Best New Bourbon Releases: 2023 Calendar (Updated)

Last Updated on March 7, 2023 by Lydia Martin

We’re in the middle of the first quarter of the year, and as whiskey fanatics, we’re looking forward to new releases of expressions from different spirits brands– big or small. 

If you want to know what to look out for this year, we’ve compiled the best new bourbon releases to fill your checklist. 

New & Up-Coming Bourbon Releases To Try in 2023 

January

• Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Kentucky Straight Bourbon
  • $44.99 (MSRP)
  • 96-proof
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Bottled-in-Bond
  • $49.99 (MSRP)
  • 100-proof
• Brother’s Bond Four Grain Small Batch Rye
  • 95-proof
• Chattanooga Whiskey Cabernet Cask Finished
  • $59.99 (MSRP)
  • 95-proof
• Dread River Master Series
  • $115 (MSRP)
  • 100-proof
• Mystic Galactic Bourbon
  • $75,000 (Deposit)
  • 100-proof 
  • Spirit aged one-year in space [1]
• Nelson Bros. Black Brier
  • Around $60 (MSRP)
  • 109.8
• Old Elk Infinity Blend Batch 2
  • $150 (MSRP)
  • 114.1-proof 
• Uncle Nearest Single Barrel
  • $89 (MSRP)
  • 120.6-proof 
• Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon–Batch A123
  • $60 (MSRP)
  • 114.8-proof 
• Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon–Batch A123
  • $70 (MSRP)
  • 125.6-proof 
• Woodford Reserve Distillery Series–Double Double Oaked
  • $59.99 (MSRP)
  • 90.4-proof 

February

• Bernheim Original Barrel-Proof Wheat Whiskey–Batch A223 [2]
  • End of February 2023
  • $64.99 (MSRP)
  • 118.8-proof
• Breckenridge Sexy Motor Oil (2023)
  • February 8, 2023
  • $200 (MSRP)
  • 109.5-proof
• Cedar Ridge Port Cask Finished Bourbon
  • Released every February 
  • Around $60 (MSRP)
  • 94-proof
• High West Bourye (2023)
  • February 4, 2023
  • $124.99 (MSRP)
  • 92-proof
• J.T. Meleck American Rice Whiskey (2023)
  • February 16, 2023
  • $47 (MSRP)
  • 96-proof

“This is one of the more fascinating new whiskies I have tasted, not just all year but in my career.”

– Fred Minnick, Author/Whiskey Reviewer

• Michter’s Celebration Sour Mash [3]
  • $6,000 (MSRP)
  • 122.8-proof
• Old Elk Straight Rye Whiskey Rum Cask Finish
  • $99.99 (MSRP)
  • 101-proof
• Seelbach’s Bourbon Finished in Amburana Barrels
  • Around $79.99 (MSRP)
  • 100-proof
• Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Series Bourbon
  • $54.99 (MSRP)
  • 123.6-proof 
• Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Series Rye
  • $54.99 (MSRP)
  • 123.2-proof 
• Very Olde St. Nick Winter Rye
  • $195 (MSRP)
  • 101.2-proof
• Westward Whiskey Milestone–Limited Release
  • Price– TBA 
  • 86-proof
• WhistlePig PiggyBank Rye
  • $199.99 (MSRP)
  • 110-proof
• Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection–Historic Barrel Entry
  • $130 (MSRP)
  • 90.4-proof 
• Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Kentucky Derby Festival Bottle
  • $80 (MSRP)
  • 117-proof

March

• Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Rye
  • $69.99 (MSRP)
  • 96-proof 
• Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 20-Year Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey
  • March 1, 2023
  • $289.99 (MSRP)
  • 115-proof
• Penelope Rio
  • Around $79 (MSRP)
  • 94-proof
• Woodford Reserve Derby Bottle 2023
  • $49.99 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA 
• Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Spring 2023
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey
  • $54.99 (MSRP)
  • 108-Proof

April

• 2023 Maker’s Mark Keeneland Bottle
  • $64.99 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA 
• Blood Oath Pact No. 9
  • $120 (MSRP)
  • 98.6-proof 
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series–Foursquare
  • $159.99 (MSRP) 
  • Proof: TBA 
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #10
  • $139.99 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA 
• Pride of Anderson County Bourbon
  • Around $250 (MSRP) 
  • 120.8-proof
• Pride of Anderson County Rye
  • Around $250 (MSRP)
  • 120.8-proof

May 

• Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon–Batch B523 
  • $60 (MSRP)
  • 123.6-proof
• Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon–Batch B523
  • $60 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA

June

• Jack Daniel’s Single Malt
  • $100 (MSRP)
  • 90-proof
• Stagg Jr Batch 18
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Rabbit Hole Nevallier Founder’s Collection Straight Bourbon
  • $895 (MSRP)
  • 114.2-proof
• Hardin’s Creek ‘Jacob’s Well’ Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • $150 (MSRP)
  • 108-proof
• Hardin’s Creek ‘Colonel James B. Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • $80 (MSRP)
  • 108-proof
• Barrell Craft Spirits– “Gold Label Seagrass”
  • $499.99 (MSRP)
  • 128.12-proof
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series 10-Year “Plantation Rum Finish” Bourbon
  • $159.99 (MSRP)
  • 104-proof
• Kentucky Senator Bourbon
  • $200 (MSRP)
  • 107-proof
• Tamworth Distillery Crab Trapper–Green Crab Flavored Whiskey
  • $65 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA
• Stellum Equinox Blend #1 
  • $99.99 (MSRP)
  • 117.26-proof
• Stellum Fibonacci Rye Blend #1
  • $99.99 (MSRP)
  • 115.12-proof
• Woodford Reserve Toasted Oak Oat Grain Bourbon: Distillery Series
  • $60 (MSRP)
  • 90.4-proof
• Wyoming Whiskey National Parks No. 2
  • $69.99 (MSRP)
  • 105-proof

July

• Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label Dovetail
  • $299 (MSRP)
  • 116.6-proof
• Barrell Craft Spirits Batch 033
  • $90 (MSRP)
  • 131.54-proof
• Booker’s Bourbon “The Lumberyard Batch” 2022-06
  • $90 (MSRP)
  • 124.8-proof
• E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Rye
  • Price: TBA
  • 130-proof
• Hardin’s Creek Jacob’s Well Bourbon
  • $150 (MSRP)
  • 108-proof
• Hardin’s Creek Straight Bourbon
  • $80 (MSRP)
  • 108-proof
• Jack Daniel’s Small Batch Special Release Coy Hill High Proof
  • $55 (MSRP)
  • 143.6 – 155.1-proof
• Michter’s 10-Year Rye
  • $185 (MSRP)
  • 92.8-proof
• Motor Oil Whiskey
  • $60 (MSRP)
  • 101-proof
• Stranahan’s The Osopher
  • Price: TBA
  • 94.6-proof
• Uncle Nearest Single Barrel
  • Price: TBA 
  • 120.6-proof
• Playboy Rare Hare 1953
  • $589 (MSRP)
  • 111-proof
• Copper & Kings Barrel-to-Bottle Experience
  • Starts in July 2023
  • $35 tour, plus $65 hand-filled bottle election

August

• Little Book Chapter 6: “To The Finish”
  • $124.99 (MSRP)
  • 117.45-proof
• Brother’s Bond Cask Strength Bourbon
  • $80 (MSRP)
  • 115.8-proof
• Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label Dovetail
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Daviess County Toasted Barrel Finish
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Evan Williams Square 6 Straight Rye
  • $89.99 (MSRP)
  • 95-proof
• Penelope Rye Tokaji Cask Finish
  • $80 (MSRP)
  • 94-proof 
• Smoke Wagon BIB Straight Rye
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Smooth Ambler Contradiction Rye Oatmeal Stout Barrel Finish
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Smooth Ambler Founders’ CSS Rye Single Barrel
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Smooth Ambler Old Scout Double Cask Finish
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Tincup 14-Year Bourbon
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Union Horse Rivalist
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Yellowstone Family Recipe (Allocation 2)
  • Price & Proof: TBA

September

• Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series: Goose Island
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #11
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Elijah Craig Barrel Proof–2023 Batch C
  • $70 (MSRP)
  • 124.8-proof
• Four Roses 2023 Limited Edition Small Batch
  • $179.99 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA 
• High West A Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 11
  • $150 (MSRP)
  • 98.6-proof
• King of Kentucky–2023 Edition
  • $249.99 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA 
• Little Book Chapter 7
  • $124.99 (MSRP)
  • Proof: TBA 
• Old Forester 2023 Birthday Bourbon
  • $129.99 (MSRP)
  • 96-proof

October

• Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (2023)
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Pappy Van Winkle Collection (2023)
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Parker’s Heritage Collection (2023)
  • $174.99 (MSRP)
  • 100-proof
• Westward Whiskey Milestone (Wide Release)
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Yellowstone Family Recipe (Allocation 3)
  • Price & Proof: TBA 
• Russell’s Reserve Single Rickouse
  • $249.99 (MSRP)
  • 112-proof

November

• 2XO Bourbon “The Phoenix Blend”
  • $100 (MSRP)
  • 104-proof

December

• Stranahan’s Snowflake 2022 Batch #26
  • Price & Proof: TBA
• Wyoming Whiskey Ten-Year Anniversary Edition
  • $199.99 (MSRP)
  • 103.4-proof

Unknown Dates

**prices and release dates aren’t confirmed yet, TBA 

• High West Rye Whiskey (Distilled), no info yet
• High West Malt Whiskey (Distilled), no info yet
• Heaven’s Door Revival, 92-proof
• Heaven’s Door Ascension, 92-proof
• Heaven’s Door Revelation Double Barrel Whiskey, 100-proof
• Willett White Whiskey Rye, 108-proof
• Woodford Reserve Legacy Barrel, 90.4-proof

2024 Expected Bourbon Releases

• Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project Winner
  • Release date, Proof, and MSRP: TBA
• Buffalo Trace Single Estate Bourbon
  • Release date, Proof, and MSRP: TBA
  • Standalone brand
• Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye
  • Release date, Proof, and MSRP: TBA

Disclaimer: Information on this page does not necessarily reflect the actual release of a label. We believe the information is accurate but not guaranteed. The release dates mentioned proof, and prices are gathered through independent research.

FAQs 

Final Thoughts 

There you have it; the directory of bourbon [4] releases this year.

While you can think of this list as your detailed guide, we can’t be sure if there are new bourbon surprises to come as the year runs. 

Looking through all these upcoming expressions, we can look forward to more bottles to try and enjoy.

But for now, better get the budget ready, so we won’t have to think twice when the big day comes. 

References:

1. https://www.wral.com/durham-s-mystic-farm-distillery-wants-to-age-its-bourbon-in-space/20685571/ 
2. https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/we-know-this-is-a-product-consumers-want-heaven-hill-releases-barrel-proof-version-of-beloved-bernheim-wheat-whiskey/ 
3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michters-celebration-sour-mash-to-be-released-for-the-first-time-since-2019-301729391.html
4. https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/418