Just know that for any other purpose, you’re better off buying Benchmark Bourbon or spending a few dollars more and picking up a bottle of Evan Williams Black Label. For the price of a bottle you can get two bourbon and Cokes at a bar you can get a whole bottle, so if you buy this bottle for the sole purpose of just being a cheap mixer and you can blend out its unappealing qualities, your $10 still goes a long way. But even with its lackluster profile I have a hard time stating that this is a downright bad value at $10. Please enjoy our updated review Benchmark Top Floor, is aged on the top warehouse floor. 8 Bourbon, there are actually better bourbons available for $10. 86 Proof MSRP: 15 (often priced a couple of bucks higher) Review This is an update of our Benchmark Top Floor Bourbon review originally posted in December 2020. Now it may not be the best bourbon and Coke (if there is such a thing) but it will certainly be one of the cheapest. This is the bourbon that you go for when you are having a party and people just want a bourbon and Coke. Additionally, you can regularly find a 1.75L bottle of it for under $20, which is pretty impressive seeing as this is aged for 3 years. Or maybe you can afford it, but you just don’t want to. But you can’t afford to spend up to 100 on a bottle. It sports an MSRP of $10 and it is often found for less in most stores. The Best Bottom Shelf Bourbons Worth Sipping By Whiskey Watch Team / / ApOkay, so as a whiskey drinker, all you want is to be able to drink good bourbon. In other words, it’s aimed at individuals who want to drink Kentucky straight bourbon for the lowest price possible. Sans its unusual combination of a sharp bite and overall watered down feel, there’s nothing unique about this bourbon at all. That last part is really a shame since a 3 year old bourbon from a major distillery should taste better than this, but perhaps we should know better given what Beam offers with their Jim Beam White Label Bourbon. 8 Bourbon, it doesn’t produce a sip that’s worth trying on its own, instead it almost relegates itself to try and be a cheap mixing bourbon. Unlike its closest competition Benchmark Old No. From the start of the sip to the very end of the finish, you’re left wanting more, and this is compounded by some of its polarizing flavor characteristics. Release Date: Ongoing Proof: 80 Age: 3 Years Mashbill: Undisclosed Color: Yellow Gold MSRP: 10 (2022) Official Website Buy Benchmark Old No. The modern iteration of Old Crow is lacking in almost every sense. Classification: Straight Bourbon Company: Buffalo Trace Distillery Distillery: Sazerac Company Inc. However, its glory days are behind it, and what’s left is more of a name than a revered product in the world of bourbon. It’s truly a brand that tells the rise and fall (and rise again?) of bourbon like any other, and is worth spending time learning about. At one time the brand was even the top selling bourbon in the nation. The release is small now, but we can expect to see two each year moving forward for right around $40 each.Old Crow Bourbon has a long storied history. They’ve treated us to two this year, and having sat down with both, we have to say they were worth the wait. Each blend of Restoration Rye will be a limited edition creation crafted by the distillery’s sensory team for each traditional distilling season, spring and fall. The first whiskey released by Castle & Key in 50 years has finally arrived – and it’s under $50. These gorgeous gold wax-dipped bottles are the perfect intersection of affordability and collectibility for just $50. The proof will vary each year, with this year’s clocking in at 104. Pinhook’s Bourbon War 5 Year marks the second release in their Bourbon War vertical that follows the same group of high-rye Indiana Bourbon barrels as they age from 4 to 12 years.
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