🥃 The Top 50 Bourbon Brands Ranked (Gift Guide)

Need a bottle for gifting or stocking your bar? Check out our Top 50 Bourbon Brands for ideas at every price point.

Bourbon and Christmas just go together. These five recipes bring the warmth—think maple, cranberry, spice, and everything cozy. Perfect for sipping by the tree or serving at your holiday gathering.

Christmas Old Fashioned
Maple Cranberry Bourbon
Winter Honey Old Fashioned
Santa's Whiskey Flip
Bourbon and Champagne Cocktail

Looking for a funny shirt for your holiday party? This “My Christmas Spirit is Bourbon” shirt, will guarantee the laughs.

Cheers,
Paul
MyBartender

Best Bourbon…How’d we rank them? We used a double-barreled approach: quality, as judged by seasoned whiskey drinkers and critics, and popularity, straight from the bourbon-loving voices in our community.

We polled our readers—hundreds of you shouted out favorites from Buffalo Trace to Blanton’s, then lined those picks up against expert reviews from bourbon influencers, tasting panels, and respected sources like Breaking Bourbon and Fred Minnick. The result is a list that balances smooth, small-batch craft with beloved classics and collector-worthy hype bottles.

Will everyone agree? Not a chance. Bourbon rankings are guaranteed to stir up some heat. Some will cheer seeing Pappy crack the top 10, others might raise an eyebrow at Jim Beam’s placement, but that’s what makes this fun. This list is as much yours as it is ours, shaped by sippers, collectors, and bartenders alike. So pour yourself a finger (or two), scroll on, and find out where your go-to bottle landed—or what you’ll be trying next.