New Bourbon Releases News For July 17, 2026

32 New Bourbon and other American Spirits To Try!

There have been a very large number of new bourbon releases since my last newsletter. So, let’s jump right in!

Contents

Buffalo Trace — Starlight — Heaven Hill — Barton 1792 — Maker’s Mark — Old Grand-Dad — Yellowstone — Jackson Purchase — Whiskey JYPSI — Black Maple Hill — Garrison Brothers — ASW — Sagamore — Sagamore Bourbon — Casey Jones — Brush Creek — Jefferson’s — Traverse City — Four Roses

New Bourbon Releases News For July 17, 2026

But First, Here’s what’s new on BourbonObsessed.com!

This past week, I reviewed a couple of ice makers:

• ecozy Clario Block 2″ Large Ice Cube Maker Review I’ve previously reviewed ecozy’s larger, multi-ball and single ball clear ice makers, so I was eager to see how their compact square cube model performs. The Clario Block 2″ Large Ice Cube Maker trades the sphere-making design of ecozy’s prior models to focus entirely on churning out high-clarity 2-inch square ice cubes perfect for the home bar. Read my review to see if this clear square ice maker is the right fit for your countertop and your favorite pour.
• ecozy Vaultico One Plus 2.4″ Clear Ice Ball Maker Review I’ve previously evaluated ecozy’s larger, multi-ball clear ice makers, so I was eager to see how their most compact model holds up. The Vaultico One Plus drops the larger footprint to focus entirely on churning out single, high-clarity 2.4-inch ice spheres perfect for the home cocktail enthusiast. Read my review and real-world testing notes to see how the unit operates and how these ice balls perform in a glass of bourbon.

New Bourbon Releases News For July 17, 2026

New Bourbon Releases

2026 Buffalo Trace Prohibition Collection #3 Honors Five Historic Whiskeys

Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced the third edition of its annual Prohibition Collection, a limited-edition set of five 375 mL whiskeys inspired by historic medicinal whiskey brands bottled during Prohibition. This year’s collection includes Henry Watterson Rye (140.6 proof), Kentucky River (100 proof), John G. Carlisle Bourbon (100 proof), Walter B. Duffy Bourbon (107 proof), and Cove Spring Wheated Bourbon (120.2 proof). The boxed collection carries a suggested retail price of $999.99 and begins shipping through Sazerac’s U.S. distribution network in June 2026. Read the full press release.

Starlight Distillery Marks 25th Anniversary with Reserve Brandy and Bourbon

Starlight Distillery is marking a quarter century of family craftsmanship with the release of two of its most anticipated and limited spirits to date: the 20-Year Reserve Brandy and the 10-Year Reserve Bourbon. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026, the Huber family-owned distillery is honoring its legacy of innovation, patience, and dedication to American craft spirits with these milestone releases, each showcasing decades of expertise, estate-grown ingredients, and a commitment to producing world-class whiskey and brandy in Southern Indiana.

The 20-Year Reserve Brandy is limited to 150 bottles and bottled at 86.3 proof, marking a quarter-century of Huber family brandy-making. The 10-Year Reserve Bourbon is bottled unfiltered at a cask strength of 120.4 proof, exactly as it came out of the barrel, with only 100 bottles available. Prices are not available. Read all about these releases here.

Heaven Hill Introduces Nine-Year Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash Bourbon

Heaven Hill Distillery proudly announces the launch of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash, a new expression that brings together two distinct mash bills in one Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. A first-of-its-kind release*, Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash unites two-thirds traditional Bourbon mash bill (78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley) with one-third Wheated Bourbon mash bill (68% corn, 20% wheat and 12% malted barley), both aged for nine years and bottled at 100 proof in accordance with the strict standards established by the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond Double Mash will be available beginning August 2026 at a suggested retail price of $49.99 in limited quantities nationwide. Read the full press release.

Editor’s Note: Throughout the press release for this bourbon, Heaven Hill uses terms like “First-of-Its-Kind”, “Innovative” and “Entirely New”. It is not clear what Heaven Hill is referring to. Other distilleries have blended together traditional and wheated mash bills, such as Lux Row’s Daviess County Bourbons and Penelope’s Four Grain Bourbon, and other distilleries have “Four Grain” bottled in bond bourbons, such as E.H. Taylor Four Grain, Laws Four Grain Bonded Bourbon and Hard Truth’s Four Grain Bottled in Bond. However, I am not sure if there is a bonded four grain bourbon made by blending two mash bills, so that may be what they are referring to as unique.

1792 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey and 1792 XV Join the Barton 1792 Lineup

Barton 1792 Distillery has introduced two new annual releases. 1792 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey is the brand’s first straight rye expression and a permanent addition to the portfolio. Made with the brand’s bourbon yeast and rye grains sourced from Canada, Europe and the northern United States, it is bottled at 100 proof and available now in select markets for $39.99 per 750 mL bottle. 1792 XV is the oldest age-stated bourbon in the portfolio and the brand’s first cask-strength expression. Aged for 15 years in virgin charred American white oak barrels, it is bottled uncut and unfiltered at 124.2 proof. The 1-liter release is available through Global Travel Retail at select airports, including LAX, SFO and ICN, for $249.99. 1792bourbon.com

Maker’s Mark Launches Airport-Exclusive Artist Series

Maker’s Mark today announced a global travel retail exclusive series featuring custom, city-inspired labels designed by acclaimed artist Alexandra Pacula. Available for a limited time in select airports, the bespoke Maker’s Mark bottles are inspired by famous destinations. The Maker’s Mark Artist Series – City Edition will be available beginning in Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL), Singapore (SIN) and Seoul (ICN) airports in July, followed by London (LHR, LGW, STN) and Paris (CDG) in August. The series will continue to roll out in Dubai (DXB), Delhi (DEL), Mumbai (BOM), and in the United States in New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX) in September. Read the full press release to learn more! (price and proof not provided)

Editor’s Note: The press release doesn’t provide any details about the bourbon, so I am assuming that the bottles contain classic Maker’s Mark, and that this release is really about the labels.

Old Grand-Dad 7-Year Bottled-in-Bond Returns for 2026

2026 marks the second year of The James B. Beam Distilling Co.’s annual release of Old Grand-Dad 7-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon. This high-rye recipe Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was distilled and barreled in Fall 2018 from a single distillation season in accordance with the Bottled-in-Bond Act. It is bottled at 100 proof with an SRP of $39.99. www.beamdistilling.com/old-grand-dad-bourbon

Yellowstone Limited Edition 2026 Features Ruby and Tawny Port Cask Finishes

Yellowstone Bourbon announced the release of Yellowstone Limited Edition 2026, the 11th expression in its annual Limited Edition series. Crafted by Master Distiller Stephen Beam, the release is a blend of 7- and 14-year-old Kentucky straight bourbons finished separately in Ruby and Tawny Port casks before being married and bottled at 101 proof. It is currently available for purchase at the Limestone Branch Distillery Visitor’s Center and will be available at select retailers nationwide starting in August with an SRP of $99. Read the full press release.

Jackson Purchase Kentucky Select and Bottled in Bond Bourbons

Jackson Purchase Distillery is following last year’s debut release with two new bourbon expressions, both produced entirely at their Hickman distillery. Created by Master Distiller Craig Beam and Head Distiller Terry Ballard, Jackson Purchase Kentucky Select Bourbon is a Kentucky-exclusive release bottled at 108 proof with a suggested retail price of $64.95. Jackson Purchase Bottled in Bond Bourbon is bottled at 100 proof and will sell for $49.95. Both bourbons are now reaching retail shelves in Kentucky, with Bottled in Bond eventually becoming available more broadly and online. jacksonpurchasebourbon.com

Whiskey JYPSI Tonewood: Vol. 1 and Tonewood: The Collective

Whiskey JYPSI and Gibson created Tonewood by reversing a familiar relationship between guitars and whiskey. The two limited-edition whiskeys are finished with toasted maple tonewood offcuts from Gibson’s guitar-building process. Whiskey JYPSI Tonewood: Vol. 1 is built from older whiskey stocks, including 20-year-old straight bourbon and 14-year-old whiskey from a bourbon mash bill. It is bottled at 109 proof (54.5% ABV) and available in an extremely limited direct-to-consumer release for $799. It arrives in a custom Gibson case constructed in the spirit of Gibson’s classic hardshell guitar cases, complete with a co-branded Gibson guitar strap featuring a Hummingbird* detail and two Whiskey JYPSI glasses. Tonewood: The Collective is “a lighter, more lifted expression” also finished with the same toasted maple offcuts and bottled at 103 proof (51.5% ABV). It is available direct-to-consumer at a suggested price of $199 before expanding in limited quantities to select retail partners across the U.S. and arrives in Hummingbird-inspired packaging. Both releases can be ordered at www.whiskeyjypsi.com/pages/gibson.

*Editor’s Note: “Hummingbird” refers to Eric Church’s new Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Eric Church Hummingbird™ Dark, a signature acoustic-electric guitar finished in a moody Cobra Burst with a solid Sitka spruce top and layered mahogany back and sides.

This next one is more of an announcement than a new product release, but it should be of interest:

Black Maple Hill Returns with Three Kentucky Straight Bourbon Expressions

Rare Character Whiskey has announced the reintroduction of Black Maple Hill, returning the sourced whiskey brand to Kentucky. First introduced in 2000 by Paul Joseph of CVI Brands, Black Maple Hill was bottled in Kentucky before production shifted to Oregon in 2014. The relaunch includes Black Maple Hill Kentucky Straight Bourbon for $69.95, Black Maple Hill 11-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon for $199.95 and Black Maple Hill 16-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon for $499.95. All three are bottled at 95 proof in 700 mL bottles. The bottles are beginning to reach control states, with North Carolina listing all three expressions and Oregon listing the 16-Year as a vendor-allocated item. Mash bills, source distilleries, batch sizes and total bottle counts have not been disclosed. Sources: Business Wire, North Carolina ABC and Oregon OLCC. rarecharacterwhiskey.com/blackmaplehill

Garrison Brothers Releases 2026 Laguna Madre and Cask Strength Single Barrel

Garrison Brothers Distillery will release 2026 Garrison Brothers Laguna Madre Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey on August 8. The eight-year-old bourbon spends four years in hand-selected white American oak barrels followed by four years in rare Limousin oak casks and is bottled at 101 proof. The release yielded 3,000 bottles, with the first 1,000 available at the distillery’s August 8 release event. The remaining 2,000 bottles will be available at key accounts and through the Garrison Brothers e-commerce site beginning August 14, followed by select accounts beginning in September. It has an SRP of $349.99. The release also introduces a limited-release Cask Strength Single Barrel Laguna Madre, bottled at 135.4 proof and available exclusively at Garrison Brothers Distillery for $409.99. Both releases are presented in custom-built wooden display cases. www.garrisonbros.com

ASW Distillery and John Deere Release Fiddler Combine Bourbon and Fiddler Steel Plow Rye

ASW Distillery and John Deere have introduced two permanent American whiskeys under their Soil to Still partnership. Fiddler Combine Bourbon is an eight-year-old wheated bourbon made with a mash bill containing 45% wheat, while Fiddler Steel Plow Rye is an eight-year-old rye whiskey. Both expressions are bottled at 112 proof and priced at $79.99. The whiskeys launched June 24 at ASW Distillery’s four Atlanta tasting rooms and at retailers in Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, New York, Wisconsin and Minnesota, with national and Canadian distribution to follow throughout 2026. aswdistillery.com

New Bourbon Releases News For July 17, 2026

Brief Mentions

• Sagamore Whiskey has unveiled America 250 Straight Rye Whiskey, an eight-year-old Maryland-style rye bottled at 110 proof and available for $125. Limited to 250 individually numbered bottles, each with a commemorative coin, the distillery exclusive will be available at Sagamore’s Baltimore waterfront distillery starting in mid-July.
• Sagamore High Rye Bourbon, previously available only in Maryland, is now available nationwide. The six-year-old bourbon is made with a mash bill of 60% corn, 25% rye and 15% malted rye and is bottled at 108 proof, with a price of $50.
• Casey Jones Distillery’s The Brave is a three-part, single-barrel, cask-strength series distilled from a 50% corn and 50% cane mash bill on AJ’s hand-built square pot still. Each bottle includes a 2026 Casey Jones Distillery Challenge Coin and is priced at $89.99, or $76 per bottle when all three are purchased together. Only 30 bottles of each release are reserved for online sales. www.caseyjonesdistillery.com/the-brave
  • United The Brave — Barrel #1465, limited to 229 bottles and bottled at 105.5 proof; finished in a four-grain, wheat-forward bourbon cask.We The Brave — Barrel #368, limited to 194 bottles and bottled at 110.9 proof; single-barrel aged with no secondary finish.Stand The Brave — Barrel #691, limited to 219 bottles and bottled at 112 proof; finished in a high-rye bourbon cask.
• Brush Creek Distillery has released its 2026 Heroes Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a blend of bourbons aged 6-7 years, 8 years and 12 years bourbons distilled in Indiana and matured in Wyoming at 7,800 feet. Its patriotic composite mash bill consists of 54% yellow corn, 21% rye, 7% red winter wheat, 7% white corn, 7% blue corn and 4% malted barley. Bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV) with a retail price of $79.99, it is available at the distillery and Brush Creek Ranch gift shop, with Wyoming retail and online availability through Bourbon Outfitter beginning in mid-July. www.brushcreekdistillery.com
• Jefferson’s Bourbon has released Founder’s Reserve 20-Year-Old, a 20-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon finished in a French Bordeaux wine cask and bottled at cask strength at 94 proof (47% ABV). Limited to 250 individually numbered and signed bottles, it is available through Jefferson’s website and select retailers for $499.99. Source: BevNET
• Traverse City Whiskey Co. 2026 Barrel Proof Cherry is a single-barrel release pairing six-year barrel-proof bourbon with fresh Northern Michigan Montmorency tart cherries and sweet cherries. Limited to 228 bottles, it is bottled at 108.4 proof and priced at $99.99.
• Four Roses Bourbon 100 Proof, a new higher-proof version of the brand’s flagship 80-proof bourbon, has quietly begun appearing at retailers in select markets. This unannounced release blends all 10 Four Roses bourbon recipes, similar to the 80 proof Yellow/Tan Label version, and is bottled at 100 proof, with pricing around $30.

New Bourbon Releases News For July 17, 2026

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