The New KING of Affordable Bourbons - BRT 277

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025

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  • @reedr7142
    @reedr7142 4 месяца назад +11

    KC9 is fantastic-probably my go-to sub-$30 sipper.
    For OFs, I love EW BIB & 1783, Benchmark Bonded, JW Dant, Early Times BIB, OGD BIB, and Old Tub.
    I’m sure there are others, but these were off the top of my head.

  • @0529mpb
    @0529mpb 4 месяца назад +8

    My go to mixer is OGD 114. It used to be $20 in AZ. It's up to $24. My go to sipper is Bardstown Origin 96 proof high rye. It has fruity Blanton's notes, My bottle is closer to 7 years than 6. My first real bourbon that I bought in college was Austin Nichols Wild Turkey 101 with the 8 year age statement.
    Yeah, I remember the days when you could seasonally walk into a Total Wine and pick up an Old Rip 10. They would sit on the shelf for a few weeks due to the price.

  • @MangoSurferDude
    @MangoSurferDude 4 месяца назад +30

    Y'all had WT101 on the bar top but said nothing about it. It is a great all around bottom shelfer. Appreciate the show and content.

    • @fishhead680
      @fishhead680 4 месяца назад +2

      Yeah but let’s face it… does it really need words…?

    • @Fish-Erman
      @Fish-Erman 4 месяца назад

      Yeah, 101 is excellent, but in my area it doubled in price in the last 2 years. Lately I've been drinking Woodford Reserve, $50 for the big bottle, and quite good IMO. I just wish it were 100 proof instead of 90. But it kinda fits into the budget category when it's $50 for the biggie.

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад

      Regular viewers know that WT101 was my prior King of the affordable bourbons. We did talk about it, but that section got cut out of the final video. WT101 is my #2.

    • @adamwhatley4710
      @adamwhatley4710 4 месяца назад +2

      @@fishhead680 Nope. Nor is it "bottom shelf"....literally or figuratively. WT101 has it figured out like no one else for the $. taste-proof-price.... I cant bring myself to do the Evan BiB. I just cant. its technically bottom shelf and $20. Why?

    • @LoneWolf-qk9pl
      @LoneWolf-qk9pl Месяц назад

      @@adamwhatley4710 Totally agree. Big WT 101 fan here !

  • @kirklandeche937
    @kirklandeche937 4 месяца назад +7

    I'm "Not too Proud to Beg"! I enjoy a lot of offerings from the bottom shelf! Especially " Buffalo Trace on Steroids"! AKA, Benchmark Full Proof. Admittedly, Knob Creek may have to be revisited. If you woke up this morning and wondered if anyone loved you, just know that we all love you! Great show as always! Cheers!

    • @Commish2009
      @Commish2009 3 месяца назад +1

      Yo! I picked up a Full Proof Benchmark! I agree. Soooo good.

  • @jeffsurgener8945
    @jeffsurgener8945 4 месяца назад +9

    Benchmark Full Proof is really a great pour for the price, I always keep a bottle on hand for friends to try.

    • @buckwilde1511
      @buckwilde1511 4 месяца назад

      If you can find it. It sells out quickly!

  • @jeffruebens8355
    @jeffruebens8355 4 месяца назад +4

    I am 65 and drank beer most of my life. I live in Frankfort Kentucky, and have got more into bourbon the last few years. I did buy a bottle of Knob Creek 9 year and Benchmark Full Proof to try, they were just OK to me. I have 3 rebuys now, $21 to $31- Old Grand-Dad 100 proof, Early Times 100 proof, and Bernheim Original 90 proof Wheat Whiskey. I would add the Coopers Craft 100 except I can only get it for $35, it is always sold out here for MSRP and only in stock at tater stores.

  • @nolashawn
    @nolashawn 4 месяца назад +4

    I was trying different bourbons w/ an ice cube in the glencairn - and benchmark FP was by far the best.

  • @TMAquatics
    @TMAquatics 4 месяца назад +5

    Picked up a bottle of Coopers Craft this past week while in OH for business. $31 and it was an enjoyable pour. On par with Early Times BiB.

  • @ShieldWolf26
    @ShieldWolf26 4 месяца назад +6

    Maker's 46 has been my go-to lately. But you're so right about Knob Creek 9. Also standard 1792 hits the spot sometimes. Great show.

    • @jacksmith2315
      @jacksmith2315 3 месяца назад

      I really enjoy the 46 cask strength

  • @Bourbonlovin
    @Bourbonlovin 4 месяца назад +4

    Barrel picks and distillery take overs are once in a lifetime events for most if us, but to me the greatest thing about patreon is the monthly virtual bottle shares.

    • @bserieshatch1
      @bserieshatch1 4 месяца назад

      You going? See you at Giant Distillery.

  • @wildkard77
    @wildkard77 Месяц назад +2

    KC 9 is an absolute banger. For ME, its the Glock of the bourbon world. Affordable, no frills (ya get whatcha get), adaptable to any situation and reliable AF to get the job done.

    • @Staniii2360
      @Staniii2360 Месяц назад

      Did you tried Four Roses Single Barrel? Here in Germany KC9 and the FR SB are around the same price and both are great, IMO.

  • @timothycollins3829
    @timothycollins3829 29 дней назад +1

    One old time value that I really miss from the days when I first got into bourbon was when Eagle Rare was not only readily available, but available for under 30, and when on sale, for under 25.
    Other than that OGD BIB, was and is still a constant on my shelf. Not to mention the 114 which I pick up often as well. I just wish the Benchmark iterations were available up in New England. But, wild turkey 101 may have taken over as the bottle I replace most often.

  • @rodttu
    @rodttu 4 месяца назад +4

    I replaced the screw top on my benchmark with a cork from another bottle. That screw top can loosen. Its good juice.

  • @RatsKingdom
    @RatsKingdom 4 месяца назад +4

    Knob Creek 9 and EW BIB were the 1st bottles i bought when I started.. I am really not a fan of either.. Benchmark and 1792 small batch were my favorite of the bottom shelf starters

  • @WhiskyForBeginners
    @WhiskyForBeginners 4 месяца назад +6

    5:08 Evan Williams Bottled In Bond is a ton better than the price indicates. 🙂
    6:12 Around here I'm not sure that OGD 114 qualifies as a bottom shelf bottle - it's like $32. Now it's definitely worth that, but it's not really in the bottom shelf price range
    6:30 I'd say the same about Knob Creek 9. It's about $35 here in Albuquerque, and I'd willingly pay five or 10 bucks more - but that's not a bottom shelf price.
    Of course elsewhere maybe these two are considerably cheaper...
    9:08 I swear, Benchmark is everywhere except here. 😢
    My recommendations for bottom shelf bourbons are, in no particular order:
    Old Forester 100
    Wild Turkey 101
    Evan Williams BiB
    Bulleit
    Jim Beam Black 7 year

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад +1

      OGD114 is $22 here
      KC9 is $30 here

    • @WhiskyForBeginners
      @WhiskyForBeginners 4 месяца назад +1

      @@BourbonRealTalk Yet another reason I wish I was back in Texas...

    • @666ryan999
      @666ryan999 4 месяца назад +1

      Ha lucky, I just paid 60$ for kc9 and it was on sale 10$ off🤦 canadian prices

    • @matthewdohrmann
      @matthewdohrmann 4 месяца назад +1

      I tried sipping Bulleit at a bar a few months back. I just couldn't get into it.

  • @jasontilley9215
    @jasontilley9215 4 месяца назад +2

    I’m a bourbon drinker, no wall here. I’ve been exclusively drinking Benchmark Full Proof for awhile now. Before that it was old Grandad 114. 👍🏻

  • @Usonian7
    @Usonian7 4 месяца назад +19

    I feel like there's a difference between bottom shelf and "value". To me bottom shelf is under $20, value is $20-40,

    • @XtopherMartin
      @XtopherMartin 3 месяца назад +2

      I feel budget is more appropriate than value. If something hits well above its price point, it's value at any price.

  • @debbybrady1246
    @debbybrady1246 3 месяца назад +1

    EW B&B is a favorite of mine. WT 101 is always on my shelf. Knob Creek 9-yes.
    Thanks for the video. Those of us who must buy in a strict budget feel like we are outcasts sometimes.

  • @pjgerlach
    @pjgerlach 4 месяца назад +5

    It’s all about the OGD 114 as the bottom shelfer. VOB 100 is also a solid choice along with the Knob 9. When I get crabby about the cost of bourbons in the store, I’ll pour one of the above! 🥃

    • @jacksmith2315
      @jacksmith2315 3 месяца назад

      VOB 100?

    • @pjgerlach
      @pjgerlach 3 месяца назад

      @ Very Old Barton 100 proof. They also have 86 and 90 proofs but the 100 is where it’s at.

  • @Defx10
    @Defx10 Месяц назад +1

    I always say my favorite type of "bourbon hunting" is for those inexpensive hidden gems sitting on the shelves that nobody talks about. There are so many really good bottles than can be had for under $75, and even under $50.

  • @MrIceman2307
    @MrIceman2307 4 месяца назад +1

    Totally agree. Great bottle and especially considering the price point. There are many great items out there that don't have to break the bank.

  • @Usonian7
    @Usonian7 4 месяца назад +2

    My favorite bottom shelf mixer or on the rocks is quality house bourbon (not whiskey)
    Evan Williams is now up to $23. QHB is $7.50, and I'm a Manhattan or old fashioned It's great.
    In Michigan we can't get benchmark series, we have bm8 but not the series.

  • @jameslenaburg4378
    @jameslenaburg4378 4 месяца назад +2

    Agreed, BM Full Proof is great. Bought my last bottle of Blantons FOMO yesterday for 83. It's now way too expensive to hunt.

  • @pizzawarlord9232
    @pizzawarlord9232 4 месяца назад +3

    Can’t disagree. While I prefer the Benchmark Bonded for my regular evening pour the Full Proof is very good and enjoy it neat.
    My most replaced bourbon most years is a Knob Creek 9. My local pizza restaurant serves KC 7 yr rye for $9 for a heavy heavy 2oz pour (think 4 to 5 ounce normally)
    Great G-way, not in as have all of them

  • @SpenceHitt
    @SpenceHitt 4 месяца назад +1

    I’m so happy y’all give Knob Creek some love. A lot of people I know crap on it because it’s a Beam product. My favorite bottle of all time is Knob Creek 12 year, and I get made fun of all the time for it, but that won’t stop me though. Too bad I can’t find it in El Paso

  • @waynefialo9492
    @waynefialo9492 4 месяца назад +2

    Big fan of both the EW BiB and Benchmark FP. Great pours for $20-25 bottles. Cheers!

  • @antonihathaway6235
    @antonihathaway6235 4 месяца назад +2

    The OF 100 Bourbon and Rye. Both are great values and are good neat or for a good old fashion.

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад

      If I had a #1 affordable rye it would be OF Rye, but the truth is I seem to drink lower cost bourbon frequently, but when I drink rye it is usually in the premium category.

  • @jacksmith2315
    @jacksmith2315 3 месяца назад +1

    I started collecting feb-march 2023. Within that short time, ive aquired over 200 bottles, and ive been very lucky with a lot of allocated, hard to find bottles, and have never paid secondary prices. Here in MA, we dont get a lot of the better bottom shelf offerings. For benchmark, we only get the standard number 8. We just finally got ogd 114, finally just got blue note as well as bardstown. I know those last 2 arent bottom shelf, but they are great affordable shelfers. We always had the odg bonded which i really like for cheap juice. A family memeber was traveling and ended up getting the benchmark full proof for me. I didnt have high expectations because of the prices, even with all the videos talking about it being a great bottom shelf bottle. When i first opened it, it was about what i was expecting, not very appealing to me. Pretty harsh, eventhough I drink a lot of 120-130 prf whiskeys. Super potent medicinal cherry, like robitussin. I had a pour a few weeks later, it did get a bit better. Opened up and rounded out/balanced a bit better, but still cheap tasting and very medicinal, but better for sure. I seen a video the other day about someone tossing some type infuser/barrel ager type thing called a spiral. They said to put it in benchmark full proof, and it would make it taste like stagg. I ignorantly laughed to myself and said thats just ridiculous. Couple days later, i poured myself a little stagg 22b. It actually did taste a lot closer to benchmark full proof than i expected. Granted 22b is gar from one of the good staggs, and obviously a lot more complex and polished/rounded out than bncmrk fp, but very reminiscent of. Now i really want to try one of those infusion spirals in the bncmrk fp haha.

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  3 месяца назад +1

      I am not a huge fan of the spires. They add a toasted marshmellow and milk chocolate note to me that taste more like a maker's 46 than anything Buffalo Trace does, but I am sure the final product taste good. I just don't think it would taste like Stagg JR to me.
      I have done some interesting experiments blinding people with BMFP. When people don't know they are drinking a $22 bottle, it does really well. You may want do to a blind with 4-5 BT products and see how it does. I would encourage you to have 4-5 so there is enough to confuse your palate. Cheers

    • @jacksmith2315
      @jacksmith2315 3 месяца назад

      @BourbonRealTalk i have a couple staggs, few ER and a few BT single barrel picks, as well as EHT sml btch, SiB and EHT BP 11&12, and blantons. The BMFP would stick out like a sore thumb to me because its just so much heavier on the medicinal side than the other, but i can totally see the resemblance with 22b. 23b, the only other stagg i have, is completely different, and so much better than 22b. Wish i was fortunate enough to get 22a or 23c. The BMFP is still fairly newish and only a couple pours missing, so i think it needs some more room in the bottle to open up more. Ill definitely give it a shot in a blind once it has had some more time and room in the bottle to open up a bit more to give it a better shot at the others

  • @ivanvillarreal4154
    @ivanvillarreal4154 3 месяца назад +2

    Russel 10 msrp is around 29 first pour was mild but the second was all around standard basic

  • @michaelyoung3987
    @michaelyoung3987 4 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for the recommendations. I shall check it out, possibly tonight.

  • @blakestah
    @blakestah 4 месяца назад +2

    Benchmarks are taken from the top floor of the rickhouse. They are aged in the highest temperatures. Stagg is aged 8-9 years and is pulled from the same floors as Eagle Rare (it is 1-2 years younger and full proof but otherwise Eagle Rare). BT is from the floors between Eagle Rare and Benchmark, and the lowest floors store BTAC in the BT rickhouses.

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад

      Great information! Where did you get it?

    • @blakestah
      @blakestah 4 месяца назад +1

      @@BourbonRealTalk From a BT rep at a tasting. And, BTW, if you taste BT next to Eagle Rare and Col Taylor, you may be stunned how subtle their differences are.

  • @chrish4865
    @chrish4865 4 месяца назад +3

    Budget Bourbon videos are the best!

  • @jeffl4896
    @jeffl4896 2 месяца назад +1

    With you with weller but the weller 12 is my jam, the antique is a bit floral to me, def with you on EHT small batch. KC I have a couple store pics that are 14 and 15 yr old I got for $60 a piece and they are fantastic

  • @RylikeanEagle
    @RylikeanEagle 4 месяца назад +1

    I will say my go to right now…because I am in Georgia…is 13th Colony small batch. I absolutely fell in love with it over last two years.

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад

      I love it too. I went through my bottle pretty quick.

  • @travisryan0522
    @travisryan0522 4 месяца назад +2

    Bottom shelf bangers are not to be overlooked! My new favorite is Russell's 10 year. But the classic Benchmark FP is such a great deal!

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад

      I like RR10, but 90 proof is a little lower than my palate likes.

  • @mr.richiej
    @mr.richiej 4 месяца назад +2

    I have to say the Benchmark Bottle n Bond is my favorite bottom shelfer

    • @mattschmitt9924
      @mattschmitt9924 4 месяца назад +1

      The single barrel has done me very well in the past as well.

  • @tommiller4895
    @tommiller4895 4 месяца назад +4

    Amother great bottomshelfer is Heaven Hill BIB. I also love Knob Creek 9! Based on you recommendation I can't wait to try Benchmark Full Proof.

    • @mero40k
      @mero40k 4 месяца назад +1

      JTS Brown for $20 is pretty solid.

    • @Best_Overserved_--_No_Ice
      @Best_Overserved_--_No_Ice 4 месяца назад +1

      I think most would agree that Heaven Hill BiB isn't a bottomshelfer.

  • @Matt_Bykowski
    @Matt_Bykowski 4 месяца назад +3

    If you are finding KC9 on the bottom shelf, you are shopping at much higher end stores then I am. Still a great bottle and this was a fun video. Thanks for sharing.

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад +1

      Bottom shelf is just a euphemism for being on the cheaper end of the price spectrum.

    • @Matt_Bykowski
      @Matt_Bykowski 4 месяца назад

      @@BourbonRealTalk Understood.

    • @CB-kx6bh
      @CB-kx6bh 4 месяца назад +2

      Never seen KC9 for less than 36 in my area

    • @Matt_Bykowski
      @Matt_Bykowski 4 месяца назад

      @@CB-kx6bh I'm at $28.99. It's an excellent bourbon, but not what I'd call bottom shelf. To each there own...

  • @jamesvredenburg3559
    @jamesvredenburg3559 4 месяца назад +1

    After watching this episode
    I have to say for $20 is a great value
    Thanks Randy and Wes for sharing
    Also glad to see you back Wes

  • @RhinoViper
    @RhinoViper 4 месяца назад +3

    I'm really enjoying the Redwood Empire stuff for ~$30. Particularly Lost Monarch.

    • @robsnyder69tunes
      @robsnyder69tunes 4 месяца назад

      Can confirm. Those guys got some good stuff going on.

  • @chefaaron77
    @chefaaron77 13 дней назад +1

    It's refreshing to hear any whiskey guys say "flip them the bird* over their choice. I'm a wine guy and I prefer Kentucky tavern because I use bourbon for cocktails only.

  • @dewayneshaw3199
    @dewayneshaw3199 4 месяца назад +2

    Literally drinking Benchmark Full Proof watching this!! Haha this just came off allocation in the Chattanooga area!!

  • @davidwoods358
    @davidwoods358 4 месяца назад +1

    I love the affordable stuff. A grocery store where I live blew out their EW BIB for $12.00 per bottle (a fantastic deal.) Another grocery store stocks Benjamin Chapman 7yr. Canadian 90pf whiskey for $14.00 per 750ml. Tons of vanilla and some rye on this one. It comes in a heavy duty bottle with a large cork (not a screw top.) easy sipper and a steal for the price (IMO.)

  • @DanDaWhiskeyMan82
    @DanDaWhiskeyMan82 4 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for making this video when you did. All of whiskey Tube is losing their minds 🤯 going on and on about Allocated Bottles and LE’s and $$$ expensive stuff. Thank you thank you.

  • @Crypto_CapX
    @Crypto_CapX 4 месяца назад +1

    OT Small Batch, OGD 114, BENCHMARK are all on my shelf… excellent picks!

  • @TheWhiskeyPanda37
    @TheWhiskeyPanda37 4 месяца назад +1

    KC9 is legit! Benchmark FP and SiB are fighting week above their MSRP! But one of my favorite bottle shelfers is Old Tub. Many people don’t care for it, but it never last long on my shelf…. I keep reaching for it. 🥃

  • @brettmchan2855
    @brettmchan2855 4 месяца назад +1

    You forgot one of mine that I still enjoy to this day! Early times BiB

  • @nateheffelbower9508
    @nateheffelbower9508 4 месяца назад +2

    Benchmark Full Proof is a flavor BOMB, it’s so good. I’d love to see a full Benchmark line blind ranking from the boiyos!

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад

      We did it once. Someone picked it over EHTBP.

  • @jlb9074
    @jlb9074 4 месяца назад +3

    I like the teenager analogy. When people tell me what the best bourbon is, I kinda roll my eyes. It’s like telling someone what the best color is. There’s no such thing as a universal best - only a best for your palate.

  • @TheWhiskeyRambler
    @TheWhiskeyRambler 4 месяца назад +2

    Love the content. Love BRTC. Benchmark full proof is definitely a hitter, for sure it can’t be beat for its price. I don’t know if I’d really consider Knob Creek “Bottom Shelf”, considering it’s 37 🦌 in my state, but it definitely beats out most 30 to 40 🦌 bottles.

  • @samuelarno
    @samuelarno 4 месяца назад +2

    High fives - my first BRT video and I'm an immediate fan. I ran out and grabbed Evan Williams BIB and the Benchmark Full Proof immediately. Would love to see another for your bottle shelf rye picks... hint, it's Rittenhouse BIB. Looking forward to exploring previous videos and future, Cheers!

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  4 месяца назад

      Welcome to the channel! Thanks for being here!

  • @mattdankert8996
    @mattdankert8996 4 месяца назад +1

    A previous episode you mentioned BM Full proof. Definitely a winner for
    the price. Thank you

  • @JeremyKupka-z6v
    @JeremyKupka-z6v 4 месяца назад +1

    I like the Benchmark FP but it's still allocated here so not always shelf available in most stores. My favorite bottom shelfers that I can almost always find are JTS Brown BiB and Very Old Barton 100 proof. Both easily under 20 bones.

  • @ALaw-Fights4theusers
    @ALaw-Fights4theusers 4 месяца назад +1

    On base I can sometimes get the EW BIB for sale at $12. It is probably my favorite sub $20 bottle.

  • @curtboxley7678
    @curtboxley7678 4 месяца назад +1

    Benchmark single barrel for me over the full proof. But love the video and WT 101 for me over knob creek 9. Cheers you two

  • @tommywilson9798
    @tommywilson9798 4 месяца назад +1

    Totally agree on the Benchmark FP...keep up the great content

  • @StayingOutdoors
    @StayingOutdoors 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the video. I’m mostly a bottom shel guy myself. Wish I could find the Taylor and the 107 in my area (but those are not bottom shelf here). I’ve never had the 107, but I bet I’d love it.

  • @michaelessig4517
    @michaelessig4517 4 месяца назад +1

    I recently finished bm fp in a fresh mini barrel for a couple of weeks and it beat stagg Jr in a blind. Couldn't agree more with how great bm fp is

  • @sneedles11
    @sneedles11 Месяц назад +2

    Give me EW BiB and Benchmark top floor all day long. Great bourbon.

  • @ascentia97
    @ascentia97 4 месяца назад +1

    EWBiB is still a favorite bottom shelfer for me!

  • @RodneyHenderson357
    @RodneyHenderson357 4 месяца назад +1

    Benchmark FP is aa button scotch bomb. I have three bottles and trick is to let it breathe for a week. After that it doesn't drink hot. Longer drinks like 100 but with the same flavors.

  • @Jnickel74
    @Jnickel74 4 месяца назад +1

    BM full proof is great. Have to try the bonded and SB now.

  • @RodneyHenderson357
    @RodneyHenderson357 4 месяца назад +1

    Outside of Benchmark FP the OGD BIB is a citrus bomb for me.

  • @scottmagruder6907
    @scottmagruder6907 3 месяца назад +2

    Benchmark FP is to hot

    • @davew6637
      @davew6637 2 месяца назад

      Even watered down, I dont like the taste. Bought a bottle, hated it, poured it down the drain. Gave me a headache to boot!

  • @shanew.7618
    @shanew.7618 4 месяца назад +1

    Can’t get it in MI, fortunately I’m an hour from Ohio. Thanks for reminding me I should make another trip.

  • @mrbuzzman66
    @mrbuzzman66 3 месяца назад +1

    Old Forester 1897 BIB is my new goto value. Sometimes hard to find EWBIB.

  • @WoodrowWoods2007
    @WoodrowWoods2007 3 месяца назад +1

    OWW an bottle shelfer?!? Bwahahahaha that stuff trades for $200 out here on secondary in the PNW.
    My go-to value poor is EW 1783, followed by Early Times BiB, which has been extremely scarce the past couple months. Something is going in there

  • @eviltrain24
    @eviltrain24 3 месяца назад +1

    History of my bottom shelf King:
    1. Buffalo Trace - 2017 (still good but I had NO other experience)
    2. E.W. BiB - 2020
    3. E.W. 1794 - 2023

  • @robertcherry7190
    @robertcherry7190 2 месяца назад +1

    Ancient Ancient Age is an extremely good value if you're able to find it.

  • @JSKrush
    @JSKrush 4 месяца назад +1

    Great stuff guys, always appreciate keeping it real

  • @ascentia97
    @ascentia97 4 месяца назад +1

    Heck yes with drinking KC9 in restaurants!

  • @dustincannarella8077
    @dustincannarella8077 4 месяца назад +3

    If proof is your main priority when deciding a daily go-to, then I agree that Benchmark FP can’t be beat at its price point, but if quality flavor is more important then I just don’t get it. FP tastes young, one-note, and full of ethanol. For about the same price OGD bonded is a much better experience.

  • @frankmastromauro5630
    @frankmastromauro5630 4 месяца назад +1

    Good video - i cant find benchmark FP here in NYS so i bought online and with shipping i think i paid $40 all in - I still thought it was good value

  • @YoJimBo851610
    @YoJimBo851610 4 месяца назад +2

    Eagle Rare got me started at $30 a long time ago

    • @vinnier6
      @vinnier6 4 месяца назад

      I remember when it was 21.99

    • @YoJimBo851610
      @YoJimBo851610 4 месяца назад

      @@vinnier6 nice!

  • @EddieDixon-c8t
    @EddieDixon-c8t 4 месяца назад +1

    I ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!! It’s SO GOOD!!!

  • @TexasCigarRoadshow
    @TexasCigarRoadshow 4 месяца назад +1

    Love EW BnB!!

  • @jdmurse88
    @jdmurse88 22 дня назад +1

    I like Woodford Reserve, not really bottom but it is cheap.

  • @StillLivinginthewoods
    @StillLivinginthewoods 4 месяца назад +1

    I have become a big fan of Benchmark Full Proof and Bonded.

  • @JayMannStuff
    @JayMannStuff Месяц назад +1

    I've started to try something new in my bourbon journey: never hunt, just move on. It's never worth the hunt.
    And never even think about allocated products **or brands** ever again. If they don't scale to supply to you (the consumer), don't give them your money. Make those brands and the secondary market go bust.

  • @whiskeymusic9684
    @whiskeymusic9684 3 месяца назад +1

    OMG...what an eye opener episode...

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  3 месяца назад

      Thanks for watching! What was eye opening for you?

    • @whiskeymusic9684
      @whiskeymusic9684 3 месяца назад +1

      Loved the story of your bottom shelf adventure. And GRAPES. What a flavor

  • @666Ultraman
    @666Ultraman 3 месяца назад +1

    The King of affordable bourbon is Wild Turkey 101. $26.99 in PA. Hits all the right nose/palate notes, has a Kentucky Kiss, & has a pop to it. There is no other answer.

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  3 месяца назад

      To your point:
      ruclips.net/video/yIGbDuICkjk/видео.html

  • @erictonn9976
    @erictonn9976 4 месяца назад +1

    can't find that Benchmark near me around Detroit. Wild Turkey 101 or Evan Williams BiB would be my favorite bottom shelf pick.

  • @Jared40
    @Jared40 4 месяца назад +1

    I love KC 9 Year so freaking good 😃🥃

  • @cville74021
    @cville74021 4 месяца назад +1

    All excellent picks.

  • @josephguastella8931
    @josephguastella8931 4 месяца назад +1

    Due to crack my KC9 Soon, I was really disappointed in a bottle share recently in KC18, was over oakey and no finish.

  • @johnlittle1461
    @johnlittle1461 4 месяца назад +1

    Great selections

  • @fdee6998
    @fdee6998 4 месяца назад +1

    Great episode! Really enjoy your content 😊

  • @anthonynonoya4486
    @anthonynonoya4486 3 месяца назад +1

    And just saw this after watching the newest one.

  • @davidf.8345
    @davidf.8345 3 месяца назад +1

    I’ve spent $80 and more for scotch and tequila and they were worth it. But for American whiskey and bourbon I can’t justify spending that much when there are so many good low cost options out there.

  • @mirrorimageryky
    @mirrorimageryky 13 дней назад +1

    Oh man, I was mostly tracking with you til you pulled out that BMFP... that stuff is like Sharpie ink mixed with rubbing alcohol, lol

    • @BourbonRealTalk
      @BourbonRealTalk  13 дней назад

      Taste like a beautiful symphony of flavor to me.

  • @ttiger9780
    @ttiger9780 4 месяца назад +1

    Love KC9 and WT101.

  • @devinrietjens9079
    @devinrietjens9079 4 месяца назад +1

    Randy, when you said J Cole was your favorite rapper at the end we became best friends. Just wanted to let you know😂🥃

  • @indiomonk123
    @indiomonk123 4 месяца назад +1

    Great episode!

  • @vinnier6
    @vinnier6 4 месяца назад +1

    Benchmark full proof isn’t great, but for the price you can’t complain…I like to drink kc9 at its price

  • @YoJimBo851610
    @YoJimBo851610 4 месяца назад +2

    Evan Williams 1783 is a solid bottom shelfer

    • @r2skyvader
      @r2skyvader 4 месяца назад

      Agree. To me it is much better than the BiB.

  • @decknightontherocksbourbon
    @decknightontherocksbourbon Месяц назад +1

    I’d love to join you for these conversations, I love this topic. But I could be the uneducated one that is aware of is ignorance. Let me get one the show!!!

  • @kennethlivingston7162
    @kennethlivingston7162 4 месяца назад +1

    Benchmark full proof is a great pour. Not sure I have seen it on the shelves here though.

  • @shpfro
    @shpfro 4 месяца назад +1

    Evan Williams has always been my bottom shelf king.

  • @12345diehappy
    @12345diehappy 4 месяца назад +2

    I've been looking for benchmark full proof since you guys mentioned it a few years ago. Still can't find one.

  • @goffenhiemer
    @goffenhiemer 3 месяца назад +1

    i like Early Times BiB for around $20