Searching for the best bourbon of 2025? Welcome to the official hub of the Your Bourbon Journey WOTY Tournament.
We don’t just pick a winner—we earn it through a rigorous, 100% blind tasting process. We’ve taken the top-rated whiskeys from our monthly reviews and pitted them against each other in a single-elimination playoff. From heritage Kentucky distilleries to the most innovative craft whiskey brands, this is the ultimate quest for the best bottle of the year.
Bookmark this page to track live results, scoring averages, and the updated Elite Eight and Final Four standings as we crown our 2025 Champion.
2025 WOTY Tournament Tracker
| Round | Matchup | Results Available | Video Link |
| Sweet 16 | Battles 1 & 2 | [Reveal Jan 2] | S16 Round 1 |
| Sweet 16 | Battles 3 & 4 | [Reveal Jan 3] | S16 Round 2 |
| Sweet 16 | Battles 5 & 6 | [Reveal Jan 4] | S16 Round 3 |
| Sweet 16 | Battles 7 & 8 | [Reveal Jan 5] | S16 Round 4 |
| Elite 8 | Battles 9 & 10 | [Reveal Jan 6] | E8 Round 1 |
| Elite 8 | Battles 11 & 12 | [Reveal Jan 7] | E8 Round 2 |
| Final 4 | Semi-Finals | [Reveal Jan 8] | Final Four |
| FINALE | CHAMPIONSHIP | [Reveal Jan 9] | Championship |
🥃 THE ROAD TO 2025 WOTY: We spent 12 months hunting for the best juice—see our complete selection process and the 100% blind bracket logic on our website: https://yourbourbonjourney.com/2026/01/01/the-road-to-the-2025-whiskey-of-the-year-the-blind-bracket-revealed/
NOTE: All spirits in this tournament were purchased by us for the purpose of evaluation. We were not compensated by any producer for reviews or inclusion in this series. These rankings are based solely on our blind tasting scores and the performance of the liquid in the glass throughout the 2025 season.
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