Over 33,000 bourbon mystery boxes shipped
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6 Reasons Why Our Bourbon Is Different From the Usual Shelf Bourbon

Walk into almost any store and you'll see a lot of the same bottles. Plenty of them are fine. But America went from under 100 distilleries in 2000 to over 3,000 by 2023, and one shelf can't carry them all. Here's what we do differently.

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Over 33,000 boxes shipped since May 2025

A Whiskey Library Mystery Box with bourbon bottles and glasses
  • Hard-to-find bottles
  • Over 100 barrels picked for our club
  • Credit back on any bottle
  • Over 9,000 members
  • Shipping is free
  • Over 33,000 boxes shipped
  • Ships to 40 states and DC
Reason 1

We work with craft distilleries in over 26 states, not only what reaches your store

We work mostly with craft distilleries, in over 26 states so far, and we keep adding more. Before a bottle reaches a store, a distributor or a state board decides whether that store is offered it, and small craft runs often don't make the list. So we go to the makers ourselves.

The goal: bourbon you might not find near you, and that's worth a try.

Craft distilleries in over 26 states
Reason 2

We pick our own barrels and make our own custom blends

In the past year we've picked over 100 barrels for our club and made over 5 custom blends of our own, like Frey Ranch WL Custom Blend and Fiddler Antique by Whiskey Library.

Each carries our name and the maker's. We also send the makers' core bottles, so if you fall for one, you can always get more.

Whiskey Library custom blend bottles
Reason 3

Our palate quiz matches the bottles to you, so trying something new isn't a guess

Trying a new bottle usually means picking by the label and the price, and hoping.

Our quiz takes 90 seconds: what you already like, sweet or spicy, how strong. We use your answers to match bottles to your palate, and your first box is chosen from that match.

No bourbon knowledge needed: only about 3% of members call themselves deep into bourbon.

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What's Actually In
A Bourbon Mystery Box

100% full-size bottles, never samples

81% of bottles are 100 proof or higher

About 1 in 4 bottles is a single barrel or one of our own blends

45% of boxes include a bottle at 120+ proof

An open Bourbon Mystery Box with full-size bottles
Reason 4

Over 400 different bottles from over 150 brands, and here's what members got this fall

Our members have been sent over 400 different bottles from over 150 brands.

A few that went out in first, second and third boxes since September: Blue Note Uncut Single Barrel, J. Mattingly 1845 Double Staved, Jeptha Creed Four Grain, High Wire Jimmy Red Bottled in Bond, Old Dominick Cask Strength, New Louisville Jumpsuit Juice.

Every box comes with tasting cards, so you know what you're pouring.

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Reason 5

If a bottle isn't for you, we credit you back so you can pick something else

You pay for your box like any order. If a bottle in it isn't for you, we credit you back, up to what you paid for the box, no questions asked.

It's store credit, so you spend it on something you'll enjoy: any bottle in our shop, or your next box. Trying something new shouldn't break the bank.

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Reason 6

You're in control: skip, pause or cancel any time

A box a month can be a lot of whiskey. So you set the pace. Skip a month, pause, or cancel any time before your next billing date. There's no commitment unless you want one.

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Introducing The Bourbon Mystery Box

A more exciting way to discover bourbon

  1. 1Take the taste quiz

    90 seconds. We learn how you drink and match every bottle to it.

  2. 2Pick your tier

    Full-size bottles every month, picked to your palate.

  3. 3Open your first box

    Your bottles, plus a field guide and two tasting glasses.

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The quiz takes only 90 seconds