More than 2,200 spirits were entered to be sipped and evaluated at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in April, and eight all-American bourbons rose to the top.
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These 8 bourbons just won the highest honor at an international spirits competition
These eight bourbon bottles are the best America has to offer, according to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
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Fresh from their charred-oak barrels, these bottles were rated the best-of-the best by the competition's expert judges.
Most of the bourbons clock in below the $100 mark, but a few do demand a bit more. And they all, of course, hail from the US.
David Nicholson Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon
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Award: Best straight bourbon
Price: $33
Kings County Distillery Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon
Award: Best small-batch bourbon in the Up to 5 Years category
Price: Unavailable
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Barrell Batch 011 Cask-Strength Straight Bourbon
Awards: Best bourbon, best small-batch bourbon, best small-batch bourbon in the 6 to 10 Years category
Price: $85
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Small-Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Award: Best small-batch bourbon in the 11 Years and Older category
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Price: $50
Blanton's Straight from the Barrel Bourbon
Awards: Best single-barrel bourbon, best single-barrel bourbon in the Up to 10 Years category
Price: $105
Four Roses Elliott's Select Barrel-Strength 2016 Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon
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Award: Best single barrel bourbon in the 11 Years and Older category
Price: $125
One Eight Distilling Untitled Whiskey No. 6
Award: Best special barrel-finished bourbon
Price: $78
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Oregon Spirit Distillers Straight Bourbon
Award: Best craft-distiller whiskey
Price: $40
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