What Whiskey Products Does Hudson Whiskey Offer?

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Hudson Whiskey's lineup centers on New York straight bourbon and rye, most bottled at 46% ABV, with several cask-finished and limited releases. If you're deciding what to buy, the main split is between the core bourbon and rye expressions and the specialty finishes — the latter are the ones worth checking stock on, since limited editions sell through.

Core bourbon and rye

These are the bottles you'll see most often and the easiest starting point.

Product Type ABV Notes
Bright Lights, Big Bourbon New York Straight Bourbon 46% The flagship bourbon
Do The Rye Thing New York Straight Rye 46% The flagship rye
New York Straight Bourbon 5YO Bourbon 46% Aged 5 years in new American oak; 95% corn, 5% malted barley mash bill

Cask-finished and specialty releases

These use secondary barrel finishes or longer aging, which is where the flavor differences get more pronounced.

  • Short Stack — New York Straight Rye finished in maple syrup barrels (46% ABV). Choose this if you want a sweeter, dessert-leaning rye.
  • Back Room Deal — New York Straight Rye finished in peated Scotch barrels (46% ABV). Choose this if you like a smoky edge on your rye.
  • Four Part Harmony — New York Four Grain Bourbon aged a minimum of seven years (46% ABV). The oldest and most complex option in the range.
  • Hudson Rye Calvados Cask Finish — New York Rye finished in Calvados casks (46% ABV). A fruit-forward finish for drinkers who want something off the standard profile.
  • Hudson Mets Limited Edition — 95% corn, 5% malted barley, aged a minimum of three years, Kosher certified (46% ABV). A limited release, so availability is the deciding factor.

How to choose

  • First bottle: Bright Lights, Big Bourbon or Do The Rye Thing — these define the house style at 46% ABV.
  • Want smoke: Back Room Deal.
  • Want sweet: Short Stack.
  • Want age and depth: Four Part Harmony.
  • Want something unusual: Hudson Rye Calvados Cask Finish.

Where to buy

The site has a dedicated Shop page (hudsonwhiskey.com/en-US/buy-hudson-whiskey/) for purchasing bottles. The site also lists distillery tours and events, so you can visit in person rather than buy blind. Hudson Whiskey is fully owned by William Grant & Sons, a fifth-generation Scottish family distiller, and describes itself as New York's first whiskey distillery since Prohibition.

One practical note: the site also publishes cocktail recipes using these bottles — Ca$h 4 Gold (Bright Lights, Big Bourbon, lemon, honey syrup), New Money Old Fashioned (Bright Lights, Big Bourbon, demerara syrup, aromatic bitters), and New York Ryeball. If you're buying for mixing rather than sipping, Bright Lights, Big Bourbon appears in two of the three, making it the most versatile single bottle to start with.