Breaking Bourbon
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Bourbons: avg 95/100 · median 95/100 · range 94–96 · 2 rated
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Sources split on this one. Breaking Bourbon puts it in the top 1% of bourbon, The Bourbon Culture in the bottom 13.3%. Breaking Bourbon gives it 96, vs. 3 for the typical bourbon (357 rated). The Bourbon Culture gives it 6/10, vs. 7.8/10 for the typical bourbon (473 rated).
Straight bourbon whiskey bottled uncut and non-chill filtered at barrel strength (typically ~112–116 proof). A four-grain blend of three MGP bourbon mash bills (corn, wheat, rye, malted barley), released in numbered batches.
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Control states post one official price per bottle (750 ml). These come from the published state price lists, so each number is the real shelf price statewide. As of October 12, 2026.
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