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Despite what the old song suggests, who needs 99 bottles of booze on the wall? Ezra Brooks has created a new whiskey that can clear those shelves with one delicious replacement: Ezra Brooks 99, a charcoal-filtered, American white oak barrel-aged straight bourbon whiskey. Why 99? It’s 99 proof.

Since the 90 proof Ezra Brooks Kentucky Straight Bourbon is already a prize winner in various spirits competitions, you might be wondering, Why mess with success? Well, we’re not — the 90 proof isn’t going anywhere.

But according to master distiller John Rempe, “People who drink bourbon know what they’re looking for, and comments from customers in our tasting room suggested a higher proof version of our regular mash was clearly in order. I like a higher proof myself. So, our goal with Ezra Brooks 99 was an enhancement — to create a higher-proof bourbon without sacrificing the rich notes Ezra Brooks is known for.”