Best Bourbon For 2025. The smoothest new bourbons of 2025. We compiled a list of the most important bourbons released since 2000, including a few brands that were founded earlier but reached their pinnacle of success over the past 24 years and change.

This year’s marks the 17th edition of the highly anticipated annual release, made with four distinct bourbon batches. 1792 says this results in a fuller and richer tasting bourbon, and it seems pretty clear the judges agree.