Frey Ranch Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Omar Diallo — Good but not blown away

7/10

I wanted to love this more than I did. The nose is fantastic — dark cherry, vanilla, toasted grain — but the palate at cask strength is a bit hot and one-dimensional until you let it sit for 20 minutes. With water it smooths out into a solid pour with nice oak and toffee notes. At nearly £100 I'd say it's fairly priced but there are competing single barrels I'd reach for first.

Ingrid Holm — Good but not blown away

7/10

I wanted to love this more than I did. The nose is fantastic — dark cherry, vanilla, toasted grain — but the palate at cask strength is a bit hot and one-dimensional until you let it sit for 20 minutes. With water it smooths out into a solid pour with nice oak and toffee notes. At nearly £100 I'd say it's fairly priced but there are competing single barrels I'd reach for first.

Rafael Santos — Good but not blown away

7/10

I wanted to love this more than I did. The nose is fantastic — dark cherry, vanilla, toasted grain — but the palate at cask strength is a bit hot and one-dimensional until you let it sit for 20 minutes. With water it smooths out into a solid pour with nice oak and toffee notes. At nearly £100 I'd say it's fairly priced but there are competing single barrels I'd reach for first.

Grace Kim — Absolute heat in the best way

9/10

At 61.5% this thing is no joke — poured it neat and got hit with caramel corn, charred oak, and a long peppery finish that just keeps going. Had to add a few drops of water to really open it up, and then it turned into this gorgeous brown sugar and baking spice bomb. For a single barrel bourbon at this price point, I think it's a steal honestly.

Felix Moreau — Absolute heat in the best way

9/10

At 61.5% this thing is no joke — poured it neat and got hit with caramel corn, charred oak, and a long peppery finish that just keeps going. Had to add a few drops of water to really open it up, and then it turned into this gorgeous brown sugar and baking spice bomb. For a single barrel bourbon at this price point, I think it's a steal honestly.

Adaobi Eze — Absolute heat in the best way

9/10

At 61.5% this thing is no joke — poured it neat and got hit with caramel corn, charred oak, and a long peppery finish that just keeps going. Had to add a few drops of water to really open it up, and then it turned into this gorgeous brown sugar and baking spice bomb. For a single barrel bourbon at this price point, I think it's a steal honestly.

Tiffany Nguyen — Big bold bourbon for cold nights

8/10

Picked this up on a whim and it's become my go-to evening sipper. Rich butterscotch and cinnamon on the nose, with dried fruit and leather on the finish. The 61.5% ABV means it warms you right through — almost too intense neat but a splash of water finds the sweet spot. I'd buy another bottle without hesitation.

Devon Marsh — Big bold bourbon for cold nights

8/10

Picked this up on a whim and it's become my go-to evening sipper. Rich butterscotch and cinnamon on the nose, with dried fruit and leather on the finish. The 61.5% ABV means it warms you right through — almost too intense neat but a splash of water finds the sweet spot. I'd buy another bottle without hesitation.

Ruth Banks — Big bold bourbon for cold nights

8/10

Picked this up on a whim and it's become my go-to evening sipper. Rich butterscotch and cinnamon on the nose, with dried fruit and leather on the finish. The 61.5% ABV means it warms you right through — almost too intense neat but a splash of water finds the sweet spot. I'd buy another bottle without hesitation.

Lena Petrova — Farm-to-bottle done right

8/10

Frey Ranch grows their own grain and you can genuinely taste the difference. There's this earthy, wheaty quality underneath all the classic bourbon sweetness that sets it apart from the usual Kentucky stuff. I drink mine with a single ice cube and it holds up beautifully even at that proof. Really impressed with what this distillery is doing.

Ravi Krishnan — Farm-to-bottle done right

8/10

Frey Ranch grows their own grain and you can genuinely taste the difference. There's this earthy, wheaty quality underneath all the classic bourbon sweetness that sets it apart from the usual Kentucky stuff. I drink mine with a single ice cube and it holds up beautifully even at that proof. Really impressed with what this distillery is doing.

Clara Johansson — Farm-to-bottle done right

8/10

Frey Ranch grows their own grain and you can genuinely taste the difference. There's this earthy, wheaty quality underneath all the classic bourbon sweetness that sets it apart from the usual Kentucky stuff. I drink mine with a single ice cube and it holds up beautifully even at that proof. Really impressed with what this distillery is doing.