Yes, 95 percent of all bourbon is ginned up in the Bluegrass State. It’s kind of a thing there and it’s kind of amazing. But some of that 5 percent produced beyond Kentucky’s borders is worth your time, your money, and a little damage to your liver. Such as these five bourbons made in New York, Tennessee, Wyoming, Illinois, and Michigan.

Benjamin Prichard’s Double Barrel Bourbon

Made in: Tennessee Typically, bourbon is cut with a bit of water after the whiskey has finished aging in the barrel. After a spell in the wood, Prichard’s takes its precious juice out of the cask, proofs it down to 45 percent ABV and then re-barrels it in new charred oak for more flavor before bottling. It’s a luxuriously warm mouthful, with classic bourbon vanilla, wood, and baking spice notes. Buy Now $90

Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon

Made in: Wyoming Wyoming Whiskey’s Small Batch Bourbon is a dram that offers a unique surprise to the palate. Made from a mash of local, non-GMO corn, wheat, and barley, Wyoming Whiskey’s Bourbon is fresh and light in the mouth. Grassy, floral notes give way to dried fruit, cinnamon, and caramel with a finish that leaves a mouthwatering shimmer on the tongue. Buy Now $35

Few Bourbon

Made in: Illinois Evanston craft distiller Few uses a mash that includes 20 percent rye, which gives their bourbon a delicious floral quality. A mouthful delivers notes of oak and butterscotch with a punch of pepper. While we love it with a cube, it also makes a stellar bourbon Old Fashioned. Buy Now $43

Journeyman Featherbone Organic Bourbon

Made in: Michigan In a nice bit of irony, Journeyman distills their spirits in a former leather goods factory owned by a leading local prohibitionist. The company uses only organic grains in the spirits and their Featherbone Bourbon is no exception. The whiskey is sweet with a hint of ginger and spiced nuts. It’s an approachable dram and a solid cocktail anchor. Buy Now $54

Hudson Baby Bourbon

Made in: New York New York’s first legal distillery to open since prohibition, Tuthilltown Spirits makes a variety of whiskies (and other spirits.) Their Hudson Baby bourbon uses a mash of 90 percent corn, which gives the whiskey a lovely sweetness, while four years in gives it a soft oaky quality and a hint of toasted almonds. It’s an easy sipper on its own or great in what would usually be called a Kentucky Buck, which would be a misnomer since, of course, the bourbon is made in the Empire State. Buy Now $60