Redemption Whiskey has released its Single Barrel Bonded Bourbon, the first bottled-in-bond expression in the brand’s portfolio.
Aged at least six years and bottled at 100 proof, the bourbon combines the individual character of a single barrel with the exacting federal requirements of bottled-in-bond whiskey. It is the first release in the relaunched Higher Marques Collection.
Redemption’s first bottled-in-bond expression goes beyond the minimum age requirement, spending at least six years in oak while retaining the discipline of an individual season, one distiller, one distillery, and 100 proof.
Distilled during an individual distilling season at MGP’s Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the bourbon is non-chill filtered and bottled by Redemption Barrel Selections in Frankfort, Kentucky. This milestone also marks a new chapter for Redemption. Its first bottled-in-bond release demonstrates that honoring whiskey’s highest traditions and pushing the category forward are not mutually exclusive.
Single barrel and bottled-in-bond pull in opposite directions, and Redemption Single Barrel Bonded Bourbon satisfies both. Single barrel means every bottle comes from one individual aging barrel. Bottled-in-bond means every bottle meets one identical federal standard. Master Blender Alan Kennedy carefully selected each barrel for character, structure, and balance, and every bottle carries its own barrel number, distilling season, mash bill, and age statement.
“Single barrel whiskey is about embracing what can’t be replicated,” said Alan Kennedy, Master Blender at Redemption. “No two barrels mature exactly alike, and that’s what makes this work so rewarding. My role is to identify the barrels that tell an exceptional story, and I believe we found something special with this release.”
Redemption Single Barrel Bonded Bourbon is the first release in the relaunch of the Higher Marques Collection, Redemption’s ultra-premium tier of elevated expressions. Relaunched expressions will feature a new bottle design that evolves its Eagle packaging, delivering the craftsmanship, distinction, and shelf presence today’s ultra-premium whiskey consumer expects.
“Choosing to bottle a bonded single barrel is a bet on our own barrels,” Kennedy added. “Bottling one barrel at a time, to a standard you can’t bend, means every barrel must earn its distinction. That’s the work I want Redemption known for, and it is how you write the next chapter instead of repeating the last one.”
Alongside this launch, Redemption 18-Year-Old Bourbon from the Ancients Series returns to shelves in fall 2026 in limited quantities. Redemption Whiskey first released the 18-Year-Old Bourbon last June.
Eighteen years in oak concentrates a bourbon’s flavor and rounds its edges, and Redemption 18-Year-Old Bourbon shows what that time does to the liquid. Master Blender Alan Kennedy non-chill filters the whiskey and bottles it at barrel proof to keep the full weight of the maturation intact.
Redemption Single Barrel Bonded Bourbon reaches shelves nationwide in September for $49.99. Redemption 18-Year-Old Bourbon will be available in fall in limited quantities for $399.99.
