The Best High-Roller American Whiskey

Copperworks American Single Malt ($55)

“American malt is on the verge of becoming its own legal category, and that’s due to the fine folks here in the Pacific Northwest making killer whiskey. Copperworks’ master distiller came from the beer side, so the mash is excellent and worthy of drinking even before it gets distilled.”—Abigail Gullo, bar manager and assistant general manager at Ben Paris at The State Hotel in Seattle

High West Yippee Ki-Yay ($81)

“With Manhattans being all the rage in bars across America again, this whiskey is a perfect play on that cocktail, finished in sweet vermouth and wine barrels, giving it a soft and sexy finish. Imagine making a Manhattan while only using one bottle and a glass. Here it is.”—Zachary Helton, bartender at Cork & Cow in Franklin, Tenn.

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Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select ($168)

“The barrel made especially for Frank Sinatra has grooves drilled into the inside of this already-charred barrel, allowing the whiskey to get deeper into the barrel and extract more color and flavor from that grooved barrel. It’s also served at a higher 90-proof, just the way Frank did it in the 1970s.”—Helton

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select ($56)

“J.D.’s Single Barrel has its own barrels made for it by its cooperage in Alabama. Those barrels rest in just a few of its rickhouses on the top two floors. All the heat from Tennessee summer and all the frost of a Tennessee winter really affects those barrels differently on the top floor.”—Helton

Pikesville Straight Rye ($53)

“A beautifully balanced straight rye whiskey, this hidden gem celebrates the rye whiskey category with a classic mash bill. At 110-proof, it stands up nicely in cocktails or simply served over a large cube of ice.”—Tony Abou-Ganim, owner of the Modern Mixologist consulting firm in Las Vegas

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Uncle Nearest 1856 ($61)

“This is an easy-drinking, high-proof whiskey celebrating the legacy of an African American distilling innovator and legend.”—Tokiwa Sears, lead bartender at Bar Margot at the Four Seasons hotel in Atlanta

Westland American Oak Single Malt ($68)

“Showing off Washington's best malt, then aging in new American oak barrels, Westland is a great bottle to show off to friends.”—Travis Sanders, bartender at Pennyroyal in Seattle

Westland Sherry Wood American Single Malt ($75)

“A bona fide sherry lover, I’m always going to choose the sherry cask finish in a whiskey, but Westland uses beautiful grains of Skagit Valley malt that gives great body to this American whiskey.”—Gullo

WhistlePig 10 Year Rye ($85)

“It’s a whiskey that has a kick to it but is also smooth and balanced. Served neat or on the rocks, this is a whiskey you have to try.”—Sondre Kasin, principal bartender at Undercote in New York City

Willett Family Estate Bottled 4 Year Rye ($80)

“This is a beautifully complex and fragrant sipping rye whiskey from the historic Willett distillery.”—Sears