If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the whiskey aisle.

The trend towards higher-and-higher-proofed bourbons has been chugging along for a while now, and it doesn’t show any signs of abating. Not only are long-running high-ABV expressions like Booker’s and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof still cranking out bangers with regularity, but we’ve also got new brands like Rare Character blazing a new trail when it comes to potent potable products. Hell, even the traditionally low-proof Woodford Reserve Distillery has produced a few scorching hot sippers lately.