Finding the best Kentucky bourbon is like finding the best single malt Scotch – it’s entirely subjective and based on a wide variety of factors including flavor, taste, aroma, price, and accessibility.

Kentucky is bourbon country, and despite other regions – such as Tennessee, Colorado, and even New York – beginning to craft some amazing bourbon, your bourbon bar is most likely to be stocked with expressions from the Bluegrass state. At least a 51% corn mash bill stored in charred oaks for four years and distillation in the US is what makes a bourbon, and 95% of the spirit bottled is distilled in the heart of Kentucky.

The following list of 10 best Kentucky bourbon whiskies to drink in 2020 scratches the surface of great choices for bourbon aficionados but will help outline a quality selection at a range of price points. Whether you like whiskey sours, Old Fashioned cocktails, or neat sipping bourbon here is a brilliant opportunity to find your new favorite bourbon.

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1. Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon

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Elijah Craig Small Batch is distilled from a traditional Bourbon mash bill of 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley and then aged for 8 to 12 years in #3 char new American oak barrels. The Reverend Elijah Craig is credited with being the first to age whiskey inside a charred oak barrel, with old wives’ tales suggesting he found the secret by accidently burning his oak casks.

Each batch of Elijah Craig is selected from fewer than 100 of the finest barrels at the Heaven Hill Distillery in Louisville. The famed Heaven Hill Distillery is home to other notable brands such as Old Fitzgerald, Evan Williams, and Larceny.

If a small batch yet cheaply priced bourbon is what you’re looking for, then the good reverend is a great place to start to find your favorite bourbon.