Honey Bourbon: Proof, Types, and Drink Math

Updated March 2026.

“Honey bourbon” is store English, not a TTB class. Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey prints as a whiskey specialty at 35% Alc. by Vol. (70 proof) on Brown-Forman’s current US product-info sheet — not bourbon. Wild Turkey’s American Honey page prints 71 proof, blended with real honey. A 1.5-ounce pour at 35% is 0.88 NIAAA drinks; at 35.5% it is 0.89. Other honey SKUs — read those necks. No 2026 ranking or MSRP.

Related: honey whiskey, flavored bourbon, flavored whiskey.

Class vs flavor

SKU / language 1.5 oz drinks
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey 0.88
Wild Turkey American Honey 0.89
Bourbon (unflavored) 1.00 at 40%
Other honey SKUs From labeled ABV

A 750 mL 35% bottle is about 15 drinks. Four Honey pours are about 3.5 drinks. Pour math: whiskey drinks.

Sources

  • legal.brown-forman.com US Product Info: Tennessee Honey 35% Alc. by Vol. (70 proof), whiskey specialty. Old No. 7 remains 40%.
  • wildturkeybourbon.com American Honey: 71 proof (prior official / this project). TTB 27 CFR 5.143; 5.150. NIAAA December 2025.
  • ≥40% if 27 CFR 5.143 applies

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