Bourbon collectors love a good origin story. Give us an age statement, a connection to a long-gone distillery, and a limited release, and suddenly we’re doing the kind of financial gymnastics that would concern anyone outside the hobby. Heaven Hill Phoenix has all three. The new release commemorates the 30th anniversary of the fire that […]
Fall release season meets a softer secondary market Bourboneur | Market data through October 12, 2026 Apparently, nobody told King of Kentucky that the bourbon market was supposed to be cooling off. In our October 9 snapshot, the 2026 King of Kentucky 14 Year was finding buyers at observed secondary prices ranging from $1,675 to […]
Ten years is a long time to wait for a bourbon. It’s also a long time to keep barrels tucked away while you rebuild a family whiskey business. Peerless reached that milestone this spring with Henry Kraver’s Old Reserve, its first 10-year-old bourbon. The bottle has a story worth knowing. And after an early dip, […]
Old Hoffman is back, and the two releases bearing its name are already occupying very different places in the bourbon market. The Old Hoffman 6 Year arrived first. Old Hoffman Rare Selection followed with individual single barrel picks and a much steeper secondary market price. The 6 Year currently averages $102 in the Bourbon Blue […]
In This Article I’ve Been Wrong About This Bottle Every week we spend countless hours updating prices in the Bourbon Blue Book. Most of the time it’s fairly routine. Prices move a few dollars, bottles trade within the ranges I’d expect and, after a while, you develop a feel for how the market behaves. […]
In This Article: Introduction When Four Roses announced the Anthology Collection, it immediately felt different from the annual Limited Edition releases collectors have come to expect. Rather than introducing another one-off bottle, Four Roses unveiled the first chapter in what is expected to become a decade-long series celebrating milestones throughout the distillery’s history. Chapter […]
July 2026 | Bourbon Price History Series All pricing and historical values referenced in this article are derived from Bourbon Blue Book® market data and reflect average secondary market pricing at the time of publication. In This Article There was a time when Weller Single Barrel felt untouchable. Collectors chased every release, store […]
Updated July 2026 using Bourbon Blue Book® market data. In This Article • Russell’s Reserve 15 Price History • Why Prices Have Increased • Supply and Demand • Is Russell’s Reserve 15 Still a Buy? • Track Prices with Bourboneur Current Value, Secondary Market Trends, and Price History Russell’s Reserve 15 Is Having […]
Few modern bourbon releases have captured the attention of collectors quite like Russell’s Reserve 15. Since its release in 2024, Russell’s Reserve 15 has been one of the strongest performers on the secondary market, appreciating more than 130% according to Bourboneur tracking. Demand remains exceptionally strong, bottles continue changing hands regularly, and many collectors believe […]
The bourbon market has seen a wave of new brands over the past decade, many of them built around sourced whiskey and premium positioning. One of the more recent entrants into this space is Safai Bourbon, a luxury-leaning Kentucky straight bourbon that has begun appearing on retail shelves and in collectors’ conversations despite having only […]
