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 — Page 2

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

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Rabbit Hole Cavehill Bourbon

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

100
38

Rabbit Hole Heigold Bourbon

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

100
39

Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Texas Bourbon

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

100
40

Elijah Craig Small Batch

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 115 calories · 47.0% ABV

100
41

Maker's Mark 46

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 115 calories · 47.0% ABV

100
42

Garrison Brothers Texas Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 115 calories · 47.0% ABV

100
43

Koval Single Barrel Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 115 calories · 47.0% ABV

100
44

1792 Small Batch Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 115 calories · 46.9% ABV

100
45

Blanton's Single Barrel

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 114 calories · 46.5% ABV

100
46

Few Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 114 calories · 46.5% ABV

100
47

Yellowstone Select Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 114 calories · 46.5% ABV

100
48

Rabbit Hole Dareringer Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 114 calories · 46.5% ABV

100
49

Larceny Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 113 calories · 46.0% ABV

100
50

Hudson Baby Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 113 calories · 46.0% ABV

100
51

Balcones True Blue

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 113 calories · 46.0% ABV

100
52

Old Elk Wheated Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 113 calories · 46.0% ABV

100
53

High West American Prairie Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 113 calories · 46.0% ABV

100
54

Michter's US*1 Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 112 calories · 45.7% ABV

100
55

Bulleit 10 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 112 calories · 45.6% ABV

100
56

Widow Jane 10 Year Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 111 calories · 45.5% ABV

100
57

Widow Jane Rye Mash Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 111 calories · 45.5% ABV

100
58

Woodford Reserve Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 111 calories · 45.2% ABV

100
59

Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 111 calories · 45.2% ABV

100
60

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 111 calories · 45.2% ABV

100
61

Maker's Mark Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
62

Buffalo Trace Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
63

Bulleit Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
64

Russell's Reserve 10 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
65

Eagle Rare 10 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
66

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
67

Weller Special Reserve

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
68

Weller 12 Year

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
69

Four Roses Small Batch

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
70

TX Straight Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
71

Castle & Key Small Batch Bourbon

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% ABV

100
72

Redwood Empire Pipe Dream

Bourbon · 0.0g carbs · 110 calories · 45.0% 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.