36

Bardstown Bourbon Company Fusion

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 116 calories · 47.5% ABV

100

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Bourbon Ranking FAQ

What is the strongest bourbon option?

This ranking sorts by ABV first, then score. The current shortlist tops out at 62.5% ABV, so use it to find the highest-proof bourbon drinks before checking carbs and calories separately.

Why compare bourbon by more than highest abv?

Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.