Watershed Straight Bourbon Whiskey 4yr

Looking for Watershed whiskey? This is the bottle to reach for. Watershed Straight Bourbon Whiskey is aged a full four years and made grain-to-glass at Watershed Distillery in Columbus, Ohio — the flagship pour from one of the Midwest’s most respected craft houses, and proper bourbon with a real sense of place.

The mash bill does the talking: 72% corn for round, easy sweetness, 21% rye for a gentle backbone of baking spice, and 7% malt to tie it all together. Four years in oak layer in the classic bourbon signatures — caramel, vanilla and toasted wood — while bottling at 90 proof (45% ABV) keeps it smooth enough to sip neat yet bold enough to hold its own in a glass.

Drink it neat or over a single big cube, or build it into an Old Fashioned or Manhattan where its sweetness and spice really come alive. For under $40, a bottle with this much craft behind it earns a permanent spot on the back bar.