Kentucky Senator Bourbon announced the release of its seventh small batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey: The Jim Bunning Release. 

The limited edition, vintage bourbon, hitting shelves later this month into April, is the second in a vertical series with the John Edwards Release, featuring the same bourbon aged one additional year. The release is named for Jim Bunning (1931-2017), the only Major League Baseball player elected to both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the United States Senate.

The Jim Bunning Release is aged eight and a half years and bottled at 107 proof. The mash bill consists of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley. Approximately 4,000 bottles will be available at a suggested retail price of $119.99, the same price as last year’s award-winning John Edwards release. The bourbon is distilled and aged in Kentucky and bottled at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Distribution is handled by Kentucky Eagle Wine & Spirits.

Bunning served two terms in the U.S. Senate from 1999 to 2012. On August 2, 2007, he introduced Senate Resolution 294, which designated September as National Bourbon Heritage Month and established the phrase “America’s Native Spirit” as bourbon’s official designation. Visit https://kysenatorbourbon.com/ for more information.

The Jim Bunning Release will be available at select Kentucky retailers, bars, and restaurants, as well as online atwww.BourbonOutfitter.com and www.KySenatorBourbon.com. A limited quantity will be featured at Jack Rose Dining Saloon in Washington, D.C., and the Premier Drams Bottle Shop.

“Jim Bunning gave bourbon its official recognition as America’s Native Spirit, and we’re proud to honor that contribution,” co-founder Andre Regard, a direct descendant of bourbon pioneer Basil Hayden, said in a news release. “This vertical series allows collectors to experience how this bourbon develops with an additional year of aging.”

“Bunning’s Senate Resolution 294 was a landmark moment for the bourbon industry,” co-founder Damon Thayer, a 2025 inductee into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame for his legislative advocacy work, said. “This release, and the continuation of our vertical series, reflects our commitment to both quality and Kentucky’s bourbon heritage.”

For more information about Jim Bunning and the Kentucky Senator Bourbon portfolio, visit https://kysenatorbourbon.com/.

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About Kentucky Senator Bourbon

Each limited-edition Kentucky Senator Bourbon release is named after a U.S. Senator and represents a blend of tradition, character and U.S. heritage; it is distilled and aged in Kentucky for at least six years (the same length as a U.S. senate term). Founded by Andre Regard and Damon Thayer, Kentucky Senator Bourbon revives a historic brand once produced by Crigler and Crigler in Covington and later Double Springs Distillers in Bardstown. The brand launched its first revival release in 2021 and has since become known for producing 107-proof Bourbon expressions that connect past and present. For more information, visithttps://kysenatorbourbon.com/.