Rating 95
Style
American Whiskey
Whiskey
Age Statement 10 Years
Produced In Kentucky
United States
ABV 50%
Availability Year Round
Price $65.00 
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Review Updated 2026-02-18

Henry McKenna Single Barrel Review

While always intended to be a standard, easy-to-find shelf release, there was a time, during that brief era of 2010s bourbon buying insanity, when Heaven Hill’s bottled-in-bond release was perpetually cleared from shelves. If you started ignoring this 10-year-old (“40 Kentucky seasons”) back then, it is time to again grab a bottle. (We tasted barrel no. 18745.) This is archetypal bourbon par excellence, a total caramel bomb on the palate, though backed by hints of baking spice, vanilla, and a certain herbaceousness. The finish is long and spicy, though not punishing. At 100 proof, this is easy-drinking, completely delicious bourbon that will please neophyte drinkers and bourbon experts alike. Thank god it’s not too hard to find any more.

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POINTS
Henry McKenna Single Barrel
While always intended to be a standard, easy-to-find shelf release, there was a time, during that brief era of 2010s bourbon buying insanity, when Heaven Hill’s bottled-in-bond release was perpetually cleared from shelves. If you started ignoring this 10-year-old (“40 Kentucky seasons”) back then, it is time to again grab a bottle. (We tasted barrel no. 18745.) This is archetypal bourbon par excellence, a total caramel bomb on the palate, though backed by hints of baking spice, vanilla, and a certain herbaceousness. The finish is long and spicy, though not punishing. At 100 proof, this is easy-drinking, completely delicious bourbon that will please neophyte drinkers and bourbon experts alike. Thank god it’s not too hard to find any more.

Reviewed On: 05-07-2020
95
POINTS
Henry McKenna Single Barrel
While always intended to be a standard, easy-to-find shelf release, there was a time, during that brief era of 2010s bourbon buying insanity, when Heaven Hill’s bottled-in-bond release was perpetually cleared from shelves. If you started ignoring this 10-year-old (“40 Kentucky seasons”) back then, it is time to again grab a bottle. (We tasted barrel no. 18745.) This is archetypal bourbon par excellence, a total caramel bomb on the palate, though backed by hints of baking spice, vanilla, and a certain herbaceousness. The finish is long and spicy, though not punishing. At 100 proof, this is easy-drinking, completely delicious bourbon that will please neophyte drinkers and bourbon experts alike. Thank god it’s not too hard to find any more.

Reviewed On: 05-07-2020