According to the US. Library of Congress the Distillery site retains much of the historic integrity of the distillery’s architecture from both the pre- and post-Prohibition eras of the industry, as well as maintaining its rural location in Versailles, Kentucky. You would be hard pressed to find an expensive whiskey as interesting as this.

18. Pappy Van Winkle Expressions

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PRICE: $2300 – $2600 USD

Produced using the proprietary Van Winkle family wheated bourbon fermented grain mash recipe, the distinctive wheat mash bill allows sweetness and oaken flavor to seep into every glass of this tremendous spirit. Each deep charred oak barrel lays undisturbed for 23 years before being finished and bottled, creating a smooth and refined bourbon tasting of caramel, corn, and oak.

The scarcity of Pappy Van Winkle and its visibility as THE American Whiskey bottle of status ensures it’s a bourbon enthusiasts collectors’ edition of the finest quality, and worthy of an elevated price tag. Pappy van Winkle also has a slightly cheaper, but equally highly regarded (some say it tastes better) and rare 20 year old version as well.

19. William Larue Weller Bourbon (Bottled 2014)

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PRICE: $1500 – $2000USD

William Larue Weller is the Antique Collection’s uncut, unfiltered, wheated bourbon bottled at 140 proof (70.1% ABV) and bottled at Buffalo Trace Distillery. It scored 97 points in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, who noted that the Weller was “Just one of those whiskeys that makes sense of life…”

20. Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old (Bottled 2012)

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PRICE: $1300 – $1800USD

This Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey offers mellow spice and dry sweetness on the tongue.

Very mature with the 18 year age profile, this Sazerac offers notes of oak, leather, molasses and all-spice. The long drops in lingering rye spice augmented by traces of cinnamon, vanilla, and pepper.