Hudson Bright Lights Bourbon 750

Hudson's Bright Lights, Big Bourbon (750ml) is a bold, grain-forward straight bourbon from one of the pioneers of New York's craft whiskey movement. Distilled at Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner, New York — the site that produced the first bourbon made in the state since Prohibition — it's crafted from a mash bill of 95% New York corn and 5% malted barley, then aged a minimum of three years in new, charred American oak barrels.

On the nose, expect rich vanilla and oak up front. The palate brings notes of stone fruit, cornbread, salted caramel, and cashew, leading into a long, warming finish that lingers. Bottled at 92 proof and kosher certified, it's built to hold its own neat, on the rocks, or as the backbone of an Old Fashioned or Manhattan.

This half-bottle format makes it an easy way to try a distinctly New York bourbon — unapologetically youthful and grain-driven, with the confidence to be sipped straight or mixed without getting lost.