Updated March 2026.
“Under $200” is a sticker, not a TTB class. The bottle still has to meet mash at least 51% corn, new charred oak, bottled at ≥80 proof. A 1.5-ounce pour at 40% is one NIAAA drink; at 50% it is 1.25. Street tags move. Allocated names (Weller, Blanton’s, Van Winkle) are not priced here. 100 proof is not bottled-in-bond unless We will not invent a 2022 ranking or MSRP.
Related: high-end bourbon, whiskey under $100, bottled-in-bond.
Class vs sticker
| Language |
|---|
| Bourbon |
| Under $200 |
| Bottled-in-bond |
| Allocated names |
A 750 mL 40% bottle is about 17 drinks; at 50% about 21. Four 80-proof pours are four drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.
Sources
- TTB 27 CFR 5.143; 5.88; 5.74. Under-$200 is not a legal type.
- NIAAA December 2025. No ranking, no invented MSRP, no unpublished mash %.
- 27 CFR 5.143 — not a price class
- 27 CFR 5.88