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93Excellent

Yellowstone Recollection Bourbon 8 Year Old

Bourbon Yellowstone
  • Distiller

    Multiple

  • Bottler

    Limestone Branch Distillery

  • ABV

    55%

  • Age

    8 Year Old

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Released on Feb. 24, 2026, this is the debut release in the Yellowstone Recollection Series. This release came about when Limestone Branch Distillery founder Stephen Beam came across a vintage "back bar bottle" on Ebay and set out to recreate it — or "recollect" the vintage bottle, if you will. The result is quite impressive, a hand-bottle decanter bearing embossed letters. Initially released in a small run as a distillery-exclusive in fall 2025, Yellowstone Recollection Bourbon 8 Year Old returns in 2026 planned to be a regular but limited release.

A blend of two mashbills — Limestone Branch's 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malted barley, and Lux Row's 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley — this bourbon is aged at least eight years, non-chill filtered and bottled at 110 proof. Each 700-milliliter bottle has a suggested retail price of $69.99.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 93
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • It's delicious and rich yet easy-drinking — just everything I look for in a daily bourbon.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Very beautiful nose. Lots of corn sweetness — sweet corn, toffee, sweet cream, gingerbread, caramel, vanilla custard, apricot, red apple, cocoa.

  • Taste:

    A big red apple note kicks off the palate, joined by custard, gentle oak, caramel, toffee, candied ginger, carrot cake and molasses.

  • Finish:

    Warming finish that opens with a big cinnamon note, followed by tobacco, toasted oak, leather, Granny Smith apple and just a touch of peanut brittle.

  • Overall:

    This is absolutely delicious bourbon. It's perfectly, in that it’s sippable but with plenty of complexity. Decadent, custardy, creamy and fruit-forward, Yellowstone's debut Recollection Bourbon delivers dynamite balance. It's delicious and rich yet easy-drinking — just everything I look for in a daily bourbon. Very strong value at $70, and that's without getting into the bottle, which is quite visually appealing and will look great on any bar.

  • Score:

    93

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources