In the United States alone, there are currently over 700 bourbon and whiskey distilleries – a number which has exploded in the past decade or so. While there might be a ton of players in the game, like most things in life, a few distilleries actually hold the majority of market power. The bourbon family tree may be expanding with new brands and new companies, but the family might actually be smaller than you think. Below you’ll find a list of some of the biggest names in Kentucky bourbon and the bourbons they produce.
Angel’s Envy – Owned by Bacardi
- Angel’s Envy
- Angel’s Envy Cask Strength
Beam Suntory
- Bakers 7 Year
- Basil Hayden Collection
- Bookers Barrel Proof
- Jim Beam Collection
- Knob Creek Collection
- Legent
- Maker’s Mark Collection
- Old Crow
- Old Crow Reserve
- Old Grand Dad Collection
- Old Tub
Brown-Forman
- Cooper’s Craft
- Old Forester
- Old Forester 1870
- Old Forester 1897
- Old Forester 1920
- Old Forester Birthday Bourbon
- Old Forester Signature
- Old Forester Single Barrel
- Old Forester Statesman
- Woodford Reserve
- Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
Buffalo Trace – Owned by Sazerac
- Ancient Age 80
- Ancient Age 90
- Eagle Rare
- George T. Stagg
- Blanton’s Single Barrel
- Buffalo Trace
- Colonel E.H. Taylor
- Hancock’s Reserve
- Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel
- McAffee’s Benchmark Old No. 8
- Old Charter
- Old Rip Van Winkle
- Old Taylor
- Pappy Van Winkle
- Rock Hill Farms
- Stagg Jr.
- WL Weller Collection
Diageo
- Bulleit Collection
- Blade & Bow Collection
- I.W. Harper
- Orphan Barrel Collection
Four Roses – Owned by Kirin
- Four Roses Barrel Strength Single Barrel
- Four Roses Single Barrel
- Four Roses Small Batch
- Four Roses Small Batch Select
- Four Roses Yellow Label
Heaven Hill
- Cabin Still
- Champion
- Echo Spring
- Elijah Craig Collection
- Evan Williams Collection
- Heaven Hill Collection
- Henry McKenna
- Henry McKenna Single Barrel Bottled-in-Bond
- J.W. Dant Bottled-in-Bond
- Kentucky Deluxe
- Larceny
- Mellow
- Old Fitzgerald Collection
- Parker’s Heritage Collection
- Sam Clay
- T.W. Samuels Bottled-in-Bond
- Virgin 7 Year
Wild Turkey – Owned by Campari
- Russel’s Reserve Collection
- Wild Turkey Collection
