Sipping Elmer T Lee Bourbon Single Barrel Sour Mash

Finding a bottle of elmer t lee bourbon single barrel sour mash sitting on a liquor store shelf feels a bit like spotting a unicorn in the wild these days. It wasn't always this way, of course. There was a time, not that long ago, when you could walk into just about any decent shop and grab this gold-labeled beauty for a very reasonable price. But as the bourbon boom turned into a full-blown obsession, this particular bottle became one of the most hunted treasures in the whiskey world. ...

February 8, 2026 · 7 min · Rich Kozlowski