High West’s Cult Favorite Bourye Is Back—and This Year It’s Stronger Than Ever

Twenty years ago, when High West opened in downtown Park City, it became Utah’s first legal distillery since Prohibition. A few years later it decided to do the unthinkable, it mixed sourced bourbon and rye to make its now famous Bourye expression. 

Every year, High West makes its Bourye blend a little differently, but every batch has been consistently bottled at 92-proof (46 percent ABV). That is until now. The 2026 edition, clocks in at an amped-up 101 proof (50.5 percent ABV). It may not sound like a lot...