Bulleit Comes Out With Ultra-Aged Rye

More than fifteen years ago, the rising trend for classic and pre-Prohibition style cocktails drove a larger mixology boom, and with it came a craze and then supply crunch for rye whiskey. After decades of languishing in obscurity, this brought rye whiskey back into popular focus. One of the brands most sought after at the time was Bulleit Rye; although sourced from what is now MGP in Indiana, Bulleit Rye was widely sought after for its spicy character and relatively low price point.

Now Bulleit has come out with a 20 year old version of that rye, and to mark the timing of the launch (concurrent with America’s 250th anniversary), has limited the production run to 1,776 bottles. This is the oldest Bulleit rye whiskey release ever.

“With a rye this mature, the challenge is finding barrels where age adds depth without overwhelming the grain,” said Nicole Austin, chief of parent company Diageo’s whiskey development. “We wanted the spice and structure that define Bulleit Rye to stay front and center, while allowing twenty years of maturation to reveal new layers of complexity. The final whiskey has the spice people expect from Bulleit, with a depth that could only come from time.”

Bulleit 20-Year-Old Rye Whiskey will be available beginning July 2026, in limited quantities at the Bulleit Distillery and select cities nationwide with a suggested retail price of $299 for a 750mL bottle.