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About $20, I like Wild Turkey.
Ain’t bourbon, but for the same money, I really like Jack Rye.
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Bulleit for the money, but Buffalo Trace is right there too...though 90% of the time I'm on whisky, I'm drinkin' Rye.
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Wild Turkey 101,Or Jim Beam Black..
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Good stuff = Blanton's
OK stuff = Makers Mark
Every day economical stuff = Evan Williams, Old Grand Dad, Early Times, Jim Beam
Pure schitt = Buffalo Trace, I refuse to accept it
Lots of stuff in each category.
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Bourbon - Evan Wiliams Black, neat or one ice cube sometimes.
Canadian Whiskey - Black Velvet, neat or one ice cube sometimes.
A couple of months ago I had a bottle of Evan Williams Black that had about a shot left in it - I also had a bottle of Black Velvet with about a shot left in it, I poured them together and it created a really tasty blend of the two. I don't have a name for it but I make the mix quite often now - try it sometime you may be surprised.
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Bourbon - Evan Wiliams Black, neat or one ice cube sometimes.
Canadian Whiskey - Black Velvet, neat or one ice cube sometimes.
A couple of months ago I had a bottle of Evan Williams Black that had about a shot left in it - I also had a bottle of Black Velvet with about a shot left in it, I poured them together and it created a really tasty blend of the two. I don't have a name for it but I make the mix quite often now - try it sometime you may be surprised.
drover Double blended double black...
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Hands down...no better bourbon for the price, Evan Williams. Around here 15.99 a liter,and an excellent Bourbon. Make it Evan Williams Bonded. White Label. 100 proof and 4 yrs (at least) old. Couple of months back it was $22.95 marked down for the big jug. Think regular price is $26 or $28. Their 1783 brand is another fine one coming in at 86 proof and IIRC around $17 or $18 for the 750ml. It's awfully close to EW Single Barrel which has inched up close to $30 for the same 750. But right now it's Black Label in the pantry. I ain't fancy.
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4 roses, knob creek, or buffalo trace. Woodford reserve is the next one I’m trying
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Evan white label (bonded)
Wild Turkey 101
Jim Beam Black
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Been on a bourbon holiday since the lockdown. Looking to buy a few bottles tomorrow now that I’m off for a couple days. I know such things are ultimately subjective but what do you guys like in the $30 or less price point?
Ran through ryes recently. Enjoyed the spice but want to move on. I made a scene at Costco with Basil Hayden’s @ $29.99 a pop.
What say the fire, when it comes to a “value” bourbon? Woodson.... If you can get basil Hayden’s for $30, and $30 happens to be in your range then your search is over. Jim beam is my cheaper go to and Costco basil Hayden’s is as good as it gets for cost/value.. Buffalo Trace sucks
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The mention of Old Crow brings back memories of elk hunting in New Mexico and Colorado, the mexican guys would be passing a bottle around on the ride out before dawn. Those guys used the stuff for mouthwash, went thru several bottles of it in camp along with gallons of the cheapest jug wine they could find. Their choice of libations was questionable but man could those guys cook elk steaks and backstrap over an open fire and naturally there was green chile hotter than the fire.
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These threads always fascinate me. There are some selections mentioned multiple times above, that I just can't drink, even if I could find them anywhere near $30 in these parts. I guess the sad truth is that we'll all have to drink a schidtload o' bourbon, & make up our own damned minds. Since the OP took the time to ask, however... Is my favorite bourbon, at any price. And that's the regular 10 year old, NOT their single barrel.  FC
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Hands down...no better bourbon for the price, Evan Williams. Around here 15.99 a liter,and an excellent Bourbon. Quite so.
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Another nod for Evan Williams black.
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I like basil Hayden if I'm sipping, Jim bean black if mixing.
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woodford double oaked is a top pick for me
bakers 7, knob creek, old grandad, eagle rare( if you can find it) 4 roses, Buffalo trace. John J Bowman is good as well
Tons of good bourbon on the market for a decent price. Tons that suck too. I don’t like bulleit at all.
Basil is good, but kinda high for a bourbon that has lost its age statement. Same could be said for knob creek
Just depends on your price as to what is a value. I think Blantons when bought at 60-65$ is a hell of a value, but others don’t. Found 5 bottles already this year
Mixing, straight, on rocks? How you drink it?
Evan Williams is for mixing at my house, and for that I really like it.
I drink it neat and as a cocktail with Diet Pepsi.
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Well, is the 30 $ price point for a handle, or for a 5th? Therein would lie worlds of difference....
Far as lower end Bourbons go, Turkey 101 iWorks for me and hits the price point I believe. Somewhere very close to 30. For a half gallon I believe. Maybe a bit more. Below that, Early Times isn’t terrible. That’s as low as I’ll go.
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Been on a bourbon holiday since the lockdown. Looking to buy a few bottles tomorrow now that I’m off for a couple days. I know such things are ultimately subjective but what do you guys like in the $30 or less price point?
Ran through ryes recently. Enjoyed the spice but want to move on. I made a scene at Costco with Basil Hayden’s @ $29.99 a pop.
What say the fire, when it comes to a “value” bourbon? Woodson.... If you can get basil Hayden’s for $30, and $30 happens to be in your range then your search is over. Jim beam is my cheaper go to and Costco basil Hayden’s is as good as it gets for cost/value.. Buffalo Trace sucks I’m thinking the same. That said, BH, IMO, is “too smooth”. It may sound ignorant because I don’t know how else to describe it. Seems like it is missing a bit of “bite” for my liking.
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