545 - Our Favorite Whiskeys of 2025 on Bourbon Community Roundtable 113

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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It's the end of the year and that means we get to rattle off all of our favorite whiskeys this year. But it's not just us, it's the entire roundtable. We don't talk about our "Bourbon of the Year" but we hit on all the great ones we tried and I don't want to spoil it, but there's a ton of good ones so pay attention. And can you believe it... Ryan actually put a honey finish and two american single malts in his list. At this rate, maybe he'll enjoy amburana in 2026. Show Notes: The standout quality of Bardstown Bourbon Company, particularly Cathedral and Normandy Ryan’s insights on Redemption 18-Year and its market implications Exploration of craft distilleries pushing the envelope with innovative offerings Engaging conversations around honey-finished bourbons and the evolving perception of American single malts Predictions for trends shaping the whiskey market in the near future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One that really stood out to me was the Redemption 18 year.
0:03.6	Gosh, it was fantastic.
0:05.1	Now, it's $400 a bottle.
0:07.3	Crazy, you know, price tag.
0:09.3	But by God, that thing was amazing.
0:11.7	So good.
0:36.1	The video. This is Bourbon Pursuit, the official podcast of Bourbon, bringing to you the best in news, reviews, and interviews, with people making the bourbon whiskey industry happen, and I'm one of your hosts, Kenny Coleman.
0:38.1	This is it. It's the end of the year.
0:44.7	2025, and that means we get to start rattling off all of our favorite whiskeys that we've tasted and tried this year. But it's not just Ron and I. We're here with the entire roundtable,
0:49.7	so you get a bunch of different opinions. And we don't just talk about our bourbon in the year,
0:53.9	but we hit on all the great ones that we tried. And I don't really want to spoil it, but there's a ton of good ones. So pay attention, get your notepad out, and maybe get your credit card ready. And I don't know if you can believe it. I couldn't believe it. Ryan actually put a honey finish and two different American single malts in his tops of this year. What the heck's going on?
1:14.1	At this rate, believe it, Ryan actually put a honey finish in two different American single malts in his
1:11.7	tops over this year. What the heck's going on? At this rate, maybe he's going to start enjoying
1:16.2	Amberana in 2026. With that, enjoy this week's episode. And now here's Fred Minnick with Above the
1:22.3	char. I'm Fred Minnick, and this is Above the Char. This week's idea comes from Eric Johnson, who writes me on X.
1:31.5	We've been through the store-pick single barrels, and now the barrel finishes.
1:35.8	What's the next big thing in bourbon?
1:39.2	Well, Eric, I've been talking about the next big thing in bourbon, I think, for 20 years.
1:46.7	And it keeps, it kind of keeps coming back to like the same old thing.
1:52.0	The next big thing is what is kind of like old.
1:56.2	Like the what doesn't ever lose traction or popularity is that traditional Kentucky bourbon flavor profile.
2:04.8	I think the next big thing is that you are going to see flavor profiles from other states
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