1. Well, well, well. Who's have guessed that GTS 2024 would feature somewhere on this list? 15 years, 2 months old and bottled at 126.1-proof, this could very well be the best bourbon of 2024 and may just be the best George T. Stagg vintage in its almost 20 year history. Phenomenal whiskey-making from Buffalo Trace, this year's BTAC George T. Stagg is a world beater. 96/100

1.5. Uncut, unfiltered, unbelievably good bourbon, Booker's "The Reserves" Limited Edition Cask Strength Bourbon is an 8 year 2 month 12 day old whiskey that draws from some of Booker's rarest reserves... Bottled at 125.9-proof, it's hot but not excruciatingly warm. It's an elite Booker's release that we hope reappears in the years to come. 95/100.

2. A commemorative bottling that honors Jimmy Russell, maybe I'm being sentimental but this bottle hit harder than most in 2024. 101-proof, easy drinking. 8 years old, the bourbon sweetspot. Classic WT mash, as is tradition. Wild Turkey's 70th Anniversary 8 Year Old Bourbon is perhaps the most underrated whiskey released this year, just an all-round belter of a bourbon. 92/100

3. Many have awarded this their best bourbon of 2024, and it's no a surprise - Russell's Reserve 15 Bourbon is probably a bit stiff not to be higher up on this list. 117.2-proof, aged 15 years, composed of the classic WT 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley mash, Russell's 15 is the blueprint for bourbon excellence. 92/100