Updated April 2026.
There is no official most expensive bourbon. Auction lots and allocated bottles — Weller, Pappy, Blanton’s — have no honest street price here. Age statements follow Mash percentages unpublished. A 1.5-ounce pour at 40% is one NIAAA drink.
Related: most expensive whiskey, Buffalo Trace mash bills, top-shelf bourbon.
Price talk vs class
| Language | 1.5 oz drinks |
|---|---|
| Bourbon | 1.00 at 40% |
| Age statement | — |
| Weller / Pappy / Blanton’s | Read the neck |
| Mash Bill #1 / #2 | — |
A 750 mL 40% bottle is about 17 drinks. Four pours are four drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.
More in our Bourbon Guide.
Sources
- 27 CFR 5.143 / 5.74. Buffalo Trace pages name Mash Bill #1 / #2 without grain %.
- Allocated bottles — no street. NIAAA December 2025.
- 27 CFR 5.143 — not a price class
- 27 CFR 5.74