It’s hard to believe we’re already entering July and are about to celebrate Independence Day on Friday. There’s something distinctively “American” about the best whiskeys that made headlines this week, and all of them featured juice from places all over the good old US of A.
The best whiskeys that released this week spanned the United States from the East Coast to the West Coast, and we are excited about this distinctive list of incredible whiskeys.
Bitcoin Reserve Bourbon & Satoshi Reserve Single Barrel Rye by Gold Bar Whiskey
San Francisco’s crypto-themed Gold Bar Whiskey announced that the brand was dropping two new limited-release whiskeys on June 27. The expressions are Bitcoin Reserve and Satoshi Reserve. Bitcoin Reserve features a blend of American bourbons ranging from 5 to 14 years of age, and it spent time finishing in a mixture of red wine casks from Sonoma and Napa Valley. The release clocks in at 93 proof, and just 21,000 bottles are available.
Just 999 bottles exist of the rare Satoshi Reserve single barrel rye, which boasts a 14-year age statement. The rye originated from a mashbill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley from MGP. The whiskey has a cask strength that ranges from 115 to 123 proof, and the brand shares that each bottle includes two “collector-grade” coins.
Bitcoin Reserve Bourbon costs $99 from the brand’s website, and Satoshi Reserve costs $699.00.
Wheated Bourbon by Great Jones Distilling Co.
This next release takes us straight to the Big Apple.
The Whiskey Wash reported on June 30 that Manhattan’s first distillery since Prohibition, Great Jones Distilling Co., unveiled a wheated bourbon with a mashbill composed exclusively of grains grown within the state of New York. The wheater hosts a price of $44.99.
This bourbon possesses a mashbill composed of a mixture of corn grown in New York and red winter wheat from the Finger Lakes. It spent four years aging in American Oak and clocks in at 90 proof. Great Jones Distilling shares that this whiskey is buttery, with a kiss of caramel down to a slightly spicy finish.
16-Year Old Oloroso Finished Whiskey by Jacob’s Pardon
Fred Minnick reported on Monday that Jacob’s Pardon released a 16-year-old Oloroso-Finished whiskey as a part of its Cask Collective series. It hosts a suggested retail price of $124.99. This release was the result of the brand’s collaboration with Master Blender F. Paul Pacult and Bodegas Williams & Humbert.
Just 48 barrels of this whiskey exist, and Pacult handpicked each barrel. The 48.25% ABV whiskey was distilled from a mashbill of 99% corn and 1% malted barley. It spent time finishing in 50-year-old Oloroso sherry casks from Bodegas Williams & Humbert.
The whiskey is described as complex, with a “remarkable depth” according to Pacult.
Toasted Barrel Rye Whiskey and Straight Rye Whiskey by Old Potrero Whiskey
Breaking Bourbon reported on another San Francisco brand’s release this week, Old Potrero. The brand unveiled its California Cellar Series for 2025 on July 1.
Old Potrero released a Toasted Barrel Rye that spent time finishing in Gundlach Bundschu Gewurtztraminer Barrels — say that five times fast — and a Straight Rye finished in Imperial Stout Oak barrels from none other than craft beer darling Almanac Beer Co.
Old Potrero shared that the Gewurtztraminer barrels imparted the rye with tropical fruit aromas, like lychee, and imbued the expression with a fruity palate and a floral, ginger-driven finish. The Almanac Beer Co. Imperial Stout Oak Barrel finish gave the whiskey a nose of chocolate, vanilla and a palate of roasted malt, spiced apricot and stone fruit.
The brand’s toasted barrel expression clocks in at 57.3% ABV and has a suggested retail price of $79.99. The Almanac-finished rye whiskey has an ABV of 57.5% and a $79.99 suggested retail price as well.
Shochu-Finished Bourbon by World Whiskey Society
Fred Minnick reported on July 1 that the World Whiskey Society unveiled an eclectic 108-proof Kentucky bourbon that spent time finishing in Japanese Mizunara Shochu barrels, and just 2,000 bottles are available. The outlet reports that no other bourbon features a finishing process like this, making it the inaugural release.
World Whiskey Society shares that the liquid features a mashbill composed of 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malted barley. The outlet reports that Bardstown Bourbon Company distilled the liquid. The folks at World Whiskey Society took the liquid and aged it in a Japanese Mizunara cask that previously held Sochu. It hosts a suggested retail price of $124.
The brand describes this bourbon as smooth and sophisticated, with a prickle of heat.
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