Best Bourbons Under $25! (50 Bourbons Flight Fight )
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- It's Bourbon Night! This is our debut episode and the culmination of 16 flights with 50 bourbons under $25. Who will be the winner? Let's find out because It's Bourbon Night!
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Who is here from 2019? Amazing to see how much progress you both have made
Absolutely! Their production values have greatly improved and they're both much more comfortable and less nervous on camera.
Just landed here in October 2019. You're right! Great channel.
I'm here in 2020. Just found their channel and have been watching so many. Then I thought to go watch the debut. Definitely progressed!
I agree kinda, but the coping mechanisms may not be better than the awkwardness. She has become more annoying as it seems she is trying too hard in later vids, but production has definitely gotten better. I don't think he has changed that much.
Oh how I love looking back and seeing how far y'all have come. Still love the content, from day 1 to the current videos. Y'all are awesome!!
I love Wild Turkey 101. Great to serve to guests without being ashamed.
Give this man a raise
@@thebeerdedone7568 I also love the Russell Reserve fro the WT family
Rare Breed is great
Just bought a bottle of 1783 after watching the video last night! Really good! I paid $13 in Arkansas! Smooth and inviting for the price! Great video!😁 Cheers
Outstanding vid! You are the Dynamic Duo of “reasonably priced” bourbons! Two things: (1) I’m going to give JB Choice a try......and (2) I will continue to enjoy 1783. Yep.....in last few years, I obviously enjoy Woodfords Reserve, Jefferson’s, Gentleman Jack, on and on. (I’m retired now....every night is Friday!). But surprisingly....those times I’ve sat out and listened to spring peepers with my dog, watched the Milky Way from a fresh mowed yard, backpacked parts of the Appalachian Trail, bikepacked to my favorite trout streams in NH and Maine, 1783 has been there - if for no other reason than for cost savings and ease in finding it - but flavor and sipping pleasure, too. Bravo-Zulu, you two! Job well done!!
Thanks! This was our very first episode (back in 2016) and we're currently redoing this series, but we changed it to 64 Bourbons Under $30. The episode should be coming out in about a week!
Yeah. You guys have greatly improved. Sara you are right - you didn’t know where to look. Thanks for the great content. Glad I could be your 1st Patreon donator. May the Whiskey be with you.
J C Thanks J C! We're very thankful you were our first Patron too!
My first bottle of bourbon ever, was Benchmark lol, this video was so much fun. I want to try so many of these, I am a huge fan of Buffalo trace already:)
Evan Williams is very underrated.
I completely agree. I drink EW Black label and it's under $10 a 750ml. Great mixer with diet coke and even better with A&W Diet rootbeer. 6 oz. root beer, 2 ounces EW on ice. Outstanding and the vanilla of the root beer and bourbon make a nice sweet taste.
I had the original back when I was just old enough to buy Jim Beam. I hated it then, but 8 years later with a much more developed pallet I'd like to return to some of these whiskeys and see what I like to actually enjoy and not get me drunk.
Sorry I think it's shit, but I don't have a sophisticated pallet at all so idk
Evan Williams tastes like it's aged in a litter box!
MIX_MASTER_ ICE Diet coke!?! No! don't you talk like that!
What a fun channel. Keep up the good work. I can never figure out where to look into the 📸 either. Evan Williams BiB and 1783 are both killer products that whisky snobs always overlook.
Just found this channel. Great content. After watching your Bourbon 101, I decided to jump back chronologically here and go through you're entire channel.
Looks like its going to be a fun channel. Can't wait to see what you guys have coming up for us in the future.
Awww, the most important thing to her is that she didn't let any of the people down that she recommended Larceny to. I'm trying Evan Williams Bonded while I watch. Not bad, especially after I added a teaspoon of water. The water really made the flavors accessible to my palate.
seanautube I tried some last week super awesome for just under 15 bucks
I'm a fan of EW BIB. good stuff
Very good information.You do the hard work, while we enjoy the good bourbon, Cheers n thanks
Came back BECAUSE y'all told us not two ;) just wanna say two things. 1) y'all were always amazing and 2) I'm so happy y'all have gotten to where you are!
Aw, dang it, we can't be mad about that! Thank you!
And so it sorta began…
we’re over here Sara! 👋 😂 love your channel👍🏼
Their intro song is possibly the worst thing I've heard in months.
GunFun ZS Thanks!
Yup, my dog pissed on my speaker when the song started to play, The dog has spoken, he rates the song at a -1 on a scale of 1-10.
Song is magical. Kick rocks, nerds
In decades.
Someone learned the wonders of auto-tune
Super fun video! One thing I"d recommend when making another video like this (and maybe you've done this, as this is the first I've seen of yours), is to, in editing the video, put the name of the bourbon you're tasting on the screen. As you're describing flavors, I wanted to know what you were tasting.
But other than that, great video!
I love watching these tasting videos. The presenters get so happy toward the end...
I am brand new to you guys, thanks to the guys at the Whiskey Tribe. I love watching your content, and I also love seeing how y'all have become more comfortable and sure of yourselves and what you're doing. Keep it up, y'all are amazing!!
Thanks, Cody, and thanks for becoming part of our "Tribe" too!
Excited to learn more about bourbon, and you guys seem like the perfect ones to teach me. Now to play catch up on all of your past content 😁
just joined 3/21 and love these two...and the "early years" ...cheers :)
Been looking for a good bourbon channel.
I hate how much I love this episode
Fun experiment. It is ultimately about finding out your favorites, not what is best. Best is relative when it comes to taste.
Great job guys - the only one I noticed missing was Old Grand Dad BIB- one of my everyday bottles- right behind Weller Spec Reserve .
Thanks, Matt! OGD BIB is a good one! Yeah I was a little surprised it didn't make the cut in our 3rd flight, but blind flights can surprise you like that! Who's to say the results wouldn't be different if you did the same flight another day. In fact, we've been talking about doing the same blind flight 10 times or so to see how often the results stay the same! Drinking bourbon in the name of science, it's a hard life. Haha.
Hey guys I just subscribed to your channel due to the fact that I've started my journey into the bourbon world. I've had some in the past but this time I'm going into it looking to understand it deeper. So that being said I'll be drinking it neat from here on out. I've purchased Woodford Reserve and Larceny (Sara would be proud). I'll be watching and drinking along to your awesome channel hoping to learn a lot. Anywho, Keep up the kickassary guys!
Wardog418 Thanks and welcome aboard!
Damn Sara looked dead serious in this episode lmao
Homer Simpson It was our very first episode! Haha
At Bevmo (Stockton, CA), my go to store, Buffalo Trace is right at $25. That is my fave and Larceny a close second. Great review! I just suscribed so I will be slowly going through them. I do have to put you near the top of my whiskey review You Tube presenters. I enjoy the fact that you are not bourbon snobs and that you keep things light and humorous.
Tadashi Ishihara Thank you so much! Glad to have you on board! Cheers.
Fighting cock. Is not a bourbon it's a high proof whiskey! Lol I've had all kinds of whiskey, irish,american,Canadian, scotch.
@@joshwarren6987 How is it not a bourbon?
You guys have gotten so much better in front of the camera. Big improvements.
Fantastic and informative video. Thank you for all the hard work ;)
Thank you!
I had to go back and see how it all started! So interesting how our tastes change from day to day and year to year! I get upset when one of my favorites loses in a head to head, but apparently tastes differ day to day
Thanks! I'll look into the Johnny Drum...I did get my first bottle Eagle Rare finally. It's very similar to Wild turkey 101 in my opinion but a lot more mild. Similar meaning the strong prevalence of strong vanilla, Carmel, butterscotch that I get overwhelmingly in the WT 101.
Great video! Really looking forward to the up coming material
Thanks so much!
love seeing the change in personality! btw- wild turkey 101 and rebel yell are my go to whiskeys.
so early days. it's good to see where it all started and only got better from here.
I love the concept. How did you come up with this idea? I have watched several of your videos and you two are really awesome. I appreciate your pallets and all the information you have been able to provide. How did you get into bourbon? Keep up the great work.
Chris Brown Thanks! We were just really curious what we thought the best under $25 was when you approach it blind. We’re both born and bred Kentuckians, so I think we started to get into bourbon as a curiosity / state pride thing and then just became really interested in it and wanted to discover what our flavor preferences were.
Watched this in 2016, 2017, and now 2019.. Idk what happened in 2018 but cheers drink more bourbon 🥃
fantastic. I watched it because you said to not watch it. My favorites are all under 25, and maybe they are all BIB.
I'm glad you guys fixed the lighting in future episodes.
I agree how you say Jim Beam is regarded as a low grade bourbon because people always think of the white label sometimes found in a plastic bottle but in my opinion after Knob Creek came out they saw the potential in the higher top shelfy type stuff and started playing around with new ideas and alot of people have not given the new era of Jim Beam products enough of a chance to see they are putting out quality product that can stand up to the rest of highly regarded bourbons on the market.
Jim Beam makes Knob Creek.
Just found you "guys" - really like your easy presentation style and the videos are well produced. Appreciate Sara's input and I agree with her more than Chad - very interesting for an old male chauvenist (or however you spell that). BTW, my bourbon of choice is Weller 107, but I like EW 1783 and Larceny.
Taste for whiskey changes all the time. What time of day...are you drinking alone or with friends...what did you eat recently....what did you drink recently...what kind of mood are you in currently....all of these things make my taste for whiskey change.
PreppinShootinLivin Agreed.
Rule of thumb, dont drink alone or in the dark. Best friend of mine and I have both had bad experiences when someone we knew was drinking alone.
That's true.
Just added Jim Beam Choice and Evan Williams 1786 to the list of next to try. At some point I'll add Buffalo Trace and Larceny.
Great video! Ready for the next one
I personally agree with the EW 1783 choice! That is great stuff! The price just makes it better. EW just continues to amaze me for the low and mid-shelf consumer.
No shock on that EW 1783. The best under $25 bottle of bourbon, hands down.
Ben Jammin I'm working on some 1783 right now non blind but I think I like the bonded or Ezra brooks 90 better
8 years ago I had a very closed minded opinion on liquor. Surprisingly it was Jim Beam I would only drink. But now that I'm older and wiser I'm buying any whiskey and seeing what I like. I'd love to do this to myself if I could amass this much whiskey haha
is Jim beam white label a safe bet for a cheap bourbon? what's a good mixer? or best way to drink? enjoy your video thanks
I've been telling people for years that on an availability, cost and quality basis, plain old Jim Beam white label is hard to beat. Yes there are better out there but they cost more and very few things at that price point compare. It's just a damn good whisky. I like it neat and goes great with Coke as well.
That being said, don't limit yourself to just that. There are some other damn fine and cheap bourbons out there, many of which were featured here. Buffalo Trace is another excellent choice. I'm also a fan of Bulleit.
Wow 50 bourbons must have been a hell of a night. Hahaha
Clayton Blachly haha yeah that would be!
Awesome video! My favorite is still four roses but maybe I’m basic.
I love your videos. I don't share your taste...but I enjoy your videos!
Well thank you for loving them even though we have different tastes! As we always say; to each their own!
I just picked up a bottle of Ancient Age. Would you guys say it's one of the better bottom shelf bourbons?
Charles Nappo Yes. It went far in Sara's blind flight bracket and I've had friends pick it as their favorite in a blind flight of Buffalo Trace products. It's for sure worth the money.
I just picked up a bottle of buffalo trace after looking all over town for it. Walmart brought a case. 20 dollars a bottle
Good choices I'm a fan of all these whiskeys. And Jim beam is damn good whiskey for the money.
Wish you the best ! Very nice channel ! Looking forward to watching all kinds of videos about bourbon ! Just found out about your channel !
I am very new to bourbon, but i really like to drink whisk(e)y neat. I have tried only 2 bourbon whiskeys. The Jack Daniels No.7 (the least rare bottle you can find on the market) and the Jack Daniels Single Barrel (which i really liked neat !).
I hope that by watching you i can find some bourbons to try, in different price ranges, to expand my knowledge and taste about bourbon ! Take care !
Great to have you on board! You might want to check out our Bourbon 101 video and some of our Uncorkings like Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, and Jim Beam Distiller's Cut as they are great bourbons to start with.
It's Bourbon Night Thanks ! I will ! So far, i am thinking of buying the Buffalo Trace for my cheaper option, and either the Four Roses Single Barrel or the Wild Turkey Rare Breed for the midrange option.
Jack Daniel's isn't bourbon, it's Tennessee whiskey.
@@robertduran7562 True, but it's a bourbon mash bill. The difference is in the filtration.
@@jic1 true
Great video guys!
My very first personal bourbon exploration was Larceny VS Buffalo Trace
His freeze frame at the end LOL
Larceny is now averaging well over $26 around here. :(
It was $22, sometimes as low as $19 just a few years ago.
In preparation for "Bourbon Month" I'm doing a little research, reading articles, watching videos etc. in search of the most common "Top Bourbons" or "Best Bourbons" for under $25. So I am re-watching this video. By the way, I find the best palate cleanser to be french kissing a St. Bernard or a Great Dane or any other large canine that you have hanging around. But, maybe that's just me.
Love jim beam, wish i could have had an opportunity to try that bottle
What brand of glassware is that? They have a Riedel Vinum top shape but a Glencairn looking base.
I think y'all just proved that tasting order matters.
RabidMortal1 It may!
plus in certain flights there was a decent difference in alcohol content.. flight 2 contains 2 of my preferred bourbons, the Fighting Cock at 103 proof and Old Crow at 80 proof. %10 ABV can really take the breath out of novice drinker (not that either of these fine folks would qualify). Old Crow is also a sour mash so an entirely different beast all together. Great Video! Drink what you like people drink what you like!
Almost every bourbon is a sour mash, though that information need not be mentioned on the label. I believe that every bourbon included in this contest is sour mash.
For a daily drinker I've always liked Wild Turkey 101 recently got turned on to Evan Williams 1783 and I really like it so I totally agree...and I happened to be drinking 1783 right now 😉
bird dog bourbon should be free..woof
I just found this and I am glad you are doing it. Bookers is my go to, but what would you suggest as a comparable flavor profile for a bit less money?
Would appreciate a program about starting a bourbon collection for under $500. What would you recommend and some interesting facts about each one to share with friends one would serve said bottles?
Keep your two top picks from the under $25 category and add them to a menu of under $35 bourbons, many of which get reviewed and compared to the top shelf stuff. My own preference, informally arrived at, is 1792, which I find has a very mellow texture combined with a neutral flavor (on the sweet < - > oak/dry) spectrum. Some critics liked that profile, some found it uninspiring. I'd like to see what a blind tasting competition reveals. Also, I think the under $35 price category will be more qualitatively useful.
Nice channel.
EW 1783 is a very underrated bourbon especially for the price
nice show.i like it a lot.really hope you will get much more subscribers and views!
Thank you!
If you’ve never tried mixing bourbon with root beer your missing out! All of these work great!
You are Satan for suggesting that
Thanks ill try them. Had my first Elmer T yesterday and oh boy
I started with Maker’s because someone else told me it was the best. I always liked Beam white label, and I neeeeeeded this series to show me what else was out there. Gonna try these next!
I decided to go back and rewatch this, for giggles mainly. ;)
SO... what are the current 'go to' bourbons two years later? (possible episode?)
Joshua Bowie Yeah that sounds like a good episode! Turkey 101 is a regular now and Sara still loves the EW 1783.
It's Bourbon Night I need to make a trip down to visit the in-laws. I can’t get half of these budgets in New England.
Joshua Bowie Come on over!
It's Bourbon Night we’ll have to meet at Liquor Barn. Or Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time. lol
Joshua Bowie Hahahaha nice.
My cellar has some expensive bottles, some over $2K, but one thing you can always find in it there, is a bottle of Buffalo Trace, one of my all time favorites, and the best whiskey for the money ever.
Cool video. I love trying cheaper bourbon and finding tasty ones under $25. Larceny and Henry McKenna BIB are my go-tos. How Ancient Age 80 and Jim Beam white made it that far is crazy to me but to each their own. Cheers.
I would have said the same thing about AA 80 and Beam white before I did the blind flight! Also, I have to think if we did these flights over and over again, different ones might take the win from time to time. I think a little bit of it has to do with the order they are in, time of day, your mood, what you had for lunch, haha, so many variables!
+It's Bourbon Night I agree! I'm also surprised Beam Extra Aged didn't make it further. I'll have to do my own blind taste testing someday!
Let me echo your Henry McKenna comment!
Sarah, you must like Evan Williams a lot since Larceny is one of their products. Should try the speakeasy tour at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in Downtown Louisville.
EW1783 easy on the pocket and great with a ice cube!
Could you guys maybe do a video on what to serve as far as foods go for a bourbon night...?
So how did you make the bourbon bottle lights? Did you come up with it on your own or is there a link to it?
Made it on our own. Used a glass cutter to cut off the bottoms, sanded them, and did the wiring. Not too hard but very rewarding!
I love watching you two! My flavor wheel has always been on the hi proff side, centering around Wild Turkey 101. I have found that if Chad liked it....I usually do too! Keep doing what you're doing guys!
Ok, I like Larceny. I have a question to you guys. I get a different finish every time from the same bottle. Have you guys experienced this also?
After looking at a bunch of comparisons of Whiskeys on youtube - Jim Beam appears to be sweeping all tests.
Did you guys try Ezra Brooks 90? It is under $20, actually for $15 for 750 ml. It gets pretty good ratings in several reviews.
Coming back to see this in 2018 is so interesting. They are way less awkward now
Sara where did you get that shirt? It's awesome !
Brandon Kennedy MyKentuckyTee.com!
It's Bourbon Night thank you !
Being a lover of Bourbon, but also on SS, I can't afford to splurge on expensive Bourbons. So it's Evan Williams black label, because in my local store, the 750 mil bottle is 13 bucks, and the larger bottle is 18 bucks, and it's just fine, is
smooth as I like it
I prefer Wild Turkey of the ones they had but that's just me. Best bang for the buck is Old Crow, sure it isn't the best tasting bourbon but for less that 10 bucks who cares.
Makers mark is the best
Wild turkey 🦃 is the best rest of that piss water pour down the toilet
you guys have to put together an anniversary episode. Can you include Henry Mckenna bib please.
Question: did you make any effort to dilute every whisky in a flight/fight to the same ABV?
RabidMortal1 Thanks for the question! No, we didn't. One, we don't have the equipment to accurately measure the ABV, but for us, it really came down to wanting to compare these bourbons to each other the way the distillery is offering them. I can see where you are coming from and we could have added water to something like WT 101 to get it to exactly the same proof as Jim Beam White, but what average drinker is going to repeat that same process at home? We could have proofed everything down to 80, but we were more interested in seeing what characteristics came through in the higher proof bourbons and if that made it more enjoyable for us. There's a few barrel strength bourbons that I'll add a little water or a small ice cube to, but I always try it neat first. But anyway, thanks for your question and happy drinking!!
Powering my way through a bottle of Evan Williams1783 right now, and not really enjoying it. Guess I've been spoiled in the past with all the Jefferson & Makers Mark that I've had, the 1783 was my first foray into "budget bourbon" - which really isn't worth the $10-15 you save from the mid-rangers. I will give both the Larceny, Jim Beam Choice, & Buffalo Trace a try though. Thanks for the vid!
drivebybodypierce Thanks! The Jim Beam Choice has been discontinued, so you might have to hunt for that one if you really want to try it.
That song...makes me need a drink.
You got any bottles still open today that you had open back when you started
Time to make a whole new video testing all of them again 😂
Aaron Sand Don't we know it! A lot has changed in a year's time!
It's Bourbon Night that's true 😂 i didn't see it was made last year. You have great content i like the video!
talk about an exhaustive review!!
Smile and have some coffee before you shoot , lol :)
Is that a room you guys have in your house? I love the set up
New subscriber, informative videos. I like the blind taste testing idea, but it'd be much more informative for us as the viewers if a third party organized the bourbons for each of you in the same order. It'd be great to hear your two opinions on the same bourbon side by side. Also, it would be helpful if you described what you were tasting specifically in each bourbon vs I like or dislike them.
I was pleased to see Wild Turkey 101 in the final 4, however, due to its much higher proof, it's unmistakable to confuse it with anything else in the final 4. It seems to me that WT 101 had a disadvantage vs the other 3 just for the higher alcohol burn it exhibits vs the others...WT 101 to me has a taste profile significantly superior to everything else it competed against.
I'm a WT 101 fan can you tell? Best flavor profile, what I like in a bourbon, I've had so far, but looking to expand my horizons. Boone County Distillery's Eighteen 33 edges out WT 101 to me, but is more than double the price, minus the WT 101 burn which I like. I think both of these have a similar flavor profile don't you think?
In your opinions, what bourbon or bourbons has the same flavor profile as WT101 and Eighteen 33 between the two price points, $20-$50?
Jimmy Villella Thanks for the comments and for watching! We make each other's flights for 2 reasons. 1, we are a 2 person operation, no camera operators, no one behind the scenes, so logistically we have to make each other's instead of having a 3rd person do it for us. 2nd, we wanted to leave the power of suggestion out of it. If Sara says "I taste bananas in this" then I'm (Chad) more likely to say, "yeah me too!" That's why we make it random.
As for WT 101 being at a disadvantage, that's just how the bracket worked out. I will say that we have been fooled by proofages before. A bad, low proof bourbon can taste much hotter than you think it should or a lovely barrel proof can taste as smooth as a 90 proof bourbon. The fact of the matter is that the under $25 category has more 80 to 90 proof bourbons and less 100s and above. Also, the fact that neither one of us are huge WT 101 drinkers (though I drink it a lot more now after that 1st episode) it was harder for us to pick out its distinctive taste in a blind flight of 4.
Now, to your question about similar tastes to WT 101. This is tough for me. I poured a glass of 101 today and tried several other bourbons. WT has a distinct taste IMO. I haven't found anything yet that I would say is real, real close. If I had to suggest something, I would say try it next to Johnny Drum Private Stock. It's also a 101, but I picked it more so bc of its unique barrel taste. It has a lovely burn as well. Let me know what you think! I haven't tried the other bourbon you asked about. I'll have to give it a try soon. I hope this helped. Thanks!
Old Granddad bottled in bond
I haven't put in the research to the level you just did. I'll admit to being jealous and a little hurt I didn't get an invite. Buuuuuut. Henry McKenna is my go to bottom shelf pick right now. In Oregon it is $11.95. It comes across as light, sweet and there is nothing offensive about it. That last trait is a surprise for that price point.
Awesome guys
Thanks
Wild Turkey should be called Creepy Turkey.... cause that's one creepy looking turkey on the label.