“Phifer Pavitt Reserve ($125): Bardstown Bourbon Company is a relatively new player on the scene in Bardstown, Kentucky, the epicenter of bourbon country. One of the latest releases is Phifer Pavitt Reserve, a 9-year-old Tennessee straight bourbon that is finished for 19 months in cabernet sauvignon barrels from the Phifer Pavitt winery in Napa. This whiskey is rich and complex, with notes of berry and chocolate that complement the vanilla and oak flavors. It’s bottled at cask strength of 107 proof.”

by Jonah Flicker for USA Today