This distinguishing factor in this whisky is the use of locally-sourced peat for smoking the malted barley.

While many bourbon brands are focusing on producing ever more expensive premium bottles, there are also some newer brands that are targeting the more affordable segments of the market.

Found North's first year of their High Altitude series encompassed three releases: Peregrine, Hell Diver, and this bottle, Hover Hawk.

The year 1897 is when the Bottled-in-Bond Act was passed, and this bourbon adheres to those rules set in place more than 125 years ago.

Here's an example of Balblair from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, a 9 year old single cask in their 'Deep Rich & Dried Fruits' flavor profile.

Signatory Vintage's 100 Proof series has been making waves in the single malt market over the past year or two.

Balcones' True Blue whisky is made with roasted blue corn.

The companion bottle to New Riff's First Decade Bourbon - this is the First Decade Rye.

The first release in Found North's High Altitude series.

The oldest whiskies from New Riff to date - in the Spring of 2025, for the distillery's whisky club releases, they bottled a 10 year old bourbon and 10 year old rye.

Potentially the final release in Wild Turkey's Master's Keep collection, at least for the time being - this is Beacon, a Kentucky straight bourbon.

A Texas whisky made in collaboration with the band ZZ Top - this is Tres Hombres from Balcones.

New Riff's high-rye mashbill often contributes to a strong spicy note in their bourbon.

Sagamore doesn't actually distill this 9 year rye - they don't yet have distillate this old, and this whisky was sourced from Indiana, specifically from MGP.

This is Jim Beam's Knob Creek 9 Year Bourbon, one of the best-selling bottles in the $25 to $40 range.

Single malt labeled as Williamson is actually Laphroaig - the name Williamson is a reference to their famed distillery manager and owner Bessie Williamson.

It isn't often you see unpeated Bruichladdich bottled by an independent bottler; it's even less common that is has a hefty age statement such as 29 years.

This blend takes Knob Creek bourbon and Knob Creek rye and mixes them together.

This bottle harkens back to the 'diamond' decanters used for the Old Fitzgerald brand in the 1950s.

Auchroisk is a large operation with a theoretical capacity of just under 6 million liters per annum; most of that production goes into Diageo blends.